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The New York City Marathon is an annual Marathon foot-race run over a 26.2 mile course through the five boroughs of New York City . Next to the Boston Marathon , it is considered the pre-eminent long-distance annual running event in the United States . The race is produced by the New York Road Runners and has been run every year since 1970 . In recent years, it has also been sponsored by financial giant ING . It is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world. Because of the popularity of the race, participation is limited to 35,000 entrants chosen by a Lottery system, with preference given to previous participants. THE COURSE nearing the end.]] The course begins in Staten Island near the approach to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge . The bridge, which normally carries only vehicular traffic, is closed for the event. In the opening minutes of the race, the bridge is filled with runners, creating a dramatic spectacle that is closely associated with the event. The course winds through Brooklyn and Queens , crosses the East River on the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan . It then proceeds north on First Avenue , crosses briefly into the Bronx over the Harlem River before returning to Manhattan . It then proceeds south through Harlem and into Central Park and terminates near Tavern On The Green . 2005 The top male finisher was n Ernst Van Dyk ''' took the wheelchair race in 1:31:11. 2004 The top female finisher was by 4 seconds. The top male was Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa with a time of 2:09:28. 2003 A record 34,729 people participated in the race. The top male finisher was '''. In recent years, runners from Kenya have dominated the event. The top Americans were Matt Downin (2:18:48) and . 1979 In a normally trivial mistake, runner rescinded Ruiz' time after determining she had not finished the 1979 race, and officials in Boston quickly followed suit. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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