title: 2014 New York City Marathon
text: # 2014 New York City Marathon
  
  The 2014 New York City Marathon was the 44th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on November 2. The elite men's race was won by Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya with a time of 2:10:59 and the women's race by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, also of Kenya, with a time of 2:25:07.
  
  It was the largest marathon ever, with a record number of 50,869 starters. With 50,564 finishers (30,035 men and 20,398 women), having an average finish time of 4:34:45, the race also broke the record for most finishers.
  
  The winds were exceptional this year, forcing race officials to move the start line of the wheelchair and handcycle competitions to the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, shortening the course to 23.2 miles. Kurt Fearnley of Australia won the men's wheelchair division with a time of 1:30:55, earning his fifth New York City win. American Tatyana McFadden successfully defended her title with a time of 1:42:16 on the shortened course, and, as a result, has become not only the sole person to have ever won four major marathons in a year (Boston, London, Chicago, and New York City), but also the sole person to do so two years in a row.
  
  This was the first marathon for which Tata Consultancy Services was the title sponsor. In addition, the one-millionth finisher of the New York City Marathon (since the marathon was first held in 1970), Katherine Slingluff of Brooklyn, completed her race with a time of 4:43:36.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | Kenya | 2:10:59 |
  | | Lelisa Desisa | Ethiopia | 2:11:06 |
  | | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 2:12:13 |
  | 4 | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 2:13:18 |
  | 5 | Stephen Kiprotich | Uganda | 2:13:25 |
  | 6 | Geoffrey Mutai | Kenya | 2:13:44 |
  | 7 | Masato Imai | Japan | 2:14:36 |
  | 8 | Peter Cheruiyot Kirui | Kenya | 2:14:51 |
  | 9 | Ryan Vail | United States | 2:15:08 |
  | 10 | Nicholas Arciniaga | United States | 2:15:39 |
  | 11 | Yuki Kawauchi | Japan | 2:16:41 |
  | 12 | Lusapho April | South Africa | 2:16:50 |
  | 13 | Birhanu Dare | Ethiopia | 2:18:24 |
  | 14 | Micah Kogo | Kenya | 2:18:36 |
  | 15 | Danilo Goffi | Italy | 2:19:44 |
  | 16 | Stephen Shay | United States | 2:19:47 |
  | 17 | Michael Kipyego | Kenya | 2:20:00 |
  | 18 | Abebe Negash | Ethiopia | 2:20:15 |
  | 19 | Harbert Okuti | Uganda | 2:22:34 |
  | 20 | Aron Rono | United States | 2:23:30 |
  | — | Brent Vaughn | United States | DNF |
  | — | Tesfaye Assefa | Ethiopia | DNF |
  | — | Khalid En Guady | Morocco | DNF |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:25:07 |
  | | Jemima Sumgong | Kenya | 2:25:10 |
  | | Sara Moreira | Portugal | 2:26:00 |
  | 4 | Jeļena Prokopčuka | Latvia | 2:26:15 |
  | 5 | Desiree Linden | United States | 2:28:11 |
  | 6 | Firehiwot Dado | Ethiopia | 2:28:36 |
  | 7 | Valeria Straneo | Italy | 2:29:24 |
  | 8 | Bizunesh Deba | Ethiopia | 2:31:40 |
  | 9 | Annie Bersagel | United States | 2:33:02 |
  | 10 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:33:18 |
  | 11 | Ana Dulce Félix | Portugal | 2:35:33 |
  | 12 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:36:24 |
  | 13 | Kara Goucher | United States | 2:37:03 |
  | 14 | Lauren Kleppin | United States | 2:39:13 |
  | 15 | Alia Gray | United States | 2:39:43 |
  | 16 | Marcella Klimek | United States | 2:40:00 |
  | 17 | Hilary Dionne | United States | 2:40:54 |
  | 18 | Rocío Cantará | Peru | 2:45:30 |
  | 19 | Kate Pallardy | United States | 2:45:46 |
  | 20 | Katie Conlon† | United States | 2:48:40 |
  | — | Rkia El Moukim | Morocco | DQ |
  | — | Blake Russell | United States | DNF |
  
  * † Ran in mass race
  * $^{nb1}$ Rkia El Moukim of Morocco originally finished in sixth place in a time of 2:28:12 hours. Her performance was subsequently annulled due to doping as a result of abnormalities in her biological passport.
  
  ### Wheelchair men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:30:55 |
  | | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:30:56 |
  | | Tomasz Hamerlak | Poland | 1:30:56 |
  | 4 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:30:57 |
  | 5 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:30:57 |
  | 6 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 1:30:59 |
  | 7 | Josh George | United States | 1:33:09 |
  | 8 | Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:33:36 |
  | 9 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | Japan | 1:33:53 |
  | 10 | Jorge Madera Jimenez | Spain | 1:34:08 |
  
  ### Wheelchair women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:42:16 |
  | | Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:43:25 |
  | | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:44:49 |
  | 4 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:52:40 |
  | 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:52:40 |
  | 6 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 1:52:41 |
  | 7 | Susannah Scaroni | United States | 1:57:55 |
  | 8 | Shelly Woods | United States | 2:03:15 |
  | 9 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 2:03:17 |
  | 10 | Arielle Rausin | United States | 2:12:07 |
  
  ### Handcycle men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alfredo De Los Santos | United States | 1:17:28 |
  | | Ludovic Narce | France | 1:17:28 |
  | | Stephane Massard | France | 1:24:53 |
  | 4 | Samuel Spencer | United States | 1:27:21 |
  | 5 | Mike Murphy | United States | 1:27:33 |
  
  ### Handcycle women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Helene Hines | United States | 2:04:45 |
  | | Ashli Molinero | United States | 2:07:30 |
  | | Rosalie Ames | United States | 3:54:47 |
  | 4 | Nadine McNeil | United States | 4:16:22 |
  | 5 | Selvie Mulaj | United States | 5:56:33 |
  