Results NYC Marathon 2010

The New York City Marathon ( ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons ) is a major annual marathon (42.195 km (26.219 mi)) that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 43,659 finishers in 2009. The race is organized by New York Road
Runners (NYRR) and has been run every year since 1970. The next marathon will be run on November 6, 2011. In recent years, it has been sponsored by the financial group ING. It is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world.

This year, there are innovations made with the New York Marathon in oder to lessen overcrowding at the starting line. There will be three wave starts releasing approximately 15,000 runners. A total of 45,000 runners will be accepted to be included in the race. Each wave will have an interval of 30 minutes each. If you are accepted in the New York Marathon 2010 your assignment Assignments will be posted on your profile page at the official New York Marathon website and are printed on runners’ registration cards.

Runners will assemble in what is called start villages at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island in the morning. These villages are outdoors and may be damp and cold, so warm, water-resistent clothing is recommended. There will be three start villages or zones divided into three colors, blue, orange and green. Your colorassignment is the same color as your race number.

New York Marathon 2010 route will be a total of 26 miles starting at Verrazano Narrows Bridge along Toll Road and then traversing Gowanus Express Road. Themarathon will then turn left on Dahlgren Pl and then left on 92nd street and then right on 4th Avenue which will be the main road for most of the New York Marathon 2010 route. New York Marathon 2010 will end at Central Park.

The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and 315 million worldwide television viewers. As any one of the more than 700,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime.

The marathon will also be televised to millions of television viewers worldwide. NBC 4 New York will cover the New York Marathon 2010 beginning 9:00am and NBC Sports will have a live broadcast from 2:00 to 4:00pm. Also, stay tuned for the Universal Sports / NBC New York live stream also beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Check out the ING New York City Marathon

for more details HERE.

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york-marathon-2010-nyc-marathon-route-and-course-map/