BY THE NUMBERS ING New York City Marathon 2008 November 2 THE RACE âÂ. 38,356 starters âÂ. 37,899 finishers âÂ. 66 percent of the finishers were male, and 34 percent were female âÂ. 3,153 finishers from Italy, which had the highest number of non-U.S. finishers âÂ. 3,037 finishers from Great …
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Goucher 3rd as fastest American woman ever at NYC Marathon; 4 Americans in men’s top 10 NEW YORK – World record holder Paula Radcliffe won her third ING New York City Marathon as 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher turned in a history-making American performance in third Sunday …
Read More »Lel Clinches $500K WMM Purse, Women Head to NYC
Women’s World Marathon Majors Series Champions’ Race Will Come Down to Last Race of the Season Wami, Ndereba and Mikitenko still in the running for the $500,000 champion’s purse; Martin Lel clinches men’s crown For the second consecutive year, the World Marathon Majors Series womenÛªs champions race will come …
Read More »World’s Top Marathoners Vye For Olympic Glory & WMM Points
Beijing Olympic Games are the next stop for WMM leaders When the world’s top marathon runners take to the streets of Beijing later this month at the Olympic Games they will be competing for more than gold, silver and bronze. For the first time since the launch of the World …
Read More »World Marathon Majors to Conclude in NY
Inaugural World Marathon Majors Series to Conclude at ING New York City Marathon Champions to be honored on November 5 NEW YORK CITY – Nearly two years have passed since organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City marathons announced the formation of the World Marathon Majors …
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