New York Marathon

The marathon is held on the first Sunday in November. The 26.2-mile (42 km) race currently begins on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The course then runs through Brooklyn and Queens and across the Queensborough Bridge into Manhattan and the 16-mile mark. From there, runners head north along First Avenue across the Willis Avenue Bridge for a short trip through the Bronx, across the Madison Avenue Bridge back into Manhattan, and along Fifth Avenue into Central Park. For the last 3 1/2 miles, the course goes through Central Park, finishing at the Tavern on the Green.

Men's Winners
Year	Winner, Country	Time
1970	Gary Muhrcke, USA	2:31:38
1971	Norman Higgins, USA	2:22:54
1972	Sheldon Karlin, USA	2:27:52
1973	Tom Fleming, USA	2:21:54
1974	Norbert Sander, USA	2:26:30
1975	Tom Fleming, USA	2:19:27
1976	Bill Rodgers, USA	2:10:09
1977	Bill Rodgers, USA	2:11:28
1978	Bill Rodgers, USA	2:12:12
1979	Bill Rodgers, USA	2:11:42
1980	Alberto Salazar, USA	2:09:41
1981	Alberto Salazar, USA	2:08:13
1982	Alberto Salazar, USA	2:09:29
1983	Rod Dixon, NZ	2:08:59
1984	Orlando Pizzolato, ITA	2:14:53
1985	Orlando Pizzolato, ITA	2:11:34
1986	Gianni Poli, ITA	2:11:06
1987	Ibrahim Hussein, KEN	2:11:01
1988	Steve Jones, WAL	2:08:20
1989	Juma Ikangaa, TAN	2:08:01
1990	Douglas Wakiihuri, KEN	2:12:39
1991	Salvador Garcia, MEX	2:09:28
1992	Willie Mtolo, S. Afr.	2:09:29
1993	Andres Espinosa, MEX	2:10:04
1994	German Silva, MEX	2:11:21
1995	German Silva, MEX	2:11:00
1996	Giacomo Leone, ITA	2:09:54
1997	John Kagwe, KEN	2:08:12
1998	John Kagwe, KEN	2:08:45
1999	Joseph Chebet, KEN	2:09:14
2000	Abdelkhader El Mouaziz, MOR	2:10:09
2001	Tesfaye Jifar, ETH	2:07:43*
2002	Rodgers Rop, KEN	2:08:07
2003	Martin Lel, KEN	2:10:30
2004	Hendrik Ramaala, RSA	2:09:28
2005	Paul Tergat, KEN	2:09:30
2006	Marilson Gomes dos Santos, BRA	2:09:58
2007	Martin Lel, KEN	2:09:04
2008	Marilson Gomes Dos Santos, BRA	2:08:43
2009	Meb Keflizighi, USA	2:09:15
*current record

Women's Winners
Year	Winner, Country	Time
1970	No Finisher	---
1971	Beth Bonner, USA	2:55:22
1972	Nina Kuscsik, USA	3:08:41
1973	Nina Kuscsik, USA	2:57:07
1974	Katherine Switzer, USA	3:07:29
1975	Kim Merritt, USA	2:46:14
1976	Miki Gorman, USA	2:39:11
1977	Miki Gorman, USA	2:43:10
1978	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:32:30
1979	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:27:33
1980	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:25:41
1981	Allison Roe, NZ	2:25:29
1982	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:27:14
1983	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:27:00
1984	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:29:30
1985	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:28:34
1986	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:28:06
1987	Priscilla Welch, GBR	2:30:17
1988	Grete Waitz, NOR	2:28:07
1989	Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR	2:25:30
1990	Wanda Panfil, POL	2:30:45
1991	Liz McColgan, SCO	2:27:23
1992	Lisa Ondieki, AUS	2:24:40
1993	Uta Pippig, GER	2:26:24
1994	Tegla Loroupe, KEN	2:27:37
1995	Tegla Loroupe, KEN	2:28:06
1996	Anuta Catuna, ROM	2:28:18
1997	F. Rochat-Moser, SWI	2:28:43
1998	Franca Fiacconi, ITA	2:25:17
1999	Adriana Fernandez, MEX	2:25:06
2000	Ludmila Petrova, RUS	2:25:45
2001	Margaret Okayo, KEN	2:24:21
2002	Joyce Chepchumba, KEN	2:25:56
2003	Margaret Okayo, KEN	2:22:31*
2004	Paula Radcliffe, GBR	2:23:10
2005	Jelena Prokopcuka, LAT	2:24:41
2006	Jelena Prokopcuka, LAT	2:25:05
2007	Paula Radcliffe, GBR	2:23:09
2008	Paula Radcliffe, GBR	2:23:56
2009	Derartu Tulu, ETH	2:28:52
*current record