2015 New York City Marathon
| 2015 New York City Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | New York, United States |
| Dates | November 1, 2015 |
The 45th New York City Marathon took place on November 1, 2015. The event was organised by the New York Road Runners and sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). A total of 50,229 runners were registered to take part in the event. The main race saw the third successive set of Kenyans taking first place.Stanley Biwott won the men's division with a time of 2:10:34. His compatriot Mary Keitany claimed the women's division with a time of 2:24:25, her second consecutive win in New York. In the wheelchair divisions, South African Ernst van Dyk won the men's division with a time of 1:30:54 and American Tatyana McFadden won the women's division with a new record of 1:43:04.
The 26.2-mile (42.2 km) course covers all five boroughs of New York City. It begins on Staten Island, in Fort Wadsworth, 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.
After descending the bridge, the course winds through Brooklyn, mostly along Fourth Avenue and Bedford Avenue, for approximately the next 11 miles (18 km). Runners pass through a variety of neighborhoods, including: Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint. At 13.1 miles (21.1 km), runners cross the Pulaski Bridge, marking the halfway point of the race and the entrance into Long Island City, Queens. After about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in Queens, runners cross the East River via the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan.
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