The New York City Marathon was held on November 1. A record number of runners took part in the 26.2-mile race. They ran through New York City’s five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. This marks the 50th anniversary of the five-borough course.
More than 60,000 runners finished. They came from more than 140 countries. Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s division. She finished in two hours, 24 minutes, and 36 seconds. Andreas Almgren, from Sweden, was the winning man. He finished in two hours, six minutes, and one second. “This marathon thing, it’s quite fun,” he said on a broadcast.
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