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The New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world. The New York City Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race that has been held in New York City since 1970. It is the largest marathon in the world; since 2010, every race except one has had over 45,000 finishers, peaking at over 53,000 in 2019.
The 2024 New York City Marathon will be the 53rd edition of the annual marathon race in New York City that is set to take place on Sunday, November 3, 2024. [1] For the 2024 event, New York City Road Runners said that they had received over 165 thousand entries for the race, the second highest number since the race began.
Fred Lebow (June 3, 1932 – October 9, 1994), born Fischel Lebowitz, was a Holocaust survivor, runner, race director, and founder of the New York City Marathon.Born in Arad, Romania, he presided over the transformation of the race from one with 55 finishers in 1970 to one of the largest marathons in the world with more than 52,000 finishers in 2018.
In the women’s wheelchair race, his compatriot Catherine Debrunner won her first New York City marathon with a course record of 1:39.32, more than eight minutes ahead of three-time champion ...
The 2021 New York City Marathon, the 50th running of that city's premier long-distance race, was held on November 7, 2021. Around 30,000 people ran in the event, of whom 25,020 finished. The race followed its traditional route, which passes through all five boroughs of New York City . The elite races were won by Albert Korir and Peres ...
What is the New York City Marathon route? The marathon course crosses all five boroughs of New York City. The race begins in Staten Island and moves up through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx ...
On Sunday 5 November, more than 50,000 runners will run across New York City’s five boroughs and travel 26.2 miles for the annual New York City marathon.
The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi) that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, [3] [4] with 53,627 finishers in 2019 [5] and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. [3]