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| image         = TCS New York City Marathon Logo.svg 
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| caption       = The TCS New York City Marathon logo
| date          = First Sunday in November<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gonyc.about.com/od/planyourtriptonyc/a/november.htm |title=November in New York City Weather and Event Guide |work=About.com Travel |publisher=Gonyc.about.com |access-date=June 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330055051/http://gonyc.about.com/od/planyourtriptonyc/a/november.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| location      = [[New York City]], U.S.
| type          = [[Road running|Road]]
| distance      = [[Marathon]]<br>{{convert|26.219|mi}}
| sponsor       = [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] (since 2013)<ref name="NYC Marathon gets new sponsor">{{cite web|date=October 2, 2013|title=NYC Marathon gets new sponsor|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/story/_/id/9759292/tata-consultancy-services-new-nyc-marathon-sponsor-8-year-deal|publisher=ESPN New York|access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref>
| est           = {{start date and age|1970|p=y}}
| record        = <!--Men: (all/open)-->2:04:58 [[Tamirat Tola]] (2023)<br>2:19:51 [[Hellen Obiri]] (2025)
| homepage      = {{Official URL}}
}}

The '''New York City Marathon''', currently branded as the '''TCS New York City Marathon''' for [[Naming rights|sponsorship]] reasons, is an annual [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]] ({{convert|42.195|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=or}}) that courses through the five boroughs of [[New York City]]. It is the largest marathon in the world,<ref name ="NYCMarathonWorld'sLargest">{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/new-york-city-marathon/2017-new-york-city-marathon-entrants-by-the-numbers|title=2017 New York City Marathon Entrants By the Numbers - Applications for the world's largest race were at an all-time high for 2017|author=Kit Fox|publisher=Runner's World - Rodale Inc|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aims-association.org/statistics/World%27s_Largest_Marathons.html |title=AIMS - World's Largest Marathons |publisher=Aims-association.org |access-date=June 1, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721212612/http://www.aims-association.org/statistics/World%27s_Largest_Marathons.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> with 59,135 finishers in 2025 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race.<ref name="NYCMarathonWorld'sLargest"/> Along with the [[Boston Marathon]] and [[Chicago Marathon]], it is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and one of the [[World Marathon Majors]].

The race is organized by [[New York Road Runners]] and has been run every year since 1970, with the exception of 2012, when it was cancelled due to the landfall of [[Hurricane Sandy]], and 2020, when it was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The race is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world. Because of the popularity of the race, participation is chosen largely by a [https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/runners/the-drawing lottery system]. The lottery is conducted through drawing from three pools, "NYC Metro Area" applicants, "National" applicants, and "International" applicants. In 2025, there were more than 200,000 applications, and only 2-3% will be accepted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capellini |first=Jeff |date=2025-03-05 |title=2025 TCS New York City Marathon lottery sees record number of applicants, organizers say - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/2025-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-drawing/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Guaranteed entry to the marathon can be gained by satisfying the requirements of the 9+1 program (where NYRR members run in nine sponsored races and volunteer at another event), becoming a NYRR Philanthropic Member at the 5K and 10K level,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earn Guaranteed Entry |url=https://www.nyrr.org/run/guaranteed-entry |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=nyrr.org |language=en-US}}</ref> having completed 15 or more previous NYC Marathons, or meeting time qualification standards. In addition, runners can gain an entry by joining a team to raise funds for one of a number of charities.

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==History==
[[Image:Paula Brooklyn NYCM 2007 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Paula Radcliffe]], the victor of the women's division in the 2007 NYC Marathon.]]

{{see also|List of winners of the New York City Marathon}}

Brainchild of George Spitz,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Linda |title=George Spitz Runs Circles Around the Competition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-gCAAAAMBAJ |website=New York |date=May 12, 1997 |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=George Spitz, Civic Gadfly Who Helped Transform Marathon, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/nyregion/george-spitz-civic-gadfly-helped-transform-marathon-dies-at-92.html |website=The New York Times |date=March 28, 2015 |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> the first New York City Marathon was held {{Time ago|1970}} on [[September 13]], 1970,<ref name="weatherdates">{{cite web|url=https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2012/10/today-in-new-york-weather-history-new-york-city-marathon.html|title=New York City Marathon Weather Highlights (1970 - 2017)|last=Frydlewicz|first=Rob|website=New York City Weather Archive}}</ref> organized by [[Fred Lebow]] and the then president of New York Road Runners, Vincent Chiappetta,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fred Lebow Is Dead at 62; Founded New York Marathon
|first=Michael|last=Janofsky|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 October 1994|pages=B8|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/10/obituaries/fred-lebow-is-dead-at-62-founded-new-york-marathon.html?smid=url-share}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything.explained.at/New_York_City_Marathon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815222731/http://everything.explained.at/New_York_City_Marathon/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-15|title=New York City Marathon Explained|access-date=2011-05-13}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=Source uses this Wikipedia article as its source.|date=September 2020}} with 127 competitors running several loops around the Park Drive of [[Central Park]]. Only about 100 spectators watched [[Gary Muhrcke]] win the race in 2:31:38. Only 55 runners crossed the finish line.<ref name="NYC">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190512231641/https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/about-the-race/history-of-the-new-york-city-marathon "History of the New York City Marathon"], New York City Marathon website, retrieved November 2, 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TCS New York City Marathon |url=https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/six-star-major/new-york-city |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.worldmarathonmajors.com |language=en}}</ref>

That first marathon ignored the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] rules and allowed women in the event even if it meant that their scores would not be official. ([[Nina Kuscsik]] was the only woman to participate in that first marathon in 1970. She did not feel well and had to drop out without finishing.) For the second marathon in 1971 the AAU allowed women to participate if they started the race 10 minutes before, or 10 minutes after the men, or if they ran a [[separate but equal]] course.<ref name=butler>{{cite news |author=Charles Butler |author-link=Charles Butler (reporter) |title=40 Years Ago, Six Women Changed Racing Forever |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/womens-running/40-years-ago-six-women-changed-racing-forever?page=single |quote=Lebow and his fellow organizers had openly courted women when the first New York City Marathon was held in 1970, even going so far as to ignore rules put in place by the Amateur Athletic Union that barred women from marathon racecourses. ... |newspaper=[[Runner's World]] |date=October 19, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040414/http://www.runnersworld.com/womens-running/40-years-ago-six-women-changed-racing-forever?page=single |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1972 [[Nina Kuscsik]], Pat Barrett, Lynn Blackstone, Liz Franceschini, Cathy Miller, and Jane Muhrke protested the rule of the AAU, which as implemented by the marathon that year meant that women had to start running ten minutes before the men.<ref name="1six">{{cite web|url= http://wanderersrunningclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-Six-Women-Changed-Racing-Forever_Runner-s-World.pdf|title=40 Years Ago, Six Women Changed Racing Forever|work=Runner's World}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.continental-tires.com/car/stories/running/women-who-run|title=Women who run|website=www.continental-tires.com}}</ref><ref name="1auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ussporthistory.com/2015/10/15/who-says-it-is-not-the-most-feminine-thing-a-woman-can-do-the-feminization-of-womens-distance-running/|title="Who says it is not the most feminine thing a woman can do?": The Feminization of Women’s Distance Running|date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> The women protested by sitting down and waiting ten minutes while holding signs protesting the rule, before starting to run when the men started; they became known as the NYC Six due to their protest.<ref name="six" /><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> Ten minutes were added to their times.<ref name="six"/> The ten minute difference requirement was dropped later in 1972.<ref name="six"/><ref name="auto"/>

Over the years, the marathon grew larger and larger.<ref name=sptoutben>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1dWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6626%2C3548772 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=New York Times |last=Admur |first=Neil |title=NY runners tout benefits |date=October 22, 1983 |page=18}}</ref> To celebrate the [[United States Bicentennial|U.S. bicentennial]] in 1976, Ted Corbitt proposed that the race traverse all five boroughs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=James |date=November 3, 2023 |title=The Man Who Moved the Marathon Beyond Central Park |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/nyregion/ted-corbitt-marathon.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref>  With the support of Manhattan Borough President [[Percy Sutton]], the men convinced Mayor [[Abraham Beame]] and, eventually, race director Fred Lebow.  The race was a huge success, and what was intended as a one-time celebration became the annual course.

[[Dick Traum]] became the first person to complete a marathon with a prosthetic leg when he finished the 1976 New York City Marathon.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=31 January 2024 |title=Dick Traum, 83, Dies; First to Run Marathon With a Prosthetic Leg |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/us/dick-traum-dead.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The marathon grew in popularity two years later when [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] [[Grete Waitz]] broke the women's world record, finishing in 2:32:30. She went on to win the race an unprecedented nine times.<ref name="NYC"/> An official [[wheelchair]] and [[handcycle]] division was introduced in 2000 and starting in 2002, the elite women are given a 35-minute head start before the elite men and rest of the field.

Beginning in 1976, the race was run in late October and continued to be held in late October until 1986, when the race day was moved to November. The earliest race day was the marathon's first; the latest date in the marathon season was November 14, 1993. The hottest year for the race was 1979 when the race day of October 21 reached 80&nbsp;°F (27&nbsp;°C). The coldest race was in 1995 when the race day of November 12 only reached 43&nbsp;°F (6&nbsp;°C), with an intense wind chill.<ref name="weatherdates" />

The New York City Marathon has now become the largest marathon anywhere in the world. Each year nearly two-million spectators line the course. Before 2013, the marathon was broadcast live in the New York area on [[WNBC]] and on [[Universal Sports]] for the entire country; however, in 2013, [[WABC-TV]] and [[ESPN]] announced they would begin broadcasting the New York City Marathon. Since 2022, the marathon has also been aired in Spanish via [[ESPN Deportes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/9245978/ |title=2013 ING New York City Marathon on ESPN and WABC-TV &#124; 7online.com |publisher=WABC-TV |date=2013-09-23 |access-date=2015-06-01}}</ref> The Marathon can also be watched online and is broadcast to many global TV networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/tune-in-and-watch|title=Tune In and Watch-TCS New York City Marathon|website=tcsnycmarathon.org|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310154200/http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/tune-in-and-watch|archive-date=March 10, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Watch the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon - Sunday, November 6th|url=https://abc7ny.com/tcs-new-york-city-marathon-nyc-2022-abc7ny/12345951/|work=WABC-TV|date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>

== Course ==

=== Initial course ===

The race was founded by [[Fred Lebow]].  [[Ted Corbitt]] helped plan the course of the New York City Marathon.<ref name="Corbitt">{{cite book |last1=Corbitt |first1=Ted |author-link1=Ted Corbitt |editor1-first=Gail Waesche |editor1-last=Kislevitz |title=The Spirit of the Marathon: What to Expect in Your First Marathon and How to Run Them the Rest of Your Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FADySOIwAOkC |year=2003 |publisher=Breakaway Books |location=Halcottsville, New York |isbn=1-891369-36-9  |page=234 |chapter=Ted Corbitt: A Willingness to Suffer |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FADySOIwAOkC&pg=PA234 }} {{ISBN|9781891369360}}.</ref> The initial course of 1970 consisted of repeated racing around [[Central Park]].<ref>{{cite web
  | title = New York City Marathon
  | author = Marius Bakken
  | author-link = Marius Bakken
  | url = https://www.marathon-training-schedule.com/new-york-city-marathon.html
  | access-date = April 17, 2009}}</ref> As per Ted Corbitt, who measured the original course:
<blockquote>The final measurements of the original New York City Marathon course, Manhattan's Central Park, were done the evening of September 8, 1970, after work and training day, using the Calibrated Bicycle Method of Measuring.&nbsp;The course consisted of a start-up, out and back loop of 0.79 mile, from W. 67th St. and Central Park West, near the Tavern-on-the-Green Restaurant, up to the 72nd St. and the West Drive intersection and return to the Tavern-on-the Green followed by a loop of 1.695 miles; then four 5.935 mile loops, totaling 26.225 miles (11 yards over distance), ending at the Tavern-on-the Green Restaurant.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Corbitt|first=Ted|date=September 1989|title=1970 Course Measurement|journal=NY Runner Magazine}}</ref></blockquote>

=== Five borough course ===
[[File:Map of the ING New York City Marathon 2013.svg|thumb|right|Course of the New York City Marathon 2013; this is similar to the courses used in previous years.]]

Since 1976, the course has included all five boroughs of New York City. It begins on [[Staten Island]], in [[Fort Wadsworth]], near the approach to the [[Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge]]. The bridge typically carries only vehicular traffic and is closed for the event. Runners use both sides of the bridge's upper level and the westbound side of the lower level. In the opening minutes of the race, the bridge is filled with runners, creating a dramatic spectacle that is closely associated with the event.

After descending the bridge, the course winds through [[Brooklyn]], mostly along [[Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)|Fourth Avenue]] and [[Bedford Avenue]], for approximately the next {{convert|11|mi|km}}. Runners pass through a variety of neighborhoods, including: [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn|Bay Ridge]], [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn|Sunset Park]], [[Park Slope]], [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford–Stuyvesant]], [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]], and [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn|Greenpoint]].

At {{convert|13.109|mi|km}}, runners cross the [[Pulaski Bridge]], marking the halfway point of the race and the entrance into [[Long Island City]] in [[Queens]]. After about {{convert|15.534|mi|km}}, runners exit Queens and cross the [[East River]] via the lower level of the [[Queensboro Bridge|Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge]] into [[Manhattan]]. At this point in the race, many runners begin to tire, as climbing the bridge is considered one of the most challenging points in the marathon.

Reaching Manhattan after about {{convert|16|mi|km}}, the race proceeds north on [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]], then crosses into [[The Bronx]] via the [[Willis Avenue Bridge]]. The race is only in The Bronx for one mile before returning to Manhattan as the course follows East 138th St. before crossing the [[Madison Avenue Bridge]]. It then proceeds south through [[Harlem]] down [[Fifth Avenue]] and into Central Park at East 90th St. At the southern end of the park, the race proceeds west along [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th St./Central Park South]], where thousands of spectators cheer runners on during the last mile. At [[Columbus Circle]], the race reenters the park and finishes beside [[Tavern on the Green]]. The time limit for this course is {{frac|8|1|2}} hours from the 10:10&nbsp;a.m. start.

=== Corrals and timing ===

In 2008, the race initiated a wave start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2008 |title=Racers' Start Times Will Be Staggered |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/sports/othersports/31marabox.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> Professional women runners were given a separate, earlier start and the balance of the runners began in three staggered starts. The official times are those recorded by a [[chip timing|computer chip]] attached to the back of the runner's bib number, which calculates when a runner crosses the start and when she crosses the finish, known as "net time" (as opposed to "gun time").

Runners also pass timing mats at 5&nbsp;km intervals along the course, and e-mail notifications can be received by people following runners during the race to track their progress.  Although the marathon publicity material uses miles, the timing mats are at 5&nbsp;km intervals to accommodate the publishing of splits and also enabling potential [[world record]]s for 20&nbsp;km, 30&nbsp;km and other sub-marathon distances to be recorded.

=== Different initial routes ===
Although there are three different routes taken through Bay Ridge and up Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, all of the routes eventually merge at Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn at Mile&nbsp;8, and the distance covered by the runners is the same. A runner's bib will have a color (pink, orange, or blue) showing the initial route to which they are assigned, with each color having its own start village and corrals in the staging area.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2019|title=TCS New York City Marathon - Race Day -The Start|url=https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/race-day/the-start|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014193345/https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/race-day/the-start|archive-date=2019-10-14|website=nyrr.org}}</ref>

==Past marathons==
[[Image:New York marathon Verrazano bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Thousands of runners on [[Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge]].]]

=== 1970s ===

====1970====
On September 13, 1970, [[Gary Muhrcke]] won the first New York City Marathon held in [[Central Park]] in 2:31:38. 127 runners started the race and 55 finished. [[Nina Kuscsik]], the sole woman entrant in the race, dropped out at 15 miles due to illness.

====1971====
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====1972====
[[Nina Kuscsik]], Pat Barrett, Lynn Blackstone, Liz Franceschini, Cathy Miller, and Jane Muhrke protested the rule of the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] that women marathoners had to start their race ten minutes before or after the men, which as implemented by the New York City Marathon in 1972 meant that women had to start running ten minutes before the men.<ref name="six">{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Charles|date=2012-01-21|title=40 Years Ago, Six Women Changed Racing Forever|url=https://wanderersrunningclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-Six-Women-Changed-Racing-Forever_Runner-s-World.pdf|access-date=2021-04-24|work=wanderersrunningclub.org}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|last=Ariail|first=Cat|date=October 15, 2015|title="Who says it is not the most feminine thing a woman can do?": The Feminization of Women's Distance Running|url=https://ussporthistory.com/2015/10/15/who-says-it-is-not-the-most-feminine-thing-a-woman-can-do-the-feminization-of-womens-distance-running/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=ussporthistory.com}}</ref> The women protested by sitting down and waiting ten minutes while holding signs protesting the rule, before starting to run when the men started; they became known as the NYC Six due to their protest.<ref name="six" /><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> Ten minutes were added to their times.<ref name="six"/> Kuscsik won the marathon.<ref name="auto1"/>  The ten minutes' difference requirement was dropped later in 1972.<ref name="six"/><ref name="auto1"/>

====1973====
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====1974====
On September 29, 1974, [[Norbert Sander]] and [[Kathrine Switzer]] became the only New York City residents to win the New York City Marathon, Sander winning in 2:26:30 and Switzer the women's division in 3:07:29. Future four-time NYC Marathon champion [[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]] placed fifth in 2:36:00 out of 259 finishers (250 men, 9 women).

====1975====
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====1976====
After being run in Central Park from 1970 to 1975, this edition of the marathon traversed all five boroughs for the first time. There were 2,090 entrants and 1,549 finishers. Bill Rodgers, who finished 40th in the 1976 [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] marathon in 2:25:14, came back to win the NYC Marathon in a course record 2:10:10. He beat 1976 Olympic marathon silver medalist [[Frank Shorter]] who finished second by more than three minutes, Shorter clocking 2:13:12. 41-year-old [[Miki Gorman]] was the first woman in 2:39:11, also a course record.

====1977====
Bill Rodgers and Miki Gorman were the top male and female finishers, as they had been the previous year, Rodgers winning in 2:11:28 and Gorman in 2:43:10.

====1978====
Bill Rodgers won his third consecutive New York City Marathon in 2:12:12 on a warm day. [[Grete Waitz]], the Norwegian long-distance runner, set a new course record for women at 2:32:30 to win the first of a record nine New York Marathons. The [[New York Road Runners]] club annually sponsors "Grete's Great Gallop," a 10 kilometer race around the [[Central Park]] loop, in her honor.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====1979====

For the first time in NYC Marathon history, over 10,000 runners (10,477) completed the race. Bill Rodgers won his fourth and last New York City Marathon on another warm day in 2:11:42, overtaking [[Kirk Pfeffer]] who led for the first {{frac|23|1|2}} miles of the race. Grete Waitz again won the women's race with a finish time of 2:27:33, becoming the first woman ever to break 2:30. In a normally trivial mistake, [[Rosie Ruiz]] was accidentally given a finish time of 2:56:29. This qualified her for the 1980 [[Boston Marathon]], where she crossed the finish line with a record time of 2:31:56. It was quickly determined that she had not run the entire course in either race, igniting a major scandal. New York Marathon chief [[Fred Lebow]] rescinded Ruiz's time after determining she had not finished the 1979 race, and officials in [[Boston]] quickly followed suit.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/marathon/history/1980.shtml "Rosie Ruiz Pulls The Ultimate Prank"], ''The Boston Globe'', April 22, 1980.</ref>

=== 1980s ===

====1980====
[[Alberto Salazar]], an [[NCAA]] cross-country champion, won the 1980 New York City Marathon in 2:09:41. At the time this was the fastest marathon debut by an American. His performance was also a course record. He defended his title in 1981 and 1982. Grete Waitz won her third straight NYC Marathon in 2:25:42, also setting the course record in the women's division.

====1981====

[[Alberto Salazar]]'s 2:08:13 was initially considered to be a [[Marathon world record progression|world's best in the marathon]], but the mark was later rescinded by The Athletics Congress (now known as [[USA Track & Field]]) when the course was measured to be short by approximately {{Convert|150|m|yd}}.<ref name="Withers">{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-22-sp-20730-story.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | title=Salazar, Recovering From Injuries, Is on the Road Again, Ready to Race | date=June 22, 1986}}</ref> Salazar remarked in 1985 that he would continue to believe that he ran a full marathon, since the lack of crowd control forced him to run wide during his turns.<ref>{{Cite news
  | last = Withers
  | first = Bud
  | title = The Measure
  | newspaper = The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon)
  | page = 1B
  | date = January 31, 1985
  | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h2oVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6883%2C6710521}}</ref> He has also suggested that a change in how courses were measured after the 1981 race contributed to the discrepancy in the course length.<ref name="Withers"/><ref>{{cite web
 |last        = Amacher
 |first       = Walt
 |title       = Alberto Salazar: The Marathon Legend Talks About His Life
 |work        = ontherunevents.com
 |year        = 2000
 |url         = http://www.ontherunevents.com/news/0264/
 |access-date  = July 31, 2009
 |quote       = For instance, my disputed world record, even with the change in measuring systems, I was unlucky to be holding a record when they decided to change the measuring system. All of a sudden it comes out a little short.
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090909102210/http://www.ontherunevents.com/news/0264/
 |archive-date = September 9, 2009
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref>

====1982====
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====1983====

England's [[Geoff Smith (long-distance runner)|Geoff Smith]] held a lead through the last half of the race, but was caught at the 26 mile mark in Central Park by 1972 Olympic [[1500 metres]] bronze medalist [[Rod Dixon]] from New Zealand, who won by 9 seconds. Dixon had been two and a half minutes behind with 10&nbsp;km to go. Dixon stood at the finish line celebrating with a collapsed and defeated Smith on the ground behind him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recoveryourstride.blogspot.com/2011/11/rod-dixon-nyc-marathon-and-helmet-cam.html |title=Recover Your Stride: Rod Dixon, the NYC Marathon, and the Helmet Cam |publisher=Recoveryourstride.blogspot.com |date=2011-11-05 |access-date=2015-06-01}}</ref>

====1984====
[[Orlando Pizzolato]] won on a hot day, stopping six times due to heat cramps, but still winning by over a minute in 2:14:53. This was the slowest winning time since 1976 when the New York City Marathon became a world class event. Grete Waitz won her sixth marathon in 2:29:30.

====1985====
Orlando Pizzolato and Grete Waitz both repeated their previous year's victories. Pizzolato won in easier fashion than in 1984, in 2:11:34. Waitz took her seventh win in 2:28:06.

====1986====
This year's marathon was held in November (November 2) for the first time and has been ever since. [[Gianni Poli]] of [[Italy]] won in 2:11:06, the third year in a row that the men's winner was from Italy. Grete Waitz won for the eighth time in 2:28:06.

====1987====
[[Ibrahim Hussein (runner)|Ibrahim Hussein]] of [[Kenya]] won the NYC Marathon in 2:11:01, the first man from [[Africa]] to do so. [[Priscilla Welch]] of [[Great Britain]] won in 2:30:17, while eight-time champion Grete Waitz did not compete.

====1988====
[[Steve Jones (runner)|Steve Jones]] of the [[United Kingdom]] won, the first British man to do so, in 2:08:20. Grete Waitz won her ninth and last NYC Marathon in 2:28:07.

====1989====
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=== 1990s ===

====1990====
[[Douglas Wakiihuri]] of [[Kenya]] won this year's event in 2:12:39, the second-slowest time since 1976 when the marathon became a world class event. [[Wanda Panfil]] of [[Poland]] was the top woman in 2:30:45. She is the only woman to date from Poland to win this event. Grete Waitz, attempting to win her 10th NYC Marathon, finished fourth in 2:34:34 and then retired from competitive distance running.

====1991====
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====1992====

Grete Waitz completed her last New York Marathon with her friend and race co-founder, [[Fred Lebow]], in celebration of Lebow's 60th birthday. Lebow had been diagnosed with [[brain cancer]] and died two years later in 1994. They both completed the race with a time of 5:32:35. Waitz also died of cancer in 2011.
 
The men's winner of this year's marathon was [[Willie Mtolo]] of [[South Africa]] in 2:09:29. [[Lisa Ondieki]] of [[Australia]] was the women's winner in 2:24:40, a course record that would last for nine years.

====1993====
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====1994====

During the 1994 event, [[Germán Silva]] recovered from a wrong turn seven-tenths of a mile before the finish that put him temporarily in second place 40 yards behind [[Benjamín Paredes]]. He ran a 5:15 final mile, including the detour, to beat Paredes and win the event by two seconds with a time of 2:11:21. The incident earned him the nickname "Wrong Way Silva"<ref>{{cite web|last=Dowell |first=James |url=http://promarathon.com/new-york-city-marathon/ |title=New York City Marathon |publisher=ProMarathon.com |date=2015-01-22 |access-date=2015-06-01}}</ref>

====1995====
To date, this event was the coldest NYC Marathon ever (1979 was the warmest, topping out at 80 degrees). The temperature at race time was 40 degrees and only went up a few degrees as the race progressed. Wind gusts between 30 and 45&nbsp;mph produced a [[wind chill factor]] in the upper 20s. Both male and female winners repeated their 1994 victories. [[Germán Silva]] of [[Mexico]] was victorious in 2:11:00. [[Tegla Loroupe]] of [[Kenya]] won the women's race in 2:28:06. Loroupe had become the first woman from [[Africa]] to win the NYC Marathon the previous year.

====1996====
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====1997====
The total number of finishers exceeded 30,000 (30,427) for the first time. [[John Kagwe]] of [[Kenya]] won the men's race in 2:08:12, while [[Franziska Rochat-Moser]] from [[Switzerland]] was the first woman in 2:28:43.

====1998====
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====1999====
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=== 2000s ===

====2000====
The 2000 NYC Marathon included the [[wheelchair]] division for men and women for the first time. Prize money was added in 2001. [[Abdelkader El Mouaziz]] of [[Morocco]] won the men's race in 2:10:09, becoming the first Moroccan man to take the title. [[Lyudmila Petrova]] of [[Russia]] was the first place woman in 2:25:45, the first woman from Russia to win the event.

====2001====
The 2001 NYC Marathon took place on November 4, less than two months after the [[September 11 attacks]]. [[Tesfaye Jifar]] of [[Ethiopia]] set a new course record of 2:07:43, a mark that stood until [[Geoffrey Mutai]] broke it in 2011. On the women's side, [[Margaret Okayo]] of Kenya won, setting a new course record of 2:24:21. She would set another new record two years later that still stands.

====2002====
The nation of [[Kenya]] swept the top three spots in the men's elite race in this year's marathon, the first time in Marathon history that this has occurred. [[Rodgers Rop]] won in 2:08:07, while fellow Kenyan [[Christopher Cheboiboch]] finished 10 seconds behind in 2:08:17. ''Laban Kipkemboi'' of Kenya took third place in 2:08:39. On the women's side, [[Joyce Chepchumba]], also of Kenya, won the women's elite race in 2:25:56. [[Lyubov Denisova]] of [[Russia]] placed second in 2:26:17 and [[Esther Kiplagat]] of Kenya was third in 2:27:00. This was also the first time that Kenyans won both the men's and women's race in marathon history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-11-03-20-kenyans-66270202/539752.html|title=Kenyans Make Unprecedented Sweep of NY Marathon - 2002-11-03 |website=Voice of America|date=October 26, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2022 }}</ref>

====2003====

A record 34,729 people participated in the race. The top male finisher was [[Martin Lel]] of Kenya in a time of 2:10:30. The top female finisher was [[Margaret Okayo]] of Kenya in time of 2:22:31, breaking her previous course record of 2:24:21 set in 2001.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness book of records 2014|year=2014|pages=247|quote=Kenya's Margaret Okayo ran the New York marathon in a time of 2 hr 22 min 31 sec on 2 November 2003}}</ref> In recent years, runners from Kenya have dominated the event. The top Americans were Matt Downin (2:18:48) and [[Sylvia Mosqueda]] (2:33:10), both from [[California]]. Rapper [[Sean Combs|P.Diddy]] also ran for charity and raised $2,000,000 for the New York City Education system.

====2004====

The top female finisher was [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] [[Paula Radcliffe]] in a time of 2:23:10, beating Kenya's [[Susan Chepkemei]] by 4 seconds, the closest finish up to that time. The men's winner was [[Hendrik Ramaala]] of [[South Africa]] with a time of 2:09:28. The top Americans were Meb Keflezighi (2nd, 2:09:53) from California and [[Jenny Crain]] (15th, 2:41:06), from Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|title=ING New York City Marathon Results|url=http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/mar-programs/archive/archive_search.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008213733/http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/mar-programs/archive/archive_search.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-10-08|publisher=Web2.nyrrc.org|access-date=2015-06-01}}</ref>

====2005====

In the closest finish in New York City Marathon history, [[Paul Tergat]] of [[Kenya]] barely outsprinted [[Hendrick Ramaala]] of [[South Africa]] in the final meters of the race for a time of 2:09:30, beating Ramaala by one second. In the women's race, [[Jeļena Prokopčuka]] of [[Latvia]] won in a time of 2:24:41. Top amongst the [[United States|Americans]] were [[Mebrahtom Keflezighi|Meb Keflezighi]] of [[California]] (2:09:56) and [[Jen Rhines]] of [[California]] (2:37:07). [[South Africa]]n [[Ernst van Dyk]] took the wheelchair race in 1:31:11.

The 2005 event was administered by new NYRR CEO [[Mary Wittenberg]], the first woman director of an international Major marathon.<ref name="nyt_wit">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/05/sports/sportsspecial/05mary.html|title=New Race Director Infuses Marathon With Energy and Ideas |last=Robbins|first=Liz|date=November 5, 2005|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 25, 2009}}</ref>

====2006====

The top male finisher was [[Marílson Gomes dos Santos]] of [[Brazil]] in a time of 2:09:58, while [[Jeļena Prokopčuka]] of [[Latvia]] won the female marathon for the second consecutive time in 2:25:05. Gomes dos Santos became the first South American ever to win the race.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=adlOl07oIvHE&refer=home "Gomes dos Santos, Prokopcuka Win New York City Marathon Titles "], Bloomberg, November 5, 2006.</ref> [[Stephen Kiogora]] of [[Kenya]] placed second, and [[Paul Tergat]], the 2005 defending champion and former marathon world record holder, placed third.

Former American professional road racing cyclist and [[triathlon|triathlete]] [[Lance Armstrong]] ran in the 2006 race, finishing 868th with a time of 2:59:36. He also ran the same year in the British 10K. [[Arkansas Governor]] [[Mike Huckabee]] also completed the race in 2006, finishing in 5:33:43, and wearing bib #110, signifying the 110 pounds lost during his [[weight loss]] campaign.<ref>[http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=5638401&nav=menu67_3_3 "Huckabee Finishes New York Marathon Despite Sore Knee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005058/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=5638401&nav=menu67_3_3 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, The Associated Press, November 6, 2006.</ref>

Amanda McGrory won the female wheelchair race in a time of 1:54:17, while the male wheelchair division was won by [[Kurt Fearnley]] in a time of 1:29:22.

====2007====

[[Image:Marathon 2007 Bus Unloading.jpg|thumb|right|Runners before the race at [[Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge]] in the 2007 marathon.]]
[[Image:Marathon 2007 Wheeler.jpg|thumb|right|Professional wheelers heading for the starting line in 2007.]]
The 2007 race was held on Sunday, November 4. It was the final race of the 2006–2007 [[World Marathon Majors]], a two-year series of elite marathon racing that also included the [[Boston Marathon|Boston]], [[Chicago Marathon|Chicago]], [[London Marathon|London]] and [[Berlin Marathon|Berlin]] marathons. However, there were very few elite [[United States|American]] marathoners participating in 2007 because many had competed the day before at the 2008 USA Men's Olympic Marathon Trials, which was held in conjunction with the New York City Marathon on some of the same course.

[[Martin Lel]] from [[Kenya]] won the men's race in a time of 2:09:04, completing a double of the 2007 London and New York Marathons. The women's winner was the world marathon record holder [[Paula Radcliffe]] from [[Great Britain]] in a time of 2:23:09, one second faster than her 2004 win.

====2008====

The 2008 New York City Marathon was held on Sunday, November 2. A field of 37,899 runners participated. The men's winner was [[Marílson Gomes dos Santos]] in 2:08:43. [[Paula Radcliffe]] won her third NYC marathon in 2:23:56.

The 2008 marathon events saw the deaths of three marathon participants. Carlos Jose Gomes, 58, of Brazil fell unconscious shortly after completing the race in 4:12:15. An autopsy revealed that he had a preexisting heart condition and died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref name="2-died">[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/sports/othersports/04marathon.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin Race Officials Confirm That 2 Died After Marathon - NYTimes.com]. November 3, 2008.</ref> Joseph Marotta, 66, of Staten Island, N.Y. succumbed to a heart attack hours after he completed his fourth New York City Marathon. He walked the course in 9:16:46.<ref name="2-died" /> Fred Costa, 41, from [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio|OH]] collapsed at the marathon and died on November 15 of a heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.halfmarathonsearch.com/|title=Half Marathons 2018 - Half Marathons 2019 - Half Marathon Calendar USA|website=Half Marathons 2018 - Half Marathons 2019 - Half Marathon Calendar USA|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

====2009====

The 2009 New York City Marathon was held Sunday November 1, 2009. [[Meb Keflezighi]] of the United States won the men's race (the first American winner since Alberto Salazar in 1982) with a time of 2:09:15 while Ethiopian [[Derartu Tulu]] took the women's crown in 2:28:52, the first Ethiopian woman to do so. This was the first marathon in history with more than 40,000 official finishers, as 43,660 crossed the finish, 5,053 more than the previous best at the 2008 edition of this race.<ref>{{cite news|last=Patrick|first=Dick|title=Keflezighi breaks 27-year NYC Marathon drought for USA|work=USA Today|date=November 1, 2009|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-11-01-nyc-marathon-live_N.htm|access-date=November 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gagne|first=Matt|title=Derartu Tulu takes home New York City Marathon as Paula Radcliffe falters in women's race|work=New York Daily News|date=November 2, 2009|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/11/02/2009-11-02_tulu_takes_it_home_as_paula_radcliffe_falters.html|access-date=November 8, 2010}}</ref>

=== 2010s ===

====2010====

[[File:2010-ING-NYC-Marathon.jpg|thumb|right|Women lead pack at mile 17 in Manhattan]]
{{main|2010 New York City Marathon}}
The [[2010 New York City Marathon]] was held on November 7. [[Gebregziabher Gebremariam]] of Ethiopia, in his first ever marathon, won the race after breaking away from his last rival, [[Emmanuel Mutai]] of Kenya, in the 25th mile to finish in a time of 2:08:14. The race featured 37-year-old world record holder [[Haile Gebrselassie]], who ran with a bad knee and dropped out of the race at the 16th mile.  Afterwards, he announced his retirement,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/sports/08men.html?_r=1&ref=global-home | work=The New York Times | first=Liz | last=Robbins | title=Gebre Gebremariam Wins New York in Marathon Debut | date=November 7, 2010}}</ref> but later reversed this decision. [[Edna Kiplagat]] won the women's title with a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 20 seconds, ahead of American [[Shalane Flanagan]].

The total number of official finishers, 44,829 (28,757 men and 16,072 women) was a new world record for a marathon race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/news/story?id=5776860|title=Gebremariam, Kiplagat win NYC Marathon titles|date=November 7, 2010|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

====2011====

[[File:Lead women Bedford Lafayette Avs 2011 jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Lead women in Brooklyn]]
{{main|2011 New York City Marathon}}
The 2011 Marathon was held on November 6. The men's event was won by [[Geoffrey Mutai]] of Kenya in a time of 2:05:06, breaking the 10-year-old course record. Second-place runner [[Emmanuel Mutai]], also of Kenya, and third-place runner [[Tsegaye Kebede]] of Ethiopia also beat the previous record for the event, with times of 2:06:28 and 2:07:14, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycmarathon.org/Results.htm|title=Top Male Finishers|publisher=The ING New York City Marathon|date=November 6, 2011|access-date=November 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109020348/http://www.nycmarathon.org/Results.htm|archive-date=November 9, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Geoffrey Mutai, who won the [[Boston Marathon]] earlier in the year, became the first man to win both races in course-record time in the same year. [[Firehiwot Dado]] of Ethiopia won the women's race in a time of 2:23:15, her first major marathon victory.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Liz|title=Geoffrey Mutai Wins New York Marathon With Course RecordGeoffrey Mutai Wins New York Marathon With Course Record|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/sports/geoffrey-mutai-wins-new-york-marathon-with-course-record.html?_r=1|access-date=November 7, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> Coming second, 4 seconds behind the leader originally from [[Ethiopia]], but now living in [[the Bronx]], was [[Bizunesh Deba]] with a time of 2:23:19.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-08|title=New York City Marathon Results - Top Female Finishers|url=http://www.nycmarathon.org/2011/results_topFinishersWomen.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108222004/http://www.nycmarathon.org/2011/results_topFinishersWomen.htm|archive-date=2011-11-08|access-date=2021-04-25|website=nycmarathon.org}}</ref> There were a world record 46,795 official finishers: 29,867 men and 16,928 women.

Edison Peña, one of the miners who had been trapped in the [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]], ran the race.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rescued Chilean miner drops out of NY marathon|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jppP4UQsv_faaJlz-V4ZLbEf79ZQ?docId=CNG.c6eb16defd83bb49882e3187c9eea39e.1c1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050048/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jppP4UQsv_faaJlz-V4ZLbEf79ZQ?docId=CNG.c6eb16defd83bb49882e3187c9eea39e.1c1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2011|access-date=November 7, 2011|date=November 7, 2011|agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref> Former [[NHL]] player, [[Mark Messier]], finished with a time of 4:14:21 at age 50. Retired Dutch soccer player [[Edwin van der Sar]] ran in 4:19 and said it was the toughest thing he had ever done.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mijn marathon-medialle geef ik vaak kusjes|url=http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/sport/2012/01/mijn-marathon-medialle-geef-ik-vaak-kusjes|access-date=January 10, 2012|date=January 9, 2012|agency=Agence Spits Nieuws}}</ref> Former [[Champ Car|CART]] champion [[Alex Zanardi]] won the [[handcycle]] class.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111107/CARNEWS03/111109868|title=Alex Zanardi wins New York Marathon's handcycle class|publisher=AutoWeek|date=November 7, 2011|access-date=November 7, 2011}}</ref>

==== 2012 ====

The 2012 marathon was scheduled for November 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycmarathon.org/race_week.htm|title=Race-Week Schedule|work=New York City Marathon|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626005332/http://www.nycmarathon.org/race_week.htm|archive-date=June 26, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Organizers planned to hold the event despite the passage of [[Hurricane Sandy]] the week before.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nyc-marathon-moving-forward-with-preparations-as-city-digs-out-from-sandys-wreckage/2012/10/30/34660278-22f3-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031003745/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nyc-marathon-moving-forward-with-preparations-as-city-digs-out-from-sandys-wreckage/2012/10/30/34660278-22f3-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 31, 2018 | title=NYC Marathon moving forward with preparations as city digs out from Sandy's wreckage | newspaper=Washington Post | date=October 30, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=October 30, 2012 }}</ref> However, on November 2, 2012, the marathon was cancelled; Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] said that: "While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division... We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it."<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Atlantic Wire |title=Reports: The New York Marathon Has Been Cancelled|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/11/marathon-cancelled-fox-news-thinks-so/58658/|date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Mach and Elizabeth Chuck |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/02/14880084-new-york-marathon-wont-be-held-sunday-nbc-4-new-york-reports?lite |title=New York Marathon won't be held Sunday, NBC 4 New York reports |publisher=NBC News |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>  Three days earlier, Bloomberg had said that the marathon would take place.  That declaration started a debate on whether to hold the race with thousands of residents still without electricity, public transportation, and other basic needs.  Proponents for going ahead said that the event would give an economic and morale boost to the city, while opponents said the resources (such as food, water, and police) were better used elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news | first = Ken | last = Belson | title = Marathon Presses On in Face of Growing Opposition | date = November 2, 2012 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/backlash-builds-as-new-york-city-marathon-divides-city.html | work = The New York Times | access-date = November 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ny-mayor-criticized-canceling-marathon-17627538#.UJQGYm_A9gE |title=Sports News & Articles – Scores, Pictures, Videos - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=2015-06-01}}</ref>

Some of the entrants ended up helping with cleanup efforts.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/sports/marathon-runners-embrace-chance-to-help-storm-stricken-new-yorkers.html | title=Marathon runners embrace chance to help storm stricken New Yorkers | work= [[The New York Times]] | date=November 4, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=November 4, 2012 | first1=Juliet | last1=Macur | first2=Steve | last2=Eder}}</ref> 
Others chose to congregate and run an informal "Shadow Marathon" in Central Park.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/sports/marathoners-hold-race-of-their-own-in-new-york.html | title=Marathoners hold a race of their own in New York | work= [[The New York Times]] | date=November 4, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=November 4, 2012 | first=Mary | last=Pilon}}</ref> Controversy over the cancellation of the Marathon, the timing of the announcement and the repercussions of the decision, including criticism of New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg, continued well after the 2012 race was meant to have taken place.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/sports/hostility-lingers-over-handling-of-new-york-city-marathons-cancellation.html | title=Hostility lingers over handling of New York City Marathons cancellation | work= [[The New York Times]] | date=November 6, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=November 6, 2012 | first1=Ken | last1=Belson | first2=Mary | last2=Pilon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/sports/marathons-cancellation-sure-to-carry-huge-costs.html | title=Marathons cancellation sure to carry huge costs | work= [[The New York Times]] | date=November 3, 2012 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=November 3, 2012 | first1=Liz | last1=Robbins | first2=Ken | last2=Belson}}</ref> As a resolution, all who were registered to run the 2012 race were offered three options: a refund; guaranteed, non-complimentary entry to the New York City Marathon in 2013, 2014, or 2015; or guaranteed, non-complimentary entry to the NYC Half 2013.

====2013====
{{main|2013 New York City Marathon}}[[File:NYC 2013 Marathon thunder enter QBB jeh.jpg|thumb|left|Entering the [[Queensboro Bridge]]]]
The 2013 New York City Marathon was run November 3, 2013.  The race proved to be the clincher for the 2013 [[World Marathon Majors]] titles for both men and women.  Duplicating their [[London Marathon]] wins from April 2013, [[Tsegaye Kebede]] and [[Priscah Jeptoo]] each won $500,000 for their season-wide efforts.  After the 2012 cancellation, Geoffrey Mutai returned to become the first repeat winner in 15 years (after John Kagwe in 1997–1998).  Under windy conditions, his 2:08:24 was more than 3 minutes slower than in 2011.  Mutai broke away around mile 22 to win by almost a minute over Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede, who had finished third two years earlier.  Jeptoo spotted [[Buzunesh Deba]], an Ethiopian runner who has lived in the Bronx since 2009, three and a half minutes at the half-marathon mark, but came back to pass her in the 24th mile.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/03/new-york-city-marathon-photos-mutai_n_4208569.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Chris | last=Greenberg | title=PHOTOS: NYC Marathon Returns With Double Win For Kenya | date=November 3, 2013}}</ref>

====2014====

[[File:NYC 2014 Marathon Greenpoint Av fem lead jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Lead women in [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn]]]]
{{Main|2014 New York City Marathon}}

The 2014 New York City Marathon was run on Sunday, November 2, 2014. It was announced on October 2, 2013, that the marathon's main sponsor would be [[Tata Consultancy Services]] starting in 2014. It is an eight-year deal, and the race was renamed the TCS New York City Marathon.<ref name="NYC Marathon gets new sponsor"/> Wind was unusually high, blowing from the north on a mostly northbound course. Winners were [[Wilson Kipsang]] in 2:10:59 and [[Mary Keitany]] in 2:25:07.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/wilson-kipsang-mary-keitany-win-nyc-marathon-13438/|title=Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany win NYC Marathon|date=November 2, 2014}}</ref>

====2015====

{{main|2015 New York City Marathon}}

The 2015 New York City Marathon was run on Sunday, November 1, 2015. Winners were [[Stanley Biwott]] in 2:10:34 and [[Mary Keitany]] in 2:24:25.<ref>{{cite news|title=New York Marathon: Kenyans Biwott and Keitany win titles|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/34694114|access-date=3 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==== 2016 ====
{{Main|2016 New York City Marathon}}
The 2016 New York City Marathon was run on Sunday, November 6. [[Ghirmay Ghebreslassie]] won the men's competition with a time of 2:07:51. The female race winner was [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany|Mary Keitany]] from [[Kenya]] in 2:24:26. The men's wheelchair race winner was [[Marcel Hug]] with a time of 1:35:49, and the women's wheelchair race winner was [[Tatyana McFadden]] with a time of 1:47:43.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-releases/2016-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-is-worlds-largest-marathon-ever-0|title=2016 TCS New York City Marathon is World's Largest Marathon Ever|date=2016-11-09|work=NYRR|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref> Lauren Lubin ran as the first openly non-binary athlete in the New York City Marathon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-gender-neutral-athlete-wants-to-end-sex-segregation-in-sports/|title=This Gender Neutral Athlete Wants to End Sex Segregation in Sports|date=2016-11-10|work=Vice|access-date=2018-02-14}}</ref>

==== 2017 ====
{{Main|2017 New York City Marathon}}

[[File:2017 NYM 4th Av 08 jeh.jpg|thumb|Union Street, Brooklyn]]

The 2017 New York City Marathon was run on Sunday, November 5. [[Geoffrey Kamworor]] of [[Kenya]] won the men's competition with a time of 2:10:53, 3 seconds ahead of 2nd-place finisher [[Wilson Kipsang]]. In 3rd place was [[Lelisa Desisa]] with a time of 2:11:32.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/sports/kamworor-new-york-city-marathon-mens.html|title=Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya Wins New York City Marathon by 3 Seconds|first=Malika|last=Andrews|newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 5, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

On the women's side, the winner was [[Shalane Flanagan]], a native of [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]], [[Massachusetts]]. She was the first American to win since 1977. Her time was 2:26:53. [[Mary Keitany]] placed 2nd with 2:27:54, and [[Mamitu Daska]] finished 3rd with a time of 2:28:08.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/sports/shalane-flanagan.html|title=Shalane Flanagan Solves N.Y.C. Marathon for American Women|first=Zach|last=Schonbrun|newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 5, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

==== 2018 ====
{{Main|2018 New York City Marathon}}

The 2018 New York City Marathon was run on Sunday, November 4. [[Lelisa Desisa]] of Ethiopia won his first New York City Marathon after finishing third in 2017, third in 2015 and second in 2014, followed by [[Shura Kitata]] and defending champion [[Geoffrey Kamworor]]. Their times of 2:05:59, 2:06:01 and 2:06:26 were the second, third and fourth fastest times in race history.

[[Mary Keitany]] was in a pack of women that passed halfway in 1:15:50 but then she ran the second 13.1 miles in 1:06:58, the fastest time ever for any second half of a marathon, to capture her fourth NYC crown in 2:22:48, the second fastest time ever there. London winner, [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] was second in 2:26:02 and American [[Shalane Flanagan]] placed third in 2:26:22, 31 seconds faster than her winning time the previous year.

Once again there were a world record number of finishers, with 52,812 (30,669 men/22,143 women) runners completing the race.

==== 2019 ====
{{Main|2019 New York City Marathon}}
The 49th New York City Marathon took place November 3. [[Joyciline Jepkosgei]], of [[Kenya]], won the women's marathon and [[Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor|Geoffrey Kamworor]], also of [[Kenya]], won the men's marathon. Jepkosgei was a first-time winner while Kamworor had won in 2017. [[Manuela Schär]], of Switzerland, won the women's wheelchair competition and [[Daniel Romanchuk]], of the United States, won the men's. The 2019 NYC Marathon set another world record for the number of finishers ever for a marathon with 53,627 runners crossing the finish line.

=== 2020s ===
[[File:NYC Marathon 2022.png|thumb|right|The 2022 marathon as viewed from above 60th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan, the first full-capacity race since the COVID-19 pandemic began.]]

====2020====
The 2020 New York City Marathon was cancelled due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], and the following year's race would instead be the 50th running. It was the first cancellation in eight years.<ref name="2020Marathon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-release/20200624_2020-TCS-New-York-City-Marathon-Scheduled-for-November-1-Is-Canceled-Due-to-Coronavirus-Related-Health-and-Safety-Concerns|title=20200624_2020 TCS New York City Marathon Scheduled for November 1 Is Canceled Due to Coronavirus Related Health and Safety Concerns|website=www.nyrr.org|date=May 19, 2017 }}</ref> Entrants were offered a refund or guaranteed complimentary entry to future New York City marathons.

As the original event was cancelled, runners were able to compete in the virtual race between 17 October 2020 and 1 November 2020. Over 15,000 athletes took part. The male race was won by British athlete and Team Real Runners coach Kevin Quinn in a time of 2:23:48.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://results.nyrr.org/|title=New York Road Runners Official Race Results|website=results.nyrr.org}}</ref> The women's race was won by American professional athlete [[Stephanie Bruce]] in a time of 2:35:28.<ref name="auto2"/>

====2021====
{{Main|2021 New York City Marathon}}

The 50th running of the New York City Marathon was held on November 7, 2021.<ref name=2020Marathon/> The number of competitors was limited to 33,000 due to coronavirus pandemic precautions.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Futterman|first1=Matthew|last2=Minsberg|first2=Talya|date=2021-05-17|title=New York City Marathon Will Return in November|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/sports/nyc-marathon-2021.html|access-date=2021-05-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The male winner of this year was [[Albert Korir]] with a time of 2:08:22, and the female winner was [[Peres Jepchirchir]] with a time of 2:22:39. 

====2022====
{{Main|2022 New York City Marathon}}

The 2022 New York City Marathon was run on November 6, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TCS New York City Marathon |url=https://www.nyrr.org/races/2022tcsnewyorkcitymarathon |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.nyrr.org |language=en-US}}</ref> Total finishers numbered 47,838.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Road Runners Official Race Results |url=https://results.nyrr.org/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=results.nyrr.org}}</ref>

The male winner of this year was [[Evans Chebet]] with a time of 2:08:41, and the female winner was [[Sharon Lokedi]] with a time of 2:23:23. 

While Boston Marathon<ref>{{Cite web |title=B.A.A. Policy on Russian and Belarusian Athletes {{!}} Boston Athletic Association |url=https://www.baa.org/baa-policy-russian-and-belarusian-athletes |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=www.baa.org |language=en}}</ref> and London Marathon<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Marathon Events' statement on Russia and Belarus |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/london-marathon-events-announces-policy-on-russia-and-belarus |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=www.tcslondonmarathon.com |date=March 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> banned or restricted Russian and Belarusian nationals from participating in their races, NYRR has not taken an action, yet. 

====2023====
{{Main|2023 New York City Marathon}}

The 2023 New York City Marathon took place on Sunday, November 5, 2023, with 51,402 total finishers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-19 |title=TCS New York City Marathon Becomes World's Largest Marathon in 2023 |url=https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-release/20231106_tcsnycmbythenumbers |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.nyrr.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

The male winner of this year was [[Tamirat Tola]] with a time of 2:04:58, which is the current course record, and the female winner was [[Hellen Obiri|Helen Obiri]] with a time of 2:27:23. 

====2024====
{{Main|2024 New York City Marathon}}

The 2024 New York City Marathon took place on Sunday, November 3, 2024 with more than 55,000 runners.<ref>{{cite news |work=National Public Radio News |last=Kim |first=Juliana |date=3 November 2024 |title=After 4 attempts, Abdi Nageeye wins the NYC marathon |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5177334/nyc-marathon-2024-results |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-19 |title=2024 TCS New York City Marathon race day |url=https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/getinspired/photos-and-stories/2024/2024-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-race-day |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.nyrr.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

The male winner of this year was [[Abdi Nageeye]] with a time of 2:07:39, and the female winner was [[Sheila Chepkirui]] with a time of 2:24:35. 

====2025====
{{Main|2025 New York City Marathon}}

The 2025 New York City Marathon took place on Sunday, November 2, 2025 with more than 55,000 runners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shivonne |first=Adeja |date=2025-10-30 |title=NYC Marathon 2025 guide: Map, start times, street closures, more |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/2025-nyc-marathon-guide |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=FOX 5 NY |language=en-US}}</ref>

The male winner of this year was [[Benson Kipruto]] with a time of 2:08:09, and the female winner was [[Hellen Obiri|Helen Obiri]] with a time of 2:19:51, which is the new course record. 

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website}}
*[http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/sites/default/files/TCSNYCM14CourseMap.pdf NYC Marathon Course Route]
*[https://findmymarathon.com/elevation.php?elevation=New%20York%20City%20Marathon NYC Marathon Course Elevation Profile]
*[https://www.findmymarathon.com/weather-detail.php?zname=New%20York%20City%20Marathon New York City Marathon Weather History]
*[https://findmymarathon.com/pacebandresult.php?race=New%20York%20City%20Marathon NYC Marathon Course Pace Wristband based on elevation]
*{{NYTtopic|subjects/n/new_york_city_marathon}}

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