New York City Marathon Results: Mary Keitany, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Win

Update: Kenyan runner Mary Keitany has won the women's New York City Marathon for the third consecutive year with a time of 2:24:26. Keitany opened up a huge lead early on in the race and dominated the field. Second place finisher Sally Kipyego, of Kenya, finished with a time of 2:28:01, almost four minutes slower than Keitany. American Molly Huddle rounded out the top three with a time of 2:28:13 in her first New York City Marathon.

In the men's race Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, of Eritrea, became the youngest marathon winner in history at the age of 20. Ghebreslassie finished the race with a time of 2:07:51. The men's race was much more closely contested, but Ghebreslassie pulled away on First Avenue and kept a winning pace.

Kenyan runner Lucas Rotich finished in second place with a time of 2:08:53 and American Abdi Abdirahman finished in third place with a time of 2:11:23.

Original Article:

NEW YORK CITY — On Sunday, Nov. 6 the New York City Marathon will celebrate its 40th anniversary since the race expanded from Central Park to span the city's five boroughs. About 50,000 people are expected to finish the 26.2-mile trek from Staten Island to Central Park, and many, many more will watch from home and think, "maybe next year."

Well, "next year," may be wishful thinking, but following along with this year's marathon men and women is easy. Have any questions about watching the race from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy?

Don't worry, Patch has you covered.

TV Broadcast:

For those of us living in New York City and the Tri-State Area, ABC 7 will have the full broadcast rights to the event. The station will air pre-race coverage starting at 7 a.m. and then show the race from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Everyone else can check out coverage of the race on ESPN2 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ESPN Deportes will also be showing the marathon from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in a Spanish-language broadcast.

Miss the entire thing? Highlights will be show on your local ABC affiliate station from 4-6 p.m.

Live Stream:

In addition to watching the race on TV, fans will have the ability to live stream the race on their mobile devices and computers.

The live stream can be found on ABC's website and the ABC app.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO WATCH THE NYC MARATHON LIVE

Start times:

With 50,000 racers expected to cross the finish line (and many more who won't finish) the racers take off from the starting line waves.

Professional wheelchair — 8:30 a.m.
Handcycle — 8:52 a.m.
Foot Locker Five-Borough Challenge — 8:55 a.m.
Professional women — 9:20 a.m.
Wave 1 (including professional men) — 9:50 a.m.
Wave 2 — 10:15 a.m.
Wave 3 — 10:40 a.m.
Wave 4 — 11 a.m.

Tracking results:

Marathon fans have the ability to track unofficial results in real-time using the Marathon's mobile app or online race tracker.

The race tracker gives marathon spectators the added ability to type in the name of whichever racer they want and track that racer personally. So if you wan't to see if your annoying co-worker is actually as fast as they say they are (they're not), go ahead.

But most importantly the tracker will provide real-time updates on the race leaders, you know, the pros. This year fans should watch out for favorites like Kenyans Stanley Biwott, the defending men's champion, and two-time defending women's champion Mary Keitany. Another big-name racer to watch is Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa, who finished second in 2014 and third last year.

And if you're the patriotic sort, Michigander Dathan Ritzenhein, is considered the fastest American man in the field. As for the American women, keep an eye out for Molly Huddle (who broke the American record in the 10,000-meter in this year's Olympics) and Gwen Jorgensen, who won gold in Rio in the women's triathlon.

The tracking feature also includes a map that includes detailed information about the course such as elevations, mile markers and where racers can re-hydrate. So if you're running the race it is worthwhile to track yourself and check out your progress on the map.

The mobile app can be downloaded for both apple and android devices.

Read also: Patch's Full New York City Marathon Guide

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