NYC Marathon Begins
The NYC Marathon is set to begin today as runners from all over the world flock to New York to participate in the annual event. The ING New York City Marathon is said to be one of the best road races in the world. Approximately 100,000 participants, including one of the recently trapped Chilean miners, will compete for the $600,000 prize money.
New York Marathon 2010 route will be a total of 26 miles starting at Verrazano Narrows Bridge along Toll Road and then traversing Gowanus Express Road. The marathon will then turn left on Dahlgren Pl and then left on 92nd street and then right on 4th Avenue which will be the main road for most of the New York Marathon 2010 route. New York Marathon 2010 will end at Central Park.
Fans worldwide look forward for the NYC Marathon. As many as 2 million spectators are expected to be present with a worldwide television audience of 315 million. NBC 4 New York will cover the New York Marathon 2010 beginning 9:00am and NBC Sports will have a live broadcast from 2:00 to 4:00pm.
As any one of the more than 700,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime.
