The ING New York City Marathon will take place on November 7th this year, giving tens of thousands of runners the chance to run 26.2 miles through all five boroughs, ending in Central Park. Seeing the over-40,000 runners in the race, non-runners may be surprised to discover that there is actually a lottery drawing to [...]
A big congratulations to all who ran the 2009 ING NYC marathon yesterday! American Meb Keflezighi took the men’s title this year, and Ethiopian Derartu Tulu won the women’s race. The day offered nearly perfect weather for runners, leading to many of 43,000 who took part in the event calling the day a success. The [...]
One of the events of the year in the city takes place tomorrow, the 2009, ING New York City Marathon. The 26.2-mile race starts in Staten Island and makes its way through all five boroughs before wrapping up in Central Park on the jogger’s path near Tavern on the Green (67th). If you are interested [...]
As part of the week-long celebration leading to the 2009 ING New York City Marathon, there will be a fun race tomorrow, the Run With Champions race. Come to see more than 1,000 selected New York City schoolchildren race either 1/4 mile or 1 mile. As part of the event, kids can enjoy interactive clinics [...]
One of the biggest races of the year, the ING New York City Marathon, is only a week away, and New York Road Runners is helping host running events all weekend to kick off marathon week. First, the Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff Virtual Run takes place all weekend. This run is a virtual race, which [...]
It’s time for the second portion of the marathon training runs! Join the New York Road Runners (NYRR) for a non-competitive run Saturday morning, bright and early at 7:00 am. The full course is a whopping 20 miles, but there are four loops, and individuals may shorten the distance of their run to as little [...]
It’s time for another Central Park run! Join the New York Road Runners (NYRR) for a non-competitive run Sunday morning, bright and early at 7:00 am. The full course is a whopping 20 miles, but there are four loops, and individuals may shorten the distance of their run to as little as 6 miles to [...]
