2010 New York City Marathon

Sponsored by ING Group, the competition was the fifth World Marathon Major of 2010 and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

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

[3][4] The pre-race favorite for the men's competition was Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record holder.

[5][6] In the wheelchair races, Great Britain's David Weir (1:37:29) and America's Tatyana McFadden (2:02:22) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.

Among the fun runners in the marathon event was Edison Peña, a Chilean miner who was saved from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident the previous month.

Pre-race favorite Haile Gebrselassie , seen here in Amsterdam, dropped out and announced his retirement.
Defending champion Meb Keflezighi , seen here in London, was sixth and Dathan Ritzenhein took eighth.
Action from the women's elite race