Either Kipsang or Kimetto will receive the winner-take-all cheque of $500,000. Fellow Kenyan Rita Jeptoo has already secured the women’s World Marathon Majors title NEW YORK - The 2013-2014 World Marathon Majors series will come to an exciting conclusion in New York City on … [Read more...]
New York City Marathon 2014 prepares
April 14, 2014
NEW YORK - The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, set for Sunday, November 2, 2014, will feature a field of runners selected from more than 134,000 applications, it was announced by Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. … [Read more...]
New York City largest ever
March 25, 2014
New York City largest ever - again; record 31 marathons worldwide had more than 10,000 finishers in 2013 After its 2012 cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the #1 spot as the world's largest marathon with 50,266 finishers, the first … [Read more...]
WMM update after Kipsang Berlin win
September 30, 2013
The chase continues for the One Million Dollars for the 2012-2013 World Marathon Majors Series The 40th edition of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON took place on September 29, 2013 Weather: near perfect conditions 7C at start to 11C at the finish, (44F to 52F during race time) sunny, … [Read more...]
New York to Decide WMM
October 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
New York, NY - With Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai enjoying an insurmountable lead in the men's 2011-2012 World Marathon Majors Series as the result of victories at the 2011 Boston and ING New York City Marathons, and the 2012 BMW Berlin Marathon, the women's title, and equal share of … [Read more...]
Salazar, Kuscsik, Gorman inducted
October 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK CITY -Three-time New York City Marathon champion Alberto Salazar, who won consecutive titles from 1980 to 1982, and two-time winners Nina Kuscsik and Miki Gorman will be inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame as its second class, it was announced by New York Road Runners … [Read more...]
Powerful Field for New York 2012
September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Powerful International Field Expected at 2012 ING New York City Marathon Including two-time race champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Morocco's two-time Olympian Abderrahime Bouramdane, Great Britain's Olympic marathoner Scott Overall and three-time Olympian Kayoko Fukushi, … [Read more...]
US Marathon Team for New York
August 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Team-Led By Meb Keflezighi-to Headline 2012 ING New York City Marathon Field on November 4 … [Read more...]
WMM returns in Boston and London
April 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
The chase for the million dollar World Marathon Majors prize is back with a bang when many of the leading contenders for the 2011/12 series race for points in the BAA Boston and Virgin London Marathon. … [Read more...]
Guaranteed-Entry Guidelines for New York
November 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK - New rules for guaranteed entry into the ING New York City Marathon, beginning with the 2012 event, have been announced by New York Road Runners officials. … [Read more...]
