The moment that Marcel Ericn Hug broke the tape and claimed his in the pro men's wheelchair division. He SMASHED the n.y.c. marathon course record by nearly four minutes!
Men's open division time of 43:16 for 15K - his 10K-15K split was 14:31 & he's on pace for a finish time of 2:01:42, which would blow away the course record of 2:05:06 set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011.
The women's wheelchair division winner is Kenyon Scaroni
in a time of 1:42:43 unofficially. That CR bonus is worth $50K! She lost 2 and a half minutes in the final 5K but has still pulled out an awesome achievement today!
Pulaski Bridge and the marathon halfway point It's still anybody's race as the pro women's open division pack heads into Queens and the back half of the course!
Do Nascimento is still in the lead on the Queensboro Bridge - the chase pack continues to gain slowly as do Nascimento clocks 5:03 for mile 16. Chase pack includes G Rupp
1 of the greatest USA distance runners of all time with 2 Olympic medals & multiple records to his name.
Bridge number three and 16 miles done for the #TCSNYCMarathon pro men's open field. Daniel do Nascimento remains firmly in the lead as he enters Manhattan!
Bridge number four done for the nyc marathon pro men's open field. Daniel do Nascimento remains in the lead but is clearly struggling as he enters the Boogie Down Bronx!
Evans Chebet's 22nd mile is 5:05 unofficially, with a cumulative time of 1:47:03; he's on 5th Ave on a challenging uphill section of the course next to Central Park, which he'll enter after mile 23.
Shura Kitata of Ethiopia is in 2nd, holding steady but not able to make up ground on Evans Chebet as they continue up Central Park South about to re-enter Central Park at Columbus Circle for the race's final 600m.