New York City Marathon marks 50 years as five-borough event
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 15:58 · Archive
The New York City Marathon, now in its 50th year as a five-borough race, will attract about 60,000 runners on Sunday, up from just over 2,000 in 1976.
The New York City Marathon runs through all five boroughs on Sunday for the 50th time, having moved out of Central Park in 1976 to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial and help uplift the struggling city. The race has since become one of the marquee events in New York and marathoning.
The first five-borough race in 1976 attracted just over 2,000 competitors, including only 88 women. About 60,000 runners are expected Sunday, with nearly half of them women. Bill Rodgers won that inaugural five-borough race and remains the only man to win the event four times, from 1976 to 1979. 'The sport really evolved that day,' Rodgers said of the original race moving out of Central Park.
Runners from more than 140 countries will compete Sunday. Defending champion Benson Kipruto of Kenya won last year by three-hundredths of a second, edging Alexander Mutiso.
How it is being reported
- From 2,000 runners to 60,000: The 5-borough New York City Marathon at 50Fifty years ago, the New York City Marathon ran through all five boroughs of the city for the first time.News4Jax · 30 Oct, 15:09
- From 2,000 runners to 60,000: The 5-borough New York City Marathon at 50Fifty years ago, the New York City Marathon ran through all five boroughs of the city for the first time.Clickorlando · 30 Oct, 15:09
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