New York City Marathon Season 2006 Episode 1 - 2006 New York City Marathon

Airdate: 2006-Nov-05

Episode summary:

The men's elite race was won by Brazil's Marílson Gomes dos Santos in a time of 2:09:58 hours while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:25:05.In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:29:22) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:54:17) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Lebanon's Edward Maalouf (1:25:36) and Monique van der Vorst (1:35:48) were the winners.A total of 37,936 runners finished the race, 25,607 men and 12,329 women.

About New York City Marathon series:

The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.21...Show more >