Showing posts with label New York Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Marathon. Show all posts

New York City Marathon Coverage: Results Analysis Overall, by Age Group, By Year, by Geography, by Weather and more

By Raymond Britt

 We're proud to have run and finished the New York City Marathon, one of the best marathons in the world. We've done a great deal of analysis to help understand the race's dynamics, how it compares to other major marathons, and what to expect on race day.

New York City Marathon By The Numbers
Other RunTri.com Marathon Resources


New York City Marathon 2017 Results: Overall, Searchable, Historical Analysis

A record 50,643 runners finished the 2017 New York City Marathon, in an average time of 4 hours, 37 minutes. The average finish time was second slowest in the last 17 years (only 4:39 in 2015 was slower). Shalane Flanagan's victory, the first by an American woman in 40 years, was the race's highlight; the men's winner, Geoffrey Kamworor, edged Wilson Kipsang by 3 seconds.

New York City Marathon Results Links and Historical Analysis

TCS NYC Marathon 2017 Results Links

PlaceBibNameTimeStateCountryCitizenship
15Geoffrey Kamworor2:10:53KenyaKEN
24Wilson Kipsang2:10:56KenyaKEN
37Lelisa Desisa2:11:32EthiopiaETH
46Lemi Berhanu2:11:52EthiopiaETH
510Tadesse Abraham2:12:01SwitzerlandSUI
614Michel Butter2:12:39NetherlandsNED
73Abdi Abdirahman2:12:48AZUnited StatesUSA
816Koen Naert2:13:21BelgiumBEL
9442Fikadu Girma Teferi2:13:58NYUnited StatesETH
1012Shadrack Biwott2:14:57CAUnited StatesUSA

PlaceBibNameTimeStateCountryCitizenship
1108Shalane Flanagan2:26:53ORUnited StatesUSA
2101Mary Keitany2:27:54KenyaKEN
3105Mamitu Daska2:28:08NMUnited StatesETH
4102Edna Kiplagat2:29:36KenyaKEN
5126Allie Kieffer2:29:39NYUnited StatesUSA
6120Sara Dossena2:29:39ItalyITA
7117Eva Vrabcova2:29:41Czech RepublicCZE
8114Kellyn Taylor2:29:56AZUnited StatesUSA
9106Diane Nukuri2:31:21AZUnited StatesBDI
10116Stephanie Bruce2:31:44AZUnited StatesUSA
11109Buzunesh Deba2:32:01NYUnited StatesETH


How Much Time Does It Take to Finish A Marathon? Average Marathon Finish Times

How long does it take to finish a marathon?

The answer, based on our analysis of 230,251 finishers in 25 races: 4:24, on average.

Here's how the average finish time stacks up against the 25.


Naturally, the time it takes to finish a marathon will depend on your age. Based on our analysis of results by age group at Boston, Chicago and New York marathons, plus our own experience on those courses, we developed an Adjusted Marathon Finish Time by Age Group.


Want to run an above average marathon? Beat these times.

A lot of first-time marathoners define their goal as 'Beat Oprah'. They want to run faster than Oprah Winfrey did in her first and only marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon. What was Oprah's marathon time? She ran a 4:29 in the women's 40-44 age group, beating the adjusted time of 4:35.


New for the 2011-2012 marathon season: we've analyzed 75 of the top marathons in North America -- with 330,000 finishers and 50,000 Boston Qualifiers --  to determine which ones are the biggest, toughest, fastest, and more.

Beyond the numbers, we've got personal experience, having competed in many of the marathons listed here, a total of 85 marathons overall, to add credibility to the rankings.

Toughest: Boston is toughest of our top 25, but with a deceptively fastest overall time, being exclusive to the qualified marathoners. Among marathons open to all runners, Los Angeles, Disney World, Portland (Oregon), RnR San Diego and Marine Corps are most challenging, based on average finish times.

Noteworthy: Chicago's 4:43 in 2010 ranked it 6th toughest overall. For more, see our detailed analysis of Chicago Finish Times by Age Group.  


Easiest: There is no such thing as an easy marathon. 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles, and competing in one is an awesome undertaking and an extraordinary achievement. But when it comes to faster marathon courses, Hamilton, Bay State, Pocono Mountain, Sugarloaf and Hudson River top the list.


And yes, we know very well that there are many, many smaller marathons not on this list that are wicked hard. We limited the analysis to these races, representing hundreds of thousands of finishers. For more see our Complete Marathon Coverage, and more detailed analysis, below.

Top 50 Best Marathons


Top 50 Best Marathons to Qualify for Boston



New York City Marathon: Complete Results Analysis

By Raymond Britt

On an extraordinary day for racing, a record 50,000 runners inspired up to one million spectators lining the course on their 26.2 mile journey to finish one of the best events in the world: The New York City Marathon.

We're proud to have finished this great marathon in the past; this year, and we've been there to witness and photograph the event. And we've crunched the numbers to provide our annual detailed results analysis.

For overall perspective, let's start with results since 2000 --14 years of NYC Marathon average finish times -- compared to results at three other Top US marathons. 


Boston, with a field made up of at least 70% who qualified to enter! clearly has the fastest field. After trailing Chicago trough 2006, NYC Marathon has been a steady second-fastest since then. Chicago's struggled alternatively with adverse weather and an increasing mix of typically slower charity runners. 



We've also done substantial additional and complementary analysis, which featured below, with customized excerpts appearing in Competitor Magazine and Runner's World Magazine.

For even more, see our Complete New York City Marathon Coverage, Fastest Country, City and Age Group Analysis, and for those who seek even more data, see our archive of 200+ posts, with dozens of other marathon results, Stats/Results/Analysis.













Top 10 Pro Men

Top 10 Pro Women


Top 10 USA Men


Top 10 USA Women


Top 10 Wheelchair Men


Top 10 Wheelchair Women


For more, see our Complete New York City Marathon Coverage, including historical analysis since 2000, and visit our Stats/Results/Analysis comprehensive archive of more than 2000 race results analyses, to compare NYC Marathon results with other major marathons.

New York City Marathon: Average Finish Times by Age Group

In 2009, the overall average time for 43,250 finishers was 4:24. This time makes New York City Marathon among the faster of our Top 25 Toughest marathons. Below, our analysis of average finish time by Age Group. Also see our analysis of number of finishers by age group, and our Complete New York City Marathon Coverage.

New York City Marathon State of Mind: What it Looks Like to Run NYC's 26.2 Mile Course

Want to know what it looks like to run the New York City Marathon?

We ran NYC a few years ago with a camera and shot photos during the race from start to finish.

Here's the complete experience in images:

see our photo gallery of 74 full size images at New York City Marathon: 26.2 Miles with Camera.




For almost everything you want to know, see our complete New York City Marathon Coverage.

Boston and NYCM Marathon Runners in 2700 Cities -- Full Detail by Geographic Sub-sections

Runners Representing 2700+ Cities Finished Both Boston 2014 and NYC 2013 Marathons: We crunched the data to see how the number of finishers and average finish times of each race compared within each city.



We geomapped all the data, for North America overall (first map below), then zoomed in to present more detailed map subsections for Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast zones, with similar detail for Midwest and West Coast geographies (scroll down for these additional maps).

Each dot on each map -- an overall view, and several larger sub-maps -- represents a city with NYC and Boston Marathon finishers. Click on any dot and you'll learn, for both marathons, number of finishers and average finish time for that city.

How did results by finishers in your city vary between NYC and Boston? For perspective, keep in mind, the average finish time for NYC Marathon 2013 was about 4:30 and at Boston 2014 it was 4:02.

The data are custom-plotted on standard google maps, with same navigation options. Zoom in, zoom out, scroll around. Find your city, find your neighbor's city. Or see how major east coast city results compared to majors in the west. (Note: cities that had finishers at only Boston, or only NYCM, are not in this analysis; also, included cities had at least one finisher in each race, but they could be different people)

East Coast Cities









Midwest Cities







West Coast Cities





Runners Representing 2700+ Cities Finished Both Boston and NYC Marathons: Geomapped Results

Runners Representing 2700+ Cities Finished Both Boston 2014 and NYC 2013 Marathons: We crunched the data to see how the number of finishers and average finish times of each race compared within each city.



We geomapped all the data, for North America overall (above).

Each dot on each map -- an overall view, and several larger sub-maps -- represents a city with NYC and Boston Marathon finishers. Click on any dot and you'll learn, for both marathons, number of finishers and average finish time for that city.

How did results by finishers in your city vary between NYC and Boston? For perspective, keep in mind, the average finish time for NYC Marathon 2013 was about 4:30 and at Boston 2014 it was 4:02.

The data are custom-plotted on standard google maps, with same navigation options. Zoom in, zoom out, scroll around. Find your city, find your neighbor's city. Or see how major east coast city results compared to majors in the west. (Note: cities that had finishers at only Boston, or only NYCM, are not in this analysis; also, included cities had at least one finisher in each race, but they could be different people)

[For those with relatively high power computers, we've zoomed in to present several more detailed map subsections for Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast zones, with similar detail for Midwest and West Coast geographies (click here for the memory-intensive, but worth seeing, map detail.]

For more, see our complete Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon Coverage.

Major US Marathons Google Trends: Boston, Chicago and New York Marathons

Major US Marathons Google Trends: Boston, Chicago and New York Marathons



Boston Marathon 2014 Regional Google Search Keywords



Chicago Marathon 2014 Regional Google Search Keywords



New York Marathon 2014 Regional Google Search Keywords



For more see our complete Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon and New York City Marathon Coverage.

New York City Marathon 2013 Around the World: Fastest 110 Countries, 5,000 Cities

A record 50,000+ runners finished the 2013 New York City Marathon, representing more than 110
Countries and 10,000 Cities. We dove deep into the data to create a comprehensive global results analysis of age group times for 110 countries, an interactive global map with results for 5,000 cities, and Top 25 Countries and Cities Analysis

The Wall Street Journal's 11/5/13 article Take A Number: The NYC Marathon's European Stampede by Kevin Helliker featured our geographic analysis and highlights of out Top 25 Fastest Countries Ranking.

This post presents a far more comprehensive global analysis, from 110 countries to 5000 cities' individual results, in the following six reports:
  1. Top 25 Fastest Countries (with more than 100 finishers) 
  2. Average Finish Times at Top 25 Countries with Most Finishers 
  3. Top 25 Fastest Cities (with more than 25 Finishers) 
  4. Average Finish Times at Top 25 Countries with Most Finishers 
  5. 110 Countries' Average Finish Times by Age Group and Overall
  6. Global Geo-Map of Top 5,000 Cities with NYCM Finishers, and results for each city 
1. Top 25 Fastest Countries (with more than 100 finishers)

2. Average Finish Times at Top 25 Countries with Most Finishers


3. Top 25 Fastest Cities (with more than 25 Finishers)


4. Average Finish Times at Top 25 Countries with Most Finishers


5. 110 Countries' Average Finish Times by Age Group and Overall


6. Global Geo-Map of Top 5,000 Cities with NYCM Finishers


Wall Street Journal: 'Are Europeans Faster Than Americans?' Features RunTri.com Analysis

Our comprehensive endurance racing coverage has included contributions to other sports media, including this Wall Street Journal article by Kevin Helliker about the New York City Marathon, published 10/31/13. Click any of the article images to be taken to the article on www.wsj.com.

For more, see our complete New York City Marathon Analysis; for even more, visit our more than 200+ Race Stats, Results and Analysis articles; and for everything else, see our site index, visit our Home Page.







For more, see our complete New York City Marathon Analysis; for even more, visit our more than 200+ Race Stats, Results and Analysis articles; and to see our site index, visit our Home Page.

Marathon Finishers by Geography: Chicago Marathon, New York Marathon, Paris Marathon and London













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