NYC Marathons
| by Jason | 11 Comments » | Adventures, North America, United States
NYC Marathon Runners on 1st Avenue
I attended my first NYC Marathon, while Aracely ran in her first NYC Marathon. This was an amazing event to both participate in and be a spectator. The race had over 45,000 starters, ranging from 18 years old to 87 years old.
NYC Marathon Course
The NYC Marathon is considered a difficult course, spanning the 5 boroughs of New York City. The starting line is in Staten Island, and runners first cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge bridge to Brooklyn. After running through the narrow streets of Brooklyn, they cross into Queens and then onto the Queensboro bridge landing on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Running north on 1st Avenue through Harlem, they enter the 5th borough, the Bronx. The runners finish by returning south and running a half a loop around Central Park. The 26.2 marathon distance is challenging in NYC because of the many turns, spanning bridges and crowded field of runners. (more…)
