ING New York City Marathon 2005 - Overview

37,516 runners started the 36th Annual New York City Marathon... The fastest runner in the field finished the course in 2:09:30 and the slowest were still crossing the finish line after ten hours. Each of these runs is an accomplishment and a story - but the stories that generate the greatest media coverage are the hundred or so runners participating in one of the elite divisions of the race - and we'll focus on those stories here.

Both the men's and women's races were even more exciting than could be expected - and we have the coverage and commentary... If you didn't see or experience the live coverage, you missed a treat - this truly was one of the most exciting marathons of all time. Use the links below for details on each race:

Blow by blow coverage of the ING NYC Marathon 2005 races:

Post-Race Writeups
NYC Marathon 2005: The Men's Race
NYC Marathon 2005: The Women's Race

As It Happened:
2005 ING NYC Marathon Live Race Coverage

Pre-Race Coverage
Marathon Elite Lists and Overview
Pre-Race Interviews with top competitors
A special interview with Grete Waitz

Also, Complete Results of the 2005 ING NYC Marathon