Meb Keflezighi made the rounds following the New York City Marathon. One of the places he visited was the David Letterman show where he read the Top Ten List on the day after the marathon:
In case you missed it
“The top ten thoughts that go through your mind when you run the New York City Marathon…”
I just came across this interesting fact about New York City Marathon in the NY times.
In 1977, Wesley Paul, a child from Columbia became the youngest person ever to complete the New York City Marathon with an incredible time of 3:00:37. In the early years of the race several children competed.
Paul still ran a 2:38 personal best at 15, in the Houston Marathon. By the age of 16 he had 40 marathon under his belt.
At 16 he fractured his knee when a car backed into him while he was running. He never recovered!
In a New York Times article it was reported that in 2008 NYC marathon 46 runners were disqualified for having taking a short cut to the finish line and an untold number of runners escape detection, marathon officials said.
Mary Wittenberg, the race director, called the number of cheats shocking.
Shortcuts methods at NYC marathon
According to the organisers the two most common form of cheating are
Stepping off the course and rejoining it closer to the finish, often sneaking into Central Park once they enter Manhattan near Mile 16.
Participants running with someone else bib. According to 2008 records, a 19-year-old in the field gave his bib to someone five years older, and that person posted the best time in the 18-19 division.
The biggest reason or motivation of taking a short cut is to secure a coveted qualification time for the Boston Marathon
Long time among ago I loved Nike running shoe but I fell out of love with Nike the day I bought my first Saucony Running shoes.
I still think Nike shoes are good for racing but when it comes to marathon training I prefer Saucony.
Latest Nike LunarGlide+ Shoe.
NIKE, Inc. have introduced the Nike LunarGlide+ Race Collection to celebrate the brave achievements of marathon runners worldwide.
The Nike LunarGlide+ Race Collection features nine shoes that combine city-inspired design touches.
The collection includes shoes for Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, London, New York City, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo along with a shoe for the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco.
Nike is celebrating the unique individual flavour of the world’s top marathons with color and iconic imagery that represent each city.
They have a Nike Lunarglide shoe for men and a Nike Lunarglide shoe for women.
If your city is not on that list, DONT BUY THE SHOE……off cause am kidding!!!!!!
To qualify for New York marathon a marathon runner must show proof of meeting the following qualifying times in certified races.
Open (Age 18-39)**
Masters (Age 40+)**
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Men
2:55:00
1:23:00
3:10:00
1:30:00
Women
3:23:00
1:37:00
3:38:00
1:44:00
Veterans (Age 50+)**
Veterans (Age 60+)**
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Men
3:30:00
1:40:00
3:45:00
1:48:00
Women
3:52:00
1:50:00
4:13:00
2:00:30
Veterans (Age 70+)**
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Men
4:00:00
1:55:00
Women
4:35:00
2:11:00
* All times must be run at, or faster than, the posted time.
** Your age on the day of the qualifying race.
The New York marathon also guarantees entries for the following group of runners
Members of New York Road Runners, who completed at least nine NYRR-scored, qualifying races during the calendar year.
Those who have completed 15 or more New York City Marathons.
Those who have applied but been denied entry for the last three years in a row
If you don’t meet the above qualifying times don’t worry!
Runners who don’t meet any of the above criteria can also apply through the New York Marathon lottery. Because the number of applicants exceed the number of spaces available, a draw is held and the lucky runners notified.
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