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NYC marathon tradition that live
by Zivka Deleva

The New York City marathon is a major annual marathon (42.19 kilometers) that runs through the five boroughs of New York. The race is organized by New York Road Runners (NYRR) and has been run every year since 1970. It is sponsored by ING so in the past few years it is called ING NYC marathon. It is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world. Because of the popularity of the race, participation is limited to 37,000 entrants chosen largely by a lottery system. It is a long year tradition and it is a great honor to be part of this race. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance of becoming top news in all of the media around USA. This year’s winner was complete surprise. Gebre Gebremariam, 26 years old from Ethiopia, in his first ever marathon, won the race after breaking ahead of his last rival, Emmanuel Mutai ! of Kenya, in the 25th mile to finish alone with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes 14 seconds. Mutai finished second, with more than a minuite behind Gebremariam. Edna Kiplagat won the women's title with a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 20 seconds, ahead of American Shalane Flanagan. The race featured 37-year-old world record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who ran with a bad knee and dropped out of the race at the 16th mile. Afterwards, he announced his retirement.

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