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The 51st running of the New York City Marathon is here.
Runners from all over the world are about to begin one of the most famous marathons of the year this Sunday.
Last year, the field shrunk to 30,000 to minimize the spread and risk of COVID-19, but the field is back to its usual 50,000 starters this year.
The women’s professional field is loaded with top global talent as well as a deep American contingent, and so is the men’s side.
A brief history of the New York City race
The first running of the New York City Marathon was held in 1970 by New York Road Runners Club presidents Fred Lebow and Vincent Chiapetta when Lebow and Chiapetta led 127 participants on a few laps around the park.
The race grew considerably in 1976 when Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton broadened the route across all five boroughs in celebration of the marathon’s bicentennial.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the New York Marathon had already solidified itself as an important international event with thousands of professional athletes from around the planet signed up for the competition, inspired by the famous feats accomplished on the circuit. Among the most celebrated winners of the New York Marathon is Norwegian Olympian Grete Waitz.
Grete Waitz finished at 2:32:30, breaking the women’s world record, and her feat encouraged runners from all across the world to come and test their endurance, and soon, the marathon attendance increased to the thousands of participants that now return to New York every year to compete.
2021: last year, Albert Korir of Kenya won the men’s race in 2:08:22. Elkanah Kibet finished as the top American in fourth place, running 2:11:15.
And on the women’s side, Olympic gold medalist Peres Jechirchir outlasted her competitors to win in 2:22:39. Molly Seidel earned top American honors with her 2:24:42 fourth-place showing.
The marathon route and starting place
The race will begin in Staten Island and will end in Central Park. The 26.2-mile (42km) course will pass through all of New York’s five boroughs.
Runners and spectators can download the TCS New York City Marathon App. The app allows anyone to track runners’ progress in real-time. There are also live streams of all the professional races available on the app this year.
A map can also be downloaded from the official race website. It includes mile and kilometer markers, slight route differences based on bib color, and main subway stops for supporters and spectators.
When does the race start?
Different race categories will start at different times on Sunday, November 6. At 8 am local time, the professional wheelchair athletes will set off, followed at 8.20 am by the handcycle sprinters and runners with disabilities. The professional women’s race will begin at 8.40 am and the men’s professional race to follow at 9.05 am. After the professional athletes have started, the general public will begin the race in staggered slots at 9.10 am (Wave 1), 9.45 am (Wave 2), 10.20 am (Wave 3), 10.55 am (Wave 4), and 11.30am(Wave 5)
The race will officially end at 8:30 p.m.
Where to watch on TV
In New York, it will be broadcast live on race day on WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.
Outside of New York, the race can be watched from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST on ESPN2. It will be streamed via the ESPN App.
Also, the professional races will stream in their entirety on the official New York City Marathon app, with no interruption.
ESPN3 will also provide views of the finish line from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST to watch as runners finish the race.
The New York City Marathon is this Sunday, November 6, where 50,000 runners will try and keep their pace up for the 26.2-mile route.
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