New York City Marathon 2011: Route, Date, Start Time and TV Info

The New York City Marathon is one of the world's premier marathons. They offer over $600,000 in prize money to participants, and over 100,000 people apply annually to participate in this historic race.

Roughly two million people line the course to cheer on runners, and—according to nycmarathon.org—315 million people watch this event worldwide.

This marathon has quickly rose to prominence from its humble beginnings. It began in 1970—when only 127 people paid the $1 entry fee to participate.

It is now one of the most highly regarded marathons in the world.

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Where: New York City

When: Sunday, November 6th with wheelchair competitors starting at 8:30 a.m. EST and runners starting at 9:40 a.m. EST

Watch: Universal Sports and Live Streaming on universalsports.com

 

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Route

The race begins in Fort Wadsworth and rolls 26.2 miles until it ends in Central Park. Here is the course map:

Men's 2010 Results

Place	Runner	Time
1	Gebre Gebrmariam	2:08:14
2	Emmanuels Mutai	2:09:18
3	Moses Kigen Kipkosgei	2:10:39
4	Abderahim Kwanbai	2:11:31
5	James Kwambai	2:11:31

Women's 2010 Results

Place	Runner	Time
1	Edna Kiplagat	2:28:20
2	Shalane Flanagan	2:28:40
3	Mary Keitany	2:29:01
4	Inga Abitova	2:29:01
5	Kim Smith	2:29:28