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![New York City Marathon Runners make their way across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York at the start of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5, 2000.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-01.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![NYC Marathon An aerial view of runners in the 1994 New York City Marathon.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-02.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![48,000 Runners Take Part in the ING New York City Marathon A view of competitors in the 2013 New York City Marathon from 4th Avenue in New York's Brooklyn borough.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![NYC Marathon - Brooklyn, NY Runners cross through New York's Brooklyn borough during the New York City Marathon.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![NYC Marathon An aerial view of runners in the 1994 New York City Marathon.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Athletics - ING New York Marathon Competitors from the 'middle of the pack' run up First Avenue during the 2007 New York City Marathon](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![New York City Marathon New York City Marathon](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-05b.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![New York City Marathon, Verrazano Bridge Runners pass over the Verrazano Bridge, part of the New York City Marathon route.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/new-york-city-marathon-aerial-historical-10.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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