text: Here are the top 6 from 2005 in number of finishers:\n\nING New York City Marathon -- 36,872\nChicago Marathon -- 32,995\nHonolulu Marathon -- 24,219\nCity of Los Angeles Marathon -- 19,985\nMarine Corps Marathon -- 19,110\nBoston Marathon -- 17,549 \n\nAs far as entries, Chicago caps its entrants at 40,000; New York Says "over 35,000" entries.