The New York City Marathon (ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon (42.195 km) (26.2 miles) whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006.[1] 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.The race is organized by NYRR (New York Road Runners) and has been run every year since 1970. In recent years, it has been sponsored by the financial group ING. 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, with preference given to previous participants.
The closest i will get is Singapore Marathon for now but i would not mind ventured out a bit, maybe HK or Tokyo. I still think my timing is way out of average marathoners though.
1 comment:
i think it would be fun, but for me i shall collapse due to overcrowded situation.
Post a Comment