The race will span 26.2 miles or 42.195 km, which starts at 9 a.m. local time on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge and finishes in Manhattan's Central Park. It will cover allthe five boroughs of the city.
Aside from the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors.
Local media said that a new feature this year is staggered start times, with groups of runners beginning at different times to ease congestion, but whoever has the best total time will be the winner.
The winners on the man's and women's side take home $130,000 in prize money.
The race is organized by New York Road Runners (NYRR) and has been run every year since 1970. It is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world.
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