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New York Marathon Time Lapse Videos Give Couch Potatoes Taste of Race

(Nov. 9) -- It took runners hours to finish the New York City marathon on Sunday, but what couch potato has time for that? Instead, two newly released time lapse videos let you experience the race in mere minutes without ever breaking a sweat. Approximately 45,000 runners began their race in Staten Island with a run...

Edison Pena, Chilean Miner, Completes NYC Marathon

From out of the hole to crossing the finish line, Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who was rescued last month from a Chile mine, finished the New York City Marathon today, despite not competing in a race in years. Pena, an amateur runner, completed the 26.2-mile course through the City's five boroughs at 3:24 p.m., with a...

Haile Gebrselassie Retires After Not Finishing NYC Marathon

Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest distance runners in history, dropped out of the NYC Marathon at the 16th mile on Sunday. After that, he retired for good. The New York Times reports that Gebrselassie, the marathon world record holder at 2 hours, 3 minutes and 59 seconds, announced his intentions to retire from...

New York City Marathon Results 2010

What are the New York City Marathon results for 2010? Ethiopia's Gebre Gebremariam won the men's title of this year's New York City Marathon, pulling away after world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie retired with an injury 16 miles into the race. Kenyan Edna Kiplagat won the NYC Marathon women's title, finishing ahead...

Gebre Gebremariam, Edna Kiplagat Win NYC Marathon

Ethiopia's Gebre Gebremariam won the men's title of the ING New York City Marathon, pulling away Sunday after world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie retired with an injury 16 miles into the race. Kenyan Edna Kiplagat won the women's title -- her first major marathon championship -- ahead of American Shalane Flanagan, who...

Background on new york city marathon

The New York City Marathon (branded ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City.

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