What is New York City Marathon?
[[Image:New York marathon Verrazano bridge.jpg|thumb|255px|Marathon runners on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.]] The '''New York City Marathon''' (called the '''ING New York City Marathon''' because it is [[sponsor]]ed by [[financial]] company [[ING Group]]) is a yearly [[marathon]] that goes through all five [[borough]]s of [[New York City]]. The distance of the race is 26.219 miles. It starts at the [[Verrazano-Narrows Bridge]] and ends at [[Columbus Circle]]. It takes place on the first Sunday of November.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/november-nyc-weather-and-event-guide-1613385|title=Why November Is a Great Time to Visit New York City|website=TripSavvy}}</ref> It is one of the largest marathons in the world. 50,304 people ran the marathon in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nycmarathon.org/Results.htm | title = ING New York City Marathon 2010, Finisher Demographics, November 7, 2010| publisher = New York Road Runners}}</ref> It has been held every year since 1970 except for 2012, when the race was cancelled because of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Atlantic Wire|title=Reports: The New York Marathon Has Been Cancelled|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/11/marathon-cancelled-fox-news-thinks-so/58658/|date=November 2, 2012|access-date=November 9, 2013|archive-date=November 22, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6CNHDA1Xp?url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/11/marathon-cancelled-fox-news-thinks-so/58658/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} *{{official website|http://www.nycmarathon.org/}} *[http://www.crowdrise.com/ing-nyc-marathon-2013 Official ING NYC Marathon Fundraising Site] *{{NYTtopic|subjects/n/new_york_city_marathon}} {{sports-stub}} [[Category:Marathons]] [[Category:Sports in New York City]]