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This day of track and field/marathon-November 4th
TCS NY City Marathon
1990— The race was dedicated to race director and NYRR president Fred Lebow, who was battling brain cancer.
Poland’s Wanda Panfil (2:30:45) finished just 5 seconds behind runner-up Kim Jones of the United States (2:30:50), the closest finish for women to date. Trying to win a 10th New York Marathon after two years of injuries, Norwegian Grete Weitz (2:34:34) finished fourth and soon announced her retirement. 1988 US Olympian Nancy Dietz finished 8thth at 2:37:15.
The winner of the men’s race was Douglas Wakihuri of Kenya (2:12:39), the 1987 world champion and 1988 Olympic silver medalist. 4:th the reigning champion was Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa (2:14:32).
Runners had to brave temperatures in the 70s.
Other Notable Finishers (Total-23,739)
Men2. Salvador Garcia (Mexico) 2:13:19… 5. John Campbell (41/New Zealand) 2:14:34… 29. Jerry O’Hara (1St American!) 2:26:15; DNF – Ken Martin (USA)
Results:: https://results.nyrr.org/event/901104/finishers
Top 20:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pDfFsyUno0
2001— The event took on added significance this year with the city still reeling from the aftermath of 9/11.
Ethiopian Tesfaye Jifar (2:07:43) and Kenyan Margaret Okayo (2:24:21) were declared the winners.
Dina Castor finished in 7th placeth 2:26:58 to win the US title.
The race took a significant turn when runners entered Central Park at 90th Street instead of 102nd Street, eliminating a short but steep hill.
Other notable graduates
Men2. Japhet Kosgei (Kenya) 2:09:19, 3. Rogers Ropp (Kenya) 2:09:51… 5. Hendrik Ramaala (South Africa/would win in 2004) 2:11:18… 7. John Kagwe (Kenya/winner 1997, 1998) 2:11:57, 8.Joseph Chebet (Kenya/winner 1999) 2:13:07…13.Scott Larson (1.St American) 2:15:26
Women2. Susan Chepkemei (Kenya) 2:25:12, 3. Svetlana Zakharova (Russia) 2:25:13, 4. Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya/would win in 2002) 2:25:51…6 Petrova (Russia/ defending champion) 2:26:18…10 Elana Meyer (South Africa) 2:31:43
Results:: https://results.nyrr.org/event/b11106/finishers
Top 20:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/remembering-2001-nyc-marathon
https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a24492717/nyc-marathon-after-september-11/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WaG-xAjD6w
2007-Kenya’s Martin Lele returned to his second New York marathon, ahead of Morocco’s Abderrahim Goumri (2:09:16) to win again in 2:09:04, the day after Ryan Hall ran 2:09:03 to win to the USA. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon hosted by NYRR in Central Park. In the lead-up, Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe led from the start and eventually trailed Ethiopia’s Gete Wami (2:23:32) by the 400m mark. Radcliffe won in 2:23:09, a second faster than in 2004.
Other notable graduates
Men3. Hendrik Ramaala (South Africa/2004 winner) 2:11:25, 4. Stefano Baldini (Italy/2004 Olympic Champion) 2:11:58…8.Marilson Gomez dos Santos (Brazil/winner 2006, 2008) .) 2:13:47
Women3. Jeyena Prokoptsuka (Latvia/2-time defending champion) 2:26:13…5. Catherine Ndereba (Kenya/World Champion-2003, 2007) 2:29:08, 6. Elva Dreyer 2:35:15, 7. Robin Friedman 2:39:19, 8. Tegla Lorupe (Kenya) 2:41:58 , 9. Melissa Christian 2:42:07, 10. Alvina Begay 2:42:46.
The results. https://results.nyrr.org/event/a71104/finishers
Top 20:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/sports/04iht-athletics4.8180917.html
https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20791606/paula-radcliffe-wins-nyc-marathon-com/
Features:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPJYc-_3aXk
2012– The official race could have been canceled the day before. However, nearly 2,000 participating runners, many of whom had already traveled to New York from around the world, showed up in Central Park on the day the Marathon was supposed to take place and ran 4 laps of the park, just as the runners did during the event. started in 1970
Runners were asked to donate food, clothing and money to be given to superstorm victims.
“This might sound rude,” said Caroline Lewis, 39, from Wales, who was there to cheer her husband David on. “But it’s such a great example of the American spirit that you find a way to get back up and carry on.”
https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/11/04/sports/SPTSMARATHON1104.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/11/03/sports/SPTSMARATHON1103.html?searchResultPosition=2
2018— Mary Keitany of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia were the winners of the 48th.th TCS NY City Marathon on a beautiful fall day.
It was 4 o’clockth The New York win for Keitany, who also won in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He was 2 years old.th To Shalane Flanagan in 2017 who finished a well-deserved 3th (2:26:22) is behind Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot (2:26:02) today. Molly Huddle finished 4thth (2:26:44), Des Linden 6th (2:27:51), and Allie Kiefer 7th (2:28:12) Give USA 4 top-10 finishes. Keitany’s winning time of 2:22:48 made it 2th– fastest ever run in New York City (behind Margaret Okayo’s Course Record of 2:22:31 set in 2003).
Keitany was inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame tonight.
It was the first win for Desisa, who had previously finished 2th (2014) and 3th (2015, 2017) in New York. As with Keitany, his winning time was 2:05:59th fastest ever run in New York (2:05:06 behind Geoffrey Muta’s then-CR set in 2011). And Ethiopia’s Shura Kiata (2:06:01) and defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya (2:06:26) are now 4-5 on the NY all-time list. Desisa pulled away from Kamworor in the final mile, then held off Kitata’s late charge.
The U.S. also had four top 10s in the men’s race: 6. Jared Ward (2:12:24), 7. Scott Fobble (2:12:28), 9. Shadrack Biwott (2:12:52), 10. .Chris Derrick (2:13:08).
A month before his 44th birthday, Bernard Lagat turned 18th (2:17:20) in his debut over the distance.
Results:: https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2018/finishers
Top 20:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_New_York_City_Marathon
Post Race:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyhlhUbYzXs
https://www.letsrun.com/events/2018/11/2018-tcs-new-york-city-marathon
Past winners of the New York City Marathon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_New_York_City_Marathon
Media Guide (2024)
Through the years.
