The 2010

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was the 41st running of the annual

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race in

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, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 7. Sponsored by

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, the competition was the fifth

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of 2010 and an

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. A record 45,344 people were entered into the race. Ethiopian runner

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won the men's race in a time of two hours, eight minutes and fourteen seconds on his debut performance over the distance.

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of Kenya took first place in the women's race with her winning time of 2:28:20. The pre-race favorite for the men's competition was

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, the marathon

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holder. However, he dropped out in the final of the race due to a knee injury and later declared that he was retiring from competition, bringing a close to one of the most successful careers in

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which included eight world titles and 27 world best marks. In the

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s, Great Britain's David Weir (1:37:29) and America's

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(2:02:22) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the

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race, Americans Dane Pilon (1:21:23) and Helene Hines (2:02:16) were the winners. Among the

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ners in the marathon event was Edison Peña, a

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an miner who was saved from the

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the previous month. He was invited to the competition as he had used running as a means of maintaining hope during the 69-day period he spent underground. He completed the distance in 5 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds. A total of 44,704 runners finished the race, 28,661 men and 16,043 women.

Results

Men

* Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco was the original fourth place athlete in 2:10:51, but was subsequently disqualified due to doping.

Women

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of Russia was initially fourth in a time of 2:29:17, but her result was subsequently annulled due to doping.

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

Handcycle men

Handcycle women

References

;Results
ING New York City Marathon 2010

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. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
Men's results

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Women's results

. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

External links

New York Road Runners website
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