The 2013

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was the 43rd running of the annual

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race in

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, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 3. It followed a one-year hiatus after the 2012 event was canceled due to

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of Kenya won the men's division with a time of 2:08:24, his second consecutive win in New York.

Priscah Jeptoo Priscah Jeptoo (born 26 June 1984) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She has won marathons in New York, Paris, Turin, and London and has a best time of 2:20:14 for the distance. She was the runner-up i ...

, also from Kenya, won the women's division with a time of 2:25:07. The two winners each received $100,000 in prize money, with Jeptoo capturing the

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title for $500,000. In the women's wheelchair division,

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of the United States completed a historic sweep of the

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, and New York marathons in the same year, winning in 1:59:13. She became the first person to win four major marathons in a single calendar year. Switzerland's

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won the men's wheelchair division in 1:40:14. Jimmy Jenson became the first person with

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to run the entire New York City Marathon, and Joy Johnson became the oldest woman to do so at age 86. A record high of 50,740 runners participated, of which 50,062 finished the marathon (30,536 men and 19,526 women). This was the largest number of participants of any marathon in history. This was the final race for marathon record holder Joy Johnson. The marathon also saw its one millionth overall starter since its start in 1970. The marathon was sponsored by

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Organization

Security was notably increased at the marathon, following the

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, with baggage screenings, surveillance helicopters, and inspection of runners, among other measures.

Race summary

The wheelchair division was scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. EST, the elite women's division at 9:10 a.m., and the elite men's division at 9:40 a.m. The last wave of runners was scheduled to start at 10:55 a.m. At 9:00 a.m., the temperature at the starting line was a cool and windy , with a headwind for much of the race, which approached and hampered the runners. NYC 2013 Marathon Fem lead mile 14 jeh

Women's division

After the first ,

Bizunesh Deba Bizunesh Deba (born 8 September 1987), also known as ''Buzunesh Deba'', is a Bronx-based Ethiopian long-distance runner. Her personal best for the marathon is 2:19:59, set during the Boston Marathon in 2014. A prolific runner since 2009, she i ...

, the eventual second-place finisher, and Tigist Tufa, the eventual eighth-place finisher, had taken a significant lead, 80 seconds ahead of the rest of the pack. At into the race, Deba and Tufa were 3 minutes ahead of the rest of the pack. Eventual winner

trailed by 3:30 at the halfway point. Deba and Tufa maintained their lead after , as the race entered

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. Jeptoo closed to 1:30 behind the lead by the mark, after breaking from the pack on the

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. With left, Deba was still in first place, while Jeptoo had overtaken Tufa for second place and drawn to 38 seconds behind Deba. Jeptoo caught up to Deba in

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just before into the race, then overtook Deba to win the race, finishing 48 seconds ahead in 2:25:07.

Men's division

After the first ,

Meb Keflezighi Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; Ge'ez: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and fin ...

, the eventual 23rd-place finisher, led with a time of 15:42. The men's race had a tighter lead pack than the women's for the first , when

, the eventual winner, and Stanley Biwott, the eventual fifth-place finisher, broke away from the pack. Mutai and Biwott continued to lead the pack after . Mutai then pulled ahead of Biwott to lead by 9 seconds after , and led him by 33 seconds after . Biwott fell back to finish fifth, while Mutai maintained his lead to win the race in 2:08:24, finishing 52 seconds ahead of second-place

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Results

Men

Women

*† Ran in mass race

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

Handcycle men

Handcycle women

References

;Results
New York City Marathon 2013 Race Results

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

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. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
Women's results

. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

External links

New York Road Runners website
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Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...