In just 2 hours and 9 minutes and “23 hours, Meb Keflezighi in California and Nut Firehiwot dall’Ethiopia, won the New York Marathon 2011.
It ‘started in Staten Island south of Manhattan, and then going through Brooklyn and the Bronx. The finish line in Central Park.
The race attracts many athletes from around the world, not only for the $ 600.000 in prize, but also for non-winners, for the opportunity to excel in the media capital of being cheered on by millions of people among streets of New York and be seen by 315 million viewers on TV.
As one of the 700.000 in the race last year could attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the biggest thrills of life.
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