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The New York City
Marathon (ING New York City Marathon
for sponsorship reasons) is a major
annual marathon (42.195 km (26.219
mi)) whose course runs through all
five boroughs of New York City. It
is one of the largest marathons in
the world, with 43,659 finishers in
2009. 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 New York
Road Runners (NYRR)
and has been run every year since
1970. The next marathon will be run
on November 7, 2010. 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. Runners who are
members of NYRR can gain entry by
meeting the qualifications for
guaranteed entry or via nomination
from an official running club.
Officially recognized running clubs
are allowed two guaranteed spots for
members who did not make it in via
lottery.
The initial course of 1970 consisted
in repeated racing around Central
Park. Nowadays the course covers all
five boroughs of New York City. It
begins on Staten Island near the
approach to the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge. The bridge, which normally
carries only vehicular traffic, is
closed for the event. Runners use
both sides of the upper level of the
bridge and the westbound side of the
lower level. In the opening minutes
of the race, the bridge is filled
with runners, creating a dramatic
spectacle that is closely associated
with the event.
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