2010 New York City Marathon
The 2010 New York City Marathon was the 41st running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 7. Sponsored by ING Group, the competition was the fifth World Marathon Major of 2010 and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. A record 45,344 people were entered into the race. Ethiopian runner Gebregziabher Gebremariam won the men's race in a time of two hours, eight minutes and fourteen seconds on his debut performance over the distance. Edna Kiplagat of Kenya took first place in the women's race with her winning time of 2:28:20.
Runners at Fifth Avenue, Harlem, with the Duke Ellington Memorial in the background
Pre-race favorite Haile Gebrselassie, seen here in Amsterdam, dropped out and announced his retirement.
Defending champion Meb Keflezighi, seen here in London, was sixth and Dathan Ritzenhein took eighth.
Action from the women's elite race
The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishers in 2019 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors.
Paula Radcliffe, the victor of the women's division in the 2007 NYC Marathon.
Thousands of runners on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Runners before the race at Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in the 2007 marathon.
Professional wheelers heading for the starting line in 2007.
