The New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing more than 90,000 applicants. Those 38,000 runners lucky enough to be chosen to participate transverse the City’s five boroughs in pursuit of the thrill of achievement and for the enjoyment of nearly 315 million worldwide TV viewers.The New York City Marathon race begins on at 10:00 am on Staten Island, loops through Queens and Brooklyn, goes up Manhattan, and briefly through the Bronx before returning to Manhattan for the home stretch. Early runners begin to enter Central Park at about 11:45 a.m. Anywhere along the park drive offers good viewing.
Two time defending champion Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia and World Marathon Majors (WMM) Series leader Gete Wami of Ethiopia are among the New York City Marathon 2007 favorites. Both are aiming not only to win the race but also to claim the first-ever WMM title and its $500,000 jackpot prize.
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