Factoids of the NYC Marathon

With my last post being about the New York City Marathon, I thought it was only appropriate that I would give something extra and post some facts. Most of these are based around 2009, unless stated otherwise.

• Day held in 2009: November 1
• Sponsor: ING
• Established: 1970
• Starting time for 2009: 8:20
• Starting point: Central Park
• Exact distance: 42.195 km
• Male winner of 2009: Meb Keflezighi
• His time: 2:09:15
• Female Winner of 2009: Derartu Tulu
• Her time: 2:28:52
• Marathon Record (Men):2:07:43 by Tesfaye Jifar in 2001
• Marathon Record (Women): 2:22:31 by Margaret Okayo in 2003
• Greatest no. of marathon victories by nationality: USA with 24 victories
• EXTRA FACT : In 1977, Wesley Paul ran the NYC Marathon in almost exactly 3 hours. Oh, did I mention he was eight years old?*

* For those of you who are going to complain, don't, as runners now must be at least 18 years of age to participate.