"Clear blue skies and temperatures with a high of 59 degrees provided the perfect conditions for the over 55,000 runners participating in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. The iconic race, now in its 55th year, began on Staten Island, where runners from more than 150 countries crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn, before winding through Queens into the Bronx, and finally racing down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue to the finish line in Central Park."
"at 8:22 a.m. Swiss Paralympic athlete Marcel Hug dominated the men's wheelchair race, finishing in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 16 seconds -earning a record-setting seventh TCS New York Marathon championship. In the women's wheelchair division, U.S. athlete Susannah Scaroni finished the course in 1 hour, 42 minutes, and 10 seconds, capturing her third TSC win and second in a row."
Clear blue skies and a high of 59 degrees provided ideal conditions for more than 55,000 runners in the 55th TCS New York City Marathon. The 26.2-mile course began on Staten Island, crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn, wound through Queens and the Bronx, and finished on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue into Central Park. Wheelchair, handcycle and select athletes with disabilities started early, followed by five waves of amateur runners. Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race in 1:30:16 for a record-setting seventh title. Susannah Scaroni won the women's wheelchair race in 1:42:10. Hellen Obiri set a women's course record of 2:19:51, edging Sharon Lokedi by 16 seconds. Benson Kipruto beat Alexander Mutiso by less than a second.
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