New York City’s marathon celebrated its 50th anniversary. After a COVID break, the race was reopened with half of the participants. All runners were asked to provide proof of vaccination or positive testing.
Racers started at Staten Island on Sunday at 8 AM EST. There was clear weather forecast of 45 degree temperatures and blue sky for 33,000 participants on the five-boro journey that begins at Staten Island, ends at Central Park.
The field was reduced by almost 40% this year, as compared with the 55,000 participants in 2019. Participants had to show proof that they were negative in COVID-19 testing within 48 hours. Meanwhile, spectators were asked to remain socially disengaged.
The men’s race was won by Albert Korir, a Kenyan who came in second two years earlier. Chelsea Clinton was among the celebrities who took part in this race, which was her first public appearance after beating sepsis two years ago.
Korir won the race by taking out Mohamed El Aaraby, Morocco’s Mohamed El Aaraby, and Eyob Faniel from Italy around the 18th Mile. He quickly took all the drama out the 50th running. In an official time of 2:08, 22 seconds, he won the race.
The victory was Korir’s first in a World Marathon Majors, and his first podium appearance since his win at the Ottawa Race Weekend Marathon. Korir finished 23 seconds behind Geoffrey Kamworor, who was second in the NYC Marathon’s 2019.
Chelsea Clinton poses after she has completed the New York City Marathon. She is pictured with her mother Hillary Clinton (left), her father Bill Clinton (right), as well as Ted Metellus (second to right) at Central Park’s finish.
New York City Marathon runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the beginning of Sunday’s race. This was on Sunday, Nov. 3. 2019, in New York. Only 33,000 runners are expected to jog from the Verrazano Bridge toward Central Park, Sunday Nov. 7. This is the 50th anniversary of the New York City Marathon.
During the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon, Albert Korir from Kenya wins the men’s division.
Albert Korir, first place men’s finisher from Kenya, right, second place finisher Mohamed El Aaraby, of Morrocco and Eyob Faniel, third place finisher, participate in an event at the New York City Marathon finish line in New York
The 26.2-mile run will see runners race through five boroughs in New York City. The race will start in Staten Island, at the Verrazano Bridge. They’ll then make their way through Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan before returning to Manhattan. Central Park marks the end point.
Morocco’s Mohammed El Aaraby celebrating finishing in 2nd place in the men’s elite race
Peres Jepchirchir from Kenya won the women’s race and was the first to be crowned the winner of a major marathon in fall. She had previously been awarded an Olympic gold medal.
After running side-by-side from Viola Cheptoo, Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh from Ethiopia in the last mile, the three ran together from Manhattan through the Bronx.
After winning gold in the Tokyo Olympics marathon, the 28-year old Kenyan won the race again after a brief recovery. Mary Keitany was once the dominant figure in the race and she retired recently.
Jepchirchir’s Sunday unofficial time was 2 hours and 22 minutes.
Peres of Kenya won the women’s run. She was first to be awarded a major marathon in fall, after she had received an Olympic gold-medal.
Peres Jepchirchir from Kenya is pictured with her trophy at a winners’ ceremony following crossing the New York City Marathon finish lines.
Viola Cheptoo, a Kenyan woman who finished second in the Women’s Elite Race celebrates her victory
Before the race, Kenenisa Bekele (three-time Olympic medalist in gold and legendary Ethiopian lung distance runner) said that he was eager to make’more history. Pictured is Bekele (39), in action during men’s elite races
Meanwhile, Madison de Rozario of Australia won the women’s wheelchair race, holding off past champions Tatyana McFadden and Manuela Schär for her first Big Apple victory.
The 27-year-old took gold over Schär at this year’s Tokyo Paralympic Marathon by just one second, but she blew away the field Sunday, winning by nearly three minutes at 1 hour, 51 minutes and 1 second. McFadden was second and Schär was third.
De Rozario was 4 years old when she developed transverse myelitis. She competed in the New York City Marathon for her third time. Fifth place in 2017 was her best finish. Her best finish was fifth in 2017.
Marcel Hug from Switzerland was the winner of the men’s handicap race. He pulled away early to claim his first title since 2017.
This 35-year old added another prize to his remarkable year which saw four gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics including the marathon. Last month, he won the Boston Marathon.
Hug was born with spina bifurca and finished second to American Daniel Romanchuk, 2018/19. Only one second separated the latter from victory.
Hug was finished in 1:31.24. This is more than six and a half minutes faster than David Weir, British’s second-place finisher, and Romanchuck third.
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug celebrates being the male winner in the elite wheelchair. Madison de Rozario from Australia is the female winner in the elite wheelchair race.
After winning the Men’s Elite Wheelchair Race with David Weir from Great Britain and Daniel Romanchuk of the United States, Marcel Hug (center) is pictured with the Swiss flag on the back.
The men’s wheelchair athletes pause at the New York City Marathon start line before they leave.
Start line at the New York City Marathon’s 50th Running Sunday, the athletes in the professional wheelchair men’s division depart
The Central Park race was completed by former President Bill Clinton (75), his wife Hilary, and their daughter Chelsea. This was Bill’s first public appearance after being discharged from the hospital in October.
Following a urological E.coli infection, which led to sepsis (a serious reaction that can lead to death), the 42nd president was taken into California’s hospital.
Since then, he is fully healed and has traveled back to Chappaqua, upstate New York. This residence is approximately 50 minutes drive from Central Park.
Some are shocked that Clinton will be attending the marathon’s Golden Anniversary after it became clear that he was too ill to go to General Colin Powell’s funeral.
Chelsea Clinton (3rd from left) was greeted by Marc Mezvinsky (2nd from left), her mother Hillary Rodham Clinton (4th from right), Ted Metellus (2nd from right), and her father Bill Clinton (5th from right). After she had completed the TCS New York City Marathon, in Central Park, 2021 TCS New York City Marathon, 2221 TCS New York City Marathon, 26 November 2000.
The former President of the United States, Bill Clinton (75), is seen in Central Park at the finish of the race
During this time, the start format has been modified with a fifth wave to allow runners to be separated as they travel by bus, ferry, or car to Staten Island. The finish line is near 67th Street, west side of Central Park.
There is no need to turn the clock back after this four-hour period. The last group will not depart until noon. This happens four hours after professional wheelchairs are first on the streets.
‘The classic line of, ‘We’ve always done it that way,’ that wasn’t going to be an option, ‘ race director Ted Metellus said. Each year, I have been looking for something new. But I don’t really know.
Over the past 21 months, New York’s streets have gone from eerily silent amid a crippling COVID-19 outbreak, to filled with heartache and rage as tens of thousands marched following George Floyd´s murder, and finally to a steady blossoming of re-openings since spring.
There has been no celebration that brought the residents together like Sunday’s marathon.
The race organizers hope this year’s event will have the same impact on the city as the 2001 marathon. This was when New Yorkers packed it less than two years after 9/11.
Metellus stated, “When I think about the year, it will make me excited and I’ll feel energized.” “But, I realize also how important it is to everyone else in the City.”
As spectators watch, the runners run across Queens while they take photos and videos. Starting at 8am, the NYC Marathon will continue throughout the day. until 8.30p.m.
Other runners participated in the race wearing hilarious costumes. Pictured: One runner in an elf costume, as Christmas approaches.
The costumes were worn by some runners during the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon. Pictured: 2 participants ran in costumes inspired by the popular South Korean Netflix series Squid Game.
The 2021 TCS New York City Marathon saw runners in costumes as they enjoyed the fun and humorous aspects of the race. Photographed: A hotdog-themed costume worn by a runner.
The New York City Marathon, which was forced to stop in 2020, is now back for its 50th anniversary edition. There are many opportunities to race it for charity. This industry has been a mainstay and will hopefully take root again following the pandemic.
As they get closer to Central Park, this is a general view of the racers in action.
The open division saw celebrities and other Olympic medalists compete, and the champions for men and women each earned $100,000.
Some gold medals were also awarded in non-competitive waves: U.S. women’s soccer team alumni Abby Wambach Lauren Holiday Kate Markgraf and Leslie Osborne were just a few of the stars that ran this year.
Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay, 57, and her husband Peter were also pictured providing encouragement for marathon runners on New York’s Upper East Side
The surprise for runners was when one of New York City’s most beloved and famous faces cheered them up as they ran up 1st Avenue.
Mariska and Peter, along with their children were at the corner of 1st Avenue & 96th Street, offering words and support to runners who came in.
One shouted back ‘I love you Olivia Benson’, a nod to the character that she has played on Law & Order: SVU for the past 23 seasons.
Shalane Flanagan and Abby Wambach, former USWMNT star after she completed the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon at Central Park
Mariska Hargitay, pictured in white, was seen cheering on runners while she joined fellow New Yorkers in supporting them.
One runn shouted back ‘I love you Olivia Benson’, a nod to the character that she has played on Law & Order: SVU for the past 23 seasons
Hargitay, 57, was joined by her husband, Peter, and their kids on the corner of 1st Avenue and 96th Street
Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber was also racing for the seventh time, while two members of British rock band Mumford & Sons were running NYC for the first time. Tony Award-winning actress Kelli O’Hara performed the national anthem and then hit the course, while former contestants on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette Matt James, Tyler Cameron, Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark also joined the party.
To support the Michael J. In support of Reeve Foundation, Fox Foundation and Good Morning America’s Will Reeve ran. Producer and host of MTV’s Catfish: TV Show Nevschulman also ran his fourth New York City Marathon.
Christy Turlington was a fashion icon and made her return to New York 10 years after she ran in the New York City Marathon. This represented her charity Every Mother Counts.
Shoe4Africa also had Kristine Froseth, actress and model, run for their cause. Nicole Briscoe, ESPN’s commentator, was also part of this year’s race.
Christy Turlington Burns celebrates victory at the New York City Marathon, Central Park.
Willie Geist (American TV personality, journalist) ran to support the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Good Morning America’s Will Reeve ran for the Reeve Foundation
Nicole Briscoe, ESPN’s commentator, also ran this year the New York City Marathon
Nev Schulman raises his fist high as he runs this year’s New York City Marathon
Shoe4Africa will send Kristine Froseth, actress and model from Kenya, to run for their noble cause
Tiki Barber (center), a former New York Giants runningback, is seen competing in the 50th New York City Marathon.