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New York City Marathon

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  1. a major annual marathon (42.195 km) (26.2 miles) course through all five boroughs of New York City

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  2. The first New York City Marathon was held in 1970, organized by New York Road Runners Club president Vince Chiappetta and Fred Lebow, with 127 competitors running several loops around the Park Drive of Central Park

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  3. for sponsorship reasons

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  4. the largest marathon in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006

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  5. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors

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