On November 1, Sunday the 44th Annual New York City Marathon started exactly at 9:00 in the morning.
Together with the world's fastest runners, 2014 champs Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany, the race began on Staten Island through New York and will cross the finish line in Manhattan's Central Park.
If you want to be part of something big, the New York City Marathon is the place to be.
Since it’s New York City – you'll get to see a lot of it as the course passes through all five boroughs and shows off some awesome skyline views along the way.
New York City Marathon is the largest of all marathons in the world and this legendary race is a basic part of the World Marathon Majors series.
Wilson Kipsang of Kenya, last year's champ was back to defend his New York City Marathon title in the big race, however, he was edged out by Kenya’s Stanley Biwott.
He placed second at the London Marathon in 2014, and this is Stanley's first major marathon win after that.
Finishing the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds, he only beat fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor by 14 seconds, so it was absolutely a close race.
Finishing in third place, is Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa, and in fourth was reigning NYC Marathon champ Wilson.
Kenyan Mary Keitany, Successfully defending her 2014 New York City Marathon title at the 2015 NYC race, Kenyan Mary Keitany crossed the finish line first again.
Mary received another gold medal and $100,000 prize with an incredible time of 2:24:25.
Since Paula Radcliffe in 2008, Mary is the first woman to repeat NYC marathon wins.
Tatyana McFadden, of the US celebrates after crossing the finish line, in Wheelchair women's division.
The World Marathon Majors (WMM) consists of city marathons in Chicago, Boston, Berlin and London, and of the World Championships and Olympic Games marathons, apart from the New York Marathon.
When winners of the WMM are found, the male and female winner split a prize of one million dollars between them. Elite runners in these races earn points based on their placing.
New York City Marathon is renowned for its warm and highly large crowds of viewers that take to the streets to encourage and support the runners.
Starting on Staten Island, over Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and into Brooklyn and Queens, crowds line the whole course of the race.
The route goes over Queensboro Bridge for a roundtrip on Manhattan and a short stop in the Bronx before reaching the finish outside the famous restaurant Tavern on the Green in Central Park.
Runners experience the cultural diversity of New York’s neighborhoods along the way and run across five New York bridges.
