The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon that courses through the 5 boroughs of New York City (NYC). This race is recognized as on the list of USA’s highly regarded sporting events. It is the largest sized race in the world with 53,508 finishers the 2019 race. The race is really popular, that admittance to it for the average runner is usually by a lottery system with most wanting to get in missing out. An important feature of the marathon is the nearly 2 million spectators that line the route, practically having a celebration to back up all the runners and cheer all of them on with festivities all along the road. The NYC Marathon is organized by the New York Road Runners and has been run yearly since 1970, apart from two occasions. The 2012 race was canceled as a result of flooding from Hurricane Sandy and in 2020 when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The NYC marathon usually takes place on the initial Sunday of November. The 50th running of the event is planned for the 7 November 2021. The first New York City Marathon manager or organizer was the late Fred Lebow […] read more