New York City Half Marathon
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File:NYC Half Marathon - Aug '06.jpg
Runners going through Times Square in the inaugural New York City Half Marathon in 2006.
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Date | March |
Location | New York City |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Established | 2006 |
Course records | 59:24 (men) 1:07:41 (women) |
Official site | nyrr |
The New York City Half Marathon (branded as the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon) is an annual half marathon road running race. It passes through famous landmarks such as Central Park and Times Square. The New York Road Runners administers the race.
Course
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History
Numerous world class runners have participated in the race, including marathon record holders Haile Gebrselassie[3] and Paula Radcliffe, Olympic marathon medalists Catherine Ndereba,[4] Meb Keflezighi,[5] and Deena Kastor,[6] 2008 U.S. Olympic marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein,[7] and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall.[8]
Gebrselassie set the men's course record in 2007 championship, with a time of 59:24.[3][9] On March 20, 2016, Molly Huddle set the women's record with a time of 1:07:41.[10]
In its earlier years, the event was run on various dates in the summer; in 2010, it was moved to March. The 2010 race had a field of 14,821 registered runners and 11,604 finishers.[11] Mary Wittenberg, president of the NYRR, said in 2010 that she expects a possible growth of over 20,000 participants in future years.[12]
In October 8, 2014, United Airlines, which was the sponsor of much of the New York Road Runners races, becomes the title sponsor of the NYC Half Marathon.[13]
Winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1st | 2006 | August 27 | Tom Nyariki (KEN) | 1:01:22 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 1:09:43 |
2nd | 2007 | August 5 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 59:24 | Hilda Kibet (NED) | 1:10:32 |
3rd | 2008 | July 27 | Tadese Tola (ETH) | 1:00:58 | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | 1:10:19 |
4th | 2009 | August 16 | Tadese Tola (ETH) | 1:01:06 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:09:45 |
5th | 2010 | March 21 | Peter Kamais (KEN) | 59:52 | Mara Yamauchi (GBR) | 1:09:17 |
6th | 2011 | March 20 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 1:00:23 | Caroline Rotich (KEN) | 1:08:52 |
7th | 2012 | March 18 | Peter Kirui (KEN) | 59:39 | Firehiwot Dado (ETH) | 1:08:35 |
8th | 2013 | March 17 | Wilson Kipsang (KEN) | 1:01:02 | Caroline Rotich (KEN) | 1:09:09 |
9th | 2014 | March 16 | Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) | 1:00:50 | Sally Kipyego (KEN) | 1:08:31 |
10th | 2015 | March 15 | Leonard Korir (KEN) | 1:01:06 | Molly Huddle (USA) | 1:08:31 |
11th | 2016 | March 20 | Stephen Sambu (KEN) | 1:01:16 | Molly Huddle (USA) | 1:07:41 |
See also
References
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External links
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- 2006 establishments in New York
- Annual sporting events in the United States
- Central Park
- Competitions in New York City
- Half marathons in the United States
- March sporting events
- Recurring sporting events established in 2006
- Sports in Manhattan
- Visitor attractions in Manhattan