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The 41st Running of the New York City Marathon - As It Happens
We're onsite at the New York City Marathon and will be commenting on the race - as it happens. If you haven't yet, follow the links above to read the bios and look at the starter lists - so you know who the players are. Then, return to this page and refresh often. We'll have photos and post-race writeups after the race is over.
Refresh this page every few minutes to see the latest updates. We'll have all of the updates for all races on this one page - trying to make it as easy as possible for our readers to see what's happening.
Note, as you read these reports, they will appear in reverse chronological order. Newest updates will be at the top of each section.
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Overview
The largest field ever is expected for the 41st running of the ING New York City Marathon - with 45,344 starters! But on this page we'll be focusing on the elite races... Keep refreshing this page for updates...
Men's Race back to top
The Finish (2:08:14). Gebre Gebremariam wins the New York City Marathon in his debut - joining the likes of Alberto Salazar who won in his debut. Gebremariam's time was the sixth fastest ever for the race and the fastest since 2002. Emmanuel Mutai holds on for second place in 2:09:17. Moses Kigen Kipkosgei, surprisingly, takes third in 2:10:39.
Mile 25 (2:02:35). Gebremariam has built a lead of eight seconds on Mutai. Kwambai is one minute behind Mutai - that will be a tough deficit to overcome.
Just before mile 25, Gebremariam looks over and recognizes that Mutai has little left. Without Gebremariam picking up the pace, Mutai starts to fall back... Gebremariam had been waiting to make his move, but with the weakness of his only last competitor, he begins to pick up the pace and will run strong to the finish with no worry.
Mile 23 (1:52:31), Mile 24 (1:57:45). Both leaders (Gebremariam and Mutai) look strong with Gebremariam seeming to be jogging - he knows he can just wait for a final sprint if need be... James Kwambai has fallen back and is twenty seconds back.
Mile 22 (1:47:42). Still Mutai and Gebremariam - looking strong - we'll note that Gebremariam is running his debut marathon and is predominantly a 10K specialist, if he can maintain the next few miles, he should win in a final kick. But the clock tells us that Kwambai is only two seconds back.
Mile 21 (1:42:54) Mutai and Gebremariam both look strong. Both have looked back to see if anyone is behind and are probably encouraged by the fact that Kwambai is six seconds back, but perhaps worried that he is not falling any further back...
Mile 20 (1:38:06). Mutai still seems to be controlling the lead pack, but Gebremariam has stepped right up to the front. James Kwambai is just off and Bouramdane seems to be struggling a bit as he falls further back into fourth place.
Mile 19 (1:33:13). The lead pack of four is about fifteen seconds ahead of the rest. The winner will most certainly come from one of these men.
Mile 17 (1:24:08). Mutai is pushing the pace and the pack is starting to break apart again. Bouramdane is on the lead and Gebre Gebremariam is just behind. James Kwambai is with the leaders, and all others are starting to fall back.
Mile 16 (1:19:40), Haile Gebrselassie has dropped out on the 59th Street Bridge, as did Viktor Rothlin. The remaining men come off the bridge - 15 men together. And almost immediately Emmanuel Mutai takes off and starts to run away from the field. Goumri catches him soon and the pace starts to slow as the pack begins to come together with Goumri taking the leadership position.
Mile 14 (1:09:41), Mile 15 (1:14:41) - The men will be off the bridge and onto First Avenue in just a moment.
Mile 13 (1:04:45), Halfway (1:05:19). This is still a relatively slow pace. If the race continues this way, it will surely favor Haile Gebrselassie. There are still fiteen in the pack. In the lead pack: Meb Keflezighi, Emmanuel Mutai, Abderrahime Bouramdane, Abderrahim Goumri, Abel Kirui, Haile Gebrselassie, Marilson Gomes does Santos, Peter Kamais, James Kwambai, Dathan Ritzenhein, Jorge Torres, Moses Kipkosgie Kipko, Simon Bairu, Gebre Gebremariam.
Mile 8 (40:39), Mile 9 (45:21), 15K (46:52) - Emmanuel Mutai has taken over the role of leader to move the pace forward. The pack remains the same.
Mile 7 (35:44). Hendrick Ramaala, the 2004 winner, is always a favorite at these races - and he'll ensure the pace is honest. Following the water stations at 10K, Ramaala moved to the front and the seventh mile is the fastest of the day so far at 4:47. Three Americans remain in the lead pack of about 20, including Meb Keflezighi, Dathan Ritzenhein and Jorge Torres.
Mile 5 (26:05), Mile 6 (30:57), 10K (32:00). Meb Keflezighi picked up the pace somewhat, but the pace is still conservative.
Mile 3 (15:53), 5K (17:09), Mile 4 (20:58). Abderrahim Bouramdane has pushed the pace to something reasonable - 4:56 and 5:03. But, the time for 4 miles, 20:58 will bring the field through 26.2 miles in 2:17, hmmm...
Mile 1 (5:56) - very slow... Eighteen men in the front, with an additional pack just behind.
The men's race has started! Haile Gebrselassie is in the front, with Meb Keflezighi on his left shoulder. It's still the first mile, but it looks like everyone is deferring to Geb. In a pre-race interview he sounded like he was making excuses: a slight injury. We'll see if that means anything or not.
The Men's race will start at 9:40AM ET.
Women's Race back to top
Finish (2:28:20). Edna Kiplagat continued strong through the finish, easily winning. Shalane Flanagan, struggling slightly took second place in 2:28:40 and Mary Keitany - in terrible pain - took third place in 2:29:01.
Mile 25 (2:21:49). Kiplagat is five seconds ahead of Keitany and Shanagan who are together.
After mile 24 (2:16:38), Kiplagat makes a surge and Keitany stays with her and Flanagan is off the back.
Mile 23 (split of 4:58). The women's field has broken apart. The two debutantes, Mary Keitany and Shalane Flanagan have pushed the pace and only Edna Kiplagat is sticking with them. They are building a convincing lead.
Mary Keitany, Teyba Erkesso, Lyudmila Petrova, Caroline Rotich, Edna Kiplagat, Inga Abitova, Kim Smith, Shalane Flanagan are in the lead.
Mile 20 (1:54:55). Flanagan has been leading and Kim Smith is also in the front. The field is still huge, but Tulu, Daunay and Petrova have fallen back.
Mile 14 (1:20:54), Mile 15 (1:14:41) - The women are off the 59th St. bridge and onto First Avenue. Inga Abitova and Teyba Erkesso look to be pushing the pace somewhat as the group moves up First Avenue. But then, Shalane Flanagan is moving to the front...
Mile 11 (1:03:44), Mile 12 (1:09:22), 20K (1:11:52), Mile 13 (1:15:06), Halfway (1:15:47) - The pace is still the same, about 2:31 expected finish. Talking with Shalane Flangan before the race, she was hoping for something like this, believing her finishing speed (as bronze medalist at the 10,000m in the last Olympics) is better than any other...
Mile 7 (40:28), Mile 8 (46:21), Mile 9 (52:04), 15K (53:54), Mile 10 (57:47) - Still 18 women in the pack, Mara Yamauchi has been leading, Inga Abitova made a short move, but not much. The pace is still something like a 2:31 expected finish, nothing impressive at this point. Three Americans remain in the front pack, Shalane Flanagan, Serena Burla and Katie McGregor.
Mile 4 (23:41), Mile 5 (29:17), Mile 6 (34:47), 10K (36:00) - The pace will put the women in place for a 2:31 finish - this is slow for this point in the race. We're hearing some reports of a headwind - this might be affecting the women, but likely it is just a conservative pace and the race will happen later.
Mile 1 (6:14), Mile 2 (12:19), Mile 3 (18:05), 5K (18:40). That is a relatively slow start. Eighteen women in the pack. Katie McGregor was leading at the start, Mara Yamauchi appears to have taken that position - but it is nominal.
The women have started. There's not much to report on at the moment, - just a large pack... We'll report more as we can...
The Women's race will start at 9:10AM ET. They are all at the starting line, ready to start. It's a cold day, 40 degrees at the start - actually perfect - for comparison, the course record was set on a day when it was 45 degrees at the start... The wmoen are dressed in all sorts of gear, some with long sleeve shirts and hats, smoe with little but their singlet.... More as they start.
Wheelchair Race back to top
In the men's wheelchair race, seven men wen through the halfway mark in 48:29, led by Krige Schabort who was followed by David Weir, Kurt Fearnley, Aaron Gordian, Kota Hokinoue, Josh Cassidy and Masazumi Soejima. At 30K, David Weir and Masazumi Soejima - working toegether - had built a lead of ten seconds on Kurt Fearnley and Krige Schabort. That lead lengthened, and throught he finish it becamse a race between Soejima and Weir, with Fearnley settled comfortably in to third place. At the finish: David Weir took the win in 1:37:29, aheada of Masazumi Soejima in second in 1:37:31 with Kurt Fearnley in third place in 1:38:44.
The wheelchair race started on time at 8:20AM ET. From the start, a group of 7, including favorites Kurt Fearnley and Krige Schabort were in the lead group...
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