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  The ING New York City Marathon
The ING New York City Marathon 2007 features one of the strongest fields of professional athletes we have ever put together.
A big part of planning your approach to the ING New York City Marathon is becoming familiar with the course so that you’re not caught off guard.
Coors Light will be treating New Yorkers and our out-of-town guests to a variety of promotions at dozens bars and restaurants throughout New York City during the month leading up to the marathon.
www.nycmarathon.org /home/index.php   (267 words)

  
  New York City Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run over a 26.2 mile course through the five boroughs of New York City.
Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it is considered the pre-eminent long-distance annual running event in the United States.
New York Marathon chief Fred Lebow rescinded Ruiz' time after determining she had not finished the 1979 race, and officials in Boston quickly followed suit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City_Marathon   (732 words)

  
 New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New York City was the seat of the government under the Articles of Confederation from 1785 until 1788, and then the capital of the newly-formed United States from 1788 to 1790.
New York City's significance as a trading city results from the natural harbor formed by Upper New York Bay, which is surrounded by Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the coast of New Jersey.
In 2000, 36% of the city's population was foreign-born.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City   (6505 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Woman finishes marathon day later, on crutches
NEW YORK -- Zoe Koplowitz completed her New York City Marathon mission Monday, reaching the finish on crutches more than 27 hours after the first runner crossed the line.
"The marathon's special character is derived from the blending of elite athletes and athletes with disabilities, with the almost 35,000 other competitors," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Marathon runners are about to get a global points system to determine the best racers.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/1103/1653050.html   (425 words)

  
 Worldandnation: New York City Marathon to be run with tight security
NEW YORK -- Sunday's New York City Marathon will be the most heavily secured in the race's history, with thousands of police officers deployed through the five boroughs, the rivers and skies guarded and 30,000 prescreened runners permitted to carry just one transparent plastic bag each, officials said on Friday.
For the first time in the marathon's 32-year history, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the starting point of the race, will be closed to traffic in both directions, as will other crossings along the route's meandering 26.2 miles.
The suicide attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania had put the marathon in doubt.
www.sptimes.com /News/110301/Worldandnation/New_York_City_Maratho.shtml   (400 words)

  
 nycedc.com-News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Mayor also announced that the Marathon is expected to generate approximately $106.8 million in economic activity for New York City.
"New York City is extremely proud to welcome runners and spectators from around the world to the Sports Capital of the World for the running of this year’s New York City Marathon," said Mayor Giuliani.
"The Marathon is truly a quintessential New York success story and has grown into one of the largest sporting events in the world, with more than 30,000 runners from all 50 states and more than 100 different countries," the Mayor continues.
www.newyorkbiz.com /About_Us/getPressReleasePreview99_detail53.htm   (528 words)

  
 New York City Marathon
New York City is a world-class metropolis that thrives on excess — it has magnificent museums, iconic statues, immense skyscrapers and a sea of hyperactive humanity in between.
The marathon is New York City in microcosm - it has become the model for big-city marathon courses around the world.
The average temperature at previous New York City Marathons is 13 degrees Celsius or 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
www.diabetes.ca /section_donations/nyc.asp   (383 words)

  
 MarathonGuide.com - New York City Marathon 2002 - Men's Race
Last year's top three finishers returned to New York to try again...Jifar Tesfaye, after setting a course record in 2001 was the favorite coming into the race, with Japhet Kosgei (2nd in 2001) and Rodgers Rop (3rd in 2001 and 1st in Boston 2002) standing in as serious competition.
But the news also was that last year's first two runners did falter, leaving the race wide open.
The next few miles, through the half marathon in 1:03:13 keeps the pack nearly intact and there's little to indicate which runners are feeling strong and which are felling less confident.
www.marathonguide.com /news/exclusives/nyc2002/NewYorkMen.cfm   (899 words)

  
 Runner's World New York City Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On a sunny and warmish day, Paul Tergat, the world-record holder in the marathon, outleaned Hendrick Ramaala at the finish line in the closest, most dramatic finish ever in a major marathon competition.
The chances are good that if you ran a New York Road Runners' race in the winter of 2005, you will recognize the back of the head of Matt Downin, 28, running in his signature fl New Balance attire
At the 2004 ING New York City Marathon Susan Chepkemei, 30, gave the 35-year-old event its closest finish ever in the women's race as she battled with Britain's Paula Radcliffe over the final miles
www.runnersworld.com /events/nycm05   (547 words)

  
 CNN.com - Technology - New York City Marathon taps into technology - November 2, 2000
New York City Marathon organizers this year spruced up the marathon's Web capabilities with new real-time data feeds from the course and personalized athlete tracking features.
Additionally, the New York Road Runners Club, which is a non-profit organization that sponsors the marathon, boosted the Web site's underlying infrastructure with a content delivery service designed to accommodate the expected increased number of page views.
At the 10-kilometer, half marathon, and 20-mile points in the race, data will be collected from the runners using a timing system from ChampionChip, a company based in The Netherlands.
archives.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/11/03/ny.marathon.web.idg   (754 words)

  
 2006 New York City Marathon - New York Times
As in years past, within the pack of wheelchair athletes competing Sunday in the New York City Marathon will be athletes and alumni from Arizona and Illinois.
When the participants in the New York City Marathon line up on Sunday, they will have the support — not in spirit, but in dollars — of thousands of other runners who could not make it to the starting line.
Follow the runners along the route of the 2006 New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 5.
www.nytimes.com /sports/sportsspecial/index.html?8dpc   (471 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2001 NYC Marathon - Sept. 11 victims' loved ones run NYC Marathon - Friday November 02, 2001 04:11 PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Yet on Sunday, he'll be among 30,000 runners in the New York City Marathon.
They are among about 10 people who have signed up for the marathon in the past six weeks to take the places of loved ones lost on Sept. 11.
The race's new motto is "United We Run," and red, white and blue will be everywhere, including flags printed on the official shirts for entrants.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/2001/nyc_marathon/news/2001/11/02/runners_memory_ap   (795 words)

  
 2006 ING New York City Marathon
That’s why we’ll be there for you from the start with a dedicated marathon team providing nutritional and training advice, ideas to make raising money simple, and motivation when you need it most.
We’ll even fly you to New York, put you up in a hotel just steps from Times Square and be with you every step of the way to ensure you’re having the trip of a lifetime.
With one in three people affected by cancer at some point in their life, and 739 new cases diagnosed each and every day, the need for Macmillan’s expert care and emotional support is greater than ever.
www.macmillan.org.uk /newyorkmarathon/index.html   (472 words)

  
 The New York City Marathon - Time-to-Run - Marathon section
The ING New York City Marathon, is undoubtedly one of THE Big City Marathons, it has the masses and has experienced the quality fields in the years gone by.
Mara Yamauchi, owner of Britain's second-fastest female marathon time, has announced her plans to run the ING New York City Marathon 2006.
In 1976, to celebrate the U.S. bicentennial, the marathon moved from Central Park to the streets of New York City’s five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan.
www.time-to-run.com /marathon/newyork   (363 words)

  
 ING New York City Marathon - Race Details
Every mile brings a new set of outrangeously excited people who cheer for you as if you were family.
After I couldn't get over it and missed an H2O station at mile 15, I decided that due to the number of runners, NY was not the marathon I had dreamed it would be.
If you ever run this, remember, this is not just a marathon, but a world-class sporting event similar to the World Cup or Super Bowl, in which the whole city joins in the fun.
www.marathonguide.com /races/racedetails.cfm?MIDD=472021103   (1017 words)

  
 New York City Marathon 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing more than 85,000 applicants.
I think that each marathon is difficult for many reasons: unfamiliarity of the course, unpredictability of the weather, change in climate and nourishment, and the anxiety before putting your body and soul through such a long, hard race.
I passed the half point of the marathon with a time of 1:37 and thought to myself that if the rest of the journey was flat I could finish in 3:16.
www.mirkowicz.com /marathon/NYC2005.html   (2891 words)

  
 The ING New York City Marathon
Jelena Prokopcuka repeated as the ING New York City Marathon champion on November 5, 2006.
She is the sixth woman in the history of the race to achieve that feat.
On marathon day, artists and foreigners and marching bands and volunteers—every kind of New Yorker you can imagine—all stand side by side behind police barricades, united in their enthusiasm.
www.ingnycmarathon.org /home/index.php   (231 words)

  
 ING New York City Marathon 2004 Photos - www.mensracing.com
Retta Feyissa, a native of Ethiopia and a resident of New York...
The New York Athletic Club's Matthew Moran, a resident of...
McVeigh holds a PR of 2:16:48 in the marathon and is consistently a top performer.
www.mensracing.com /photos/2004/ingnewyorkcitymarathon04/index04.html   (189 words)

  
 ING New York City Marathon 2004 Photos - www.fast-women.com
Perez, 24, has a PR of 2:27:08 which she ran at the 2004 Rotterdam Marathon.
She is coached by two-time New York City Marathon champion German Silva.
In the 2002 New York City Marathon, McCann was in the lead pack at mile 21...
www.fast-women.com /photos/2004/ingnewyorkcitymarathon04/index.html   (251 words)

  
 ALARC > Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NEW YORK -- Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second, let alone 856th, but after completing his first New York Marathon, the cycling legend said the foot race was "the hardest physical thing I've ever done."
New York (AFP) - Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second, let alone 856th, but after completing his first New York Marathon Sunday, the cycling legend said the foot race was the toughest physical challenge he'd ever faced.
In addition, for the past 24 years we have offered the most successful Marathon Training Program in the U.S. It is designed to educate, train, and support individuals interested in completing their first marathon.
www.alarc.com   (790 words)

  
 New York City Marathon 2004
The ING New York City Marathon took place on Sunday, November 7th in the Big Apple under cool, clear conditions.
Ramaala, who had never finished higher than fifth in a major marathon, was the winner of this year marathon in 2 hours 9 minutes 20 seconds.
New Jersey, I took the bus to New York, and then the subway to reach the station of the Ferry, which would take me to Staten Island.
www.pinebeltpacers.org /RaceRpts/2004/NYCM/NYCMrthn.html   (1274 words)

  
 New York Marathon in The NYC Insider: an insider's guide to New York City
The Marathon starts on the Staten Island section of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, proceeds through Brooklyn and Queens, crosses into Manhattan and up to the Bronx, and is completed back in Manhattan near Central Park's
Good views of the Marathon can be had on First Avenue between 60th Street and 96th Street (the latter is near the 18 mile mark).
Part of the fun of the marathon is watching the media jockey for close up shots of the lead runners.
www.theinsider.com /nyc/fun/3maratho.htm   (433 words)

  
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The first marathon was held in 1970 with only a few hundred runners participating in the 26.2-mile competition in Central Park.
The ING New York City Marathon will officially begin at 8:00am with Avis' presentation of the Early Start for Athletes with Disabilities, which will be followed by the 9:05am start for the Wheelchair Division, also presented by Avis.
An estimated two million spectators will watch the event from the streets of New York City, while a worldwide audience of over 260 million is expected to watch the televised broadcast.
www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/nyc_marathon.html   (479 words)

  
 New York Rangers Official Web Site :: Lundmark, Poland Spring Team Up as NYC Marathon Nears
Part plaster, part Poland Spring Natural Brand Spring Water and part personalized with an imprint of the athletes’ two feet, ‘Marathon Marks’ are framed in wood and stamped with the official Poland Spring Marathon Marks and ING New York City Marathon logos.
The ING New York City Marathon is slated for this Sunday, November 2.
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water is the official bottled water sponsor of Madison Square Garden and the ING New York City Marathon.
www.newyorkrangers.com /pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1029   (192 words)

  
 2003 New York City Marathon runner
Native New Yorker P. Diddy (alias Puff Daddy) stole the spotlight from the Kenyans, who swept the first three places in both the men's and women's divisions.
Runners visiting New York for the first time will not soon forget the support and admiration they were shown.
She had done New York several years ago.
www.attractweb.com /run/ny03.html   (1156 words)

  
 How to Appreciate the New York City Marathon - eHow.com
The New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the United States and one of the most prestigious events of its kind worldwide.
The economic impact on the city of spending during the race is calculated at $111,353,284.
If not New York, then get ready for one of the many other 26.2-mile events held worldwide.
www.ehow.com /how_7784_appreciate-new-york.html   (426 words)

  
 ING New York City Marathon UK
Congratulations to those who successfully made their way around the ING New York City Marathon course on 5th November.
The 37th ING New York City Marathon was run in front of two million cheering spectators and 315 million worldwide television viewers on 5th November 2006.
The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the five World Marathon Majors races and draws more than 90,000 applicants each year.
www.realbuzz.com /ingnewyorkcitymarathon   (339 words)

  
 New York City Marathon 2006
The ING New York City Marathon is one of the world’s greatest participatory events and it is also a wonderful spectacle for supporters.
The New York Helmsley Hotel is an excellent hotel, conveniently located in the bustling heart of the city on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
It is within walking distance of some of New York’s finest landmarks and attractions, such as Grand Central Station, the United Nations (where the International Friendship Run starts), 5th Avenue shopping, Times Square, the Theatre District and the Empire State Building.
www.bhf.ie /what_we_do/events/new_york_marathon/index.shtml   (1049 words)

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