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New York Road Runners (NYRR) is a non-profit running organization based in New York City whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. It was founded in 1958 by Ted Corbitt with 47 members and has since grown to a membership of more than 60,000. As of 2012, it was considered to be the premier running organization in the United ...
Mary Wittenberg, president of the NYRR, said in 2010 that she expected a possible growth of over 20,000 participants in future years. [14] On October 8, 2014, United Airlines, which was the sponsor of many of the NYRR races, became the title sponsor of the NYC Half Marathon. [15] The 2020 and 2021 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 ...
The 2024 New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 3
View of the 2024 New York City Marathon from an apartment balcony overlooking 81st St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan. The 2024 New York City Marathon was the 53rd edition of the annual marathon race in New York City that took place on Sunday, November 3, 2024. [1]
Evans Chebet of Kenya, who won the previous year's race, his first New York City Marathon, with a time of 2:08:41, was expected to return to defend his title. [7] [8] His compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor, who won the New York City Marathon in 2017 and in 2019, had aimed to be the first runner to win the men's open division of the marathon thrice.
The Mastercard New York Mini 10K is an annual 10-kilometer road running competition for women that takes place in Central Park, New York City, in the United States.The race has been organised by New York Road Runners since 1972.
The 2022 New York City Marathon was sponsored by Indian company Tata Consultancy Services. [4] The prize money for the winners of the elite men and women's event was $100,000. The winners of the wheelchair races received $25,000 each, and there were prizes of $50,000 for breaking the course record. The total prize fund was $870,000. [5]
Their times do not stand as official world records, [14] though the New York City Marathon maintains them as course records. [15] Waitz dominated the women's marathon between 1978 and 1988, winning nine of the eleven races during that period: her nine wins are the most of any runner at the New York City Marathon. [ 16 ]