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The Long Island Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run on Long Island, New York, United States. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) event was first run in 1973 as The Earth Day Marathon. Originally the race consisted of loops around Roosevelt Raceway and Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. Previously, the Earth Day Marathon was first ...
The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims: 20 Bridges Swim (formerly known as Manhattan Island Swim), a 48.5 km circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, New York City. As of December 2023, 331 swimmers had earned this distinction. [1]
Marathon swimming is a class of open water swimming defined by long distances, at least 10 kilometers (6.21 mi). Unlike marathon foot-races which have a specifically defined distance, marathon swims vary in distance. However, one commonly used minimum definition is 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the distance of the marathon swimming event at the ...
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]
Interstate 495 Map of Long Island with I-495 highlighted in red and service routes in blue Route information Auxiliary route of I-95 Maintained by NYSDOT, NYCDOT, TBTA, and PANYNJ Length 66.38 mi (106.83 km) Existed 1958 –present NHS Entire route Restrictions No hazardous goods in Queens–Midtown Tunnel Major junctions West end Queens–Midtown Tunnel portal in Murray Hill Major ...
Evacuation Day on November 25 marks the day in 1783 when the British Army departed from New York City on Manhattan Island, after the end of the American Revolutionary War.In their wake, General George Washington triumphantly led the Continental Army from his headquarters north of the city across the Harlem River, and south through Manhattan to the Battery at its southern tip.
The bridge opening for barge traffic departing Newtown Creek. Designed by Frederick Zurmuhlen, the Pulaski Bridge is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge. Its span crosses Newtown Creek, Long Island Rail Road tracks, and the entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel from south to north. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic and a pedestrian ...
Men's open division. Bill Rodgers won the race four times. Rodgers Rop won the 2002 New York City Marathon. Marílson Gomes dos Santos, who won the 2006 and 2008 New York City Marathons, is the first and only Brazilian to win the race. Geoffrey Mutai won the 2011 and 2013 New York City Marathons, and held the course record for twelve years.