# 2010 New York City Marathon

The 2010 New York City Marathon was the 41st running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 7. Sponsored by ING Group, the competition was the fifth World Marathon Major of 2010 and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. A record 45,344 people were entered into the 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. Edna Kiplagat 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 Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record holder. However, he dropped out in the final ten miles (16 km) 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 long-distance running which included eight world titles and 27 world best marks.
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. In the handcycle race, Americans Dane Pilon (1:21:23) and Helene Hines (2:02:16) were the winners.
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. 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

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 2:08:14 |
| | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | Kenya | 2:09:18 |
| | Moses Kigen Kipkosgei | Kenya | 2:10:39 |
| 4 | James Kwambai | Kenya | 2:11:31 |
| 5 | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 2:11:38 |
| 6 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | Brazil | 2:11:51 |
| 7 | Dathan Ritzenhein | United States | 2:12:33 |
| 8 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2:13:01 |
| 9 | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco | 2:14:07 |
| 10 | Jorge Torres | United States | 2:14:57 |
| 11 | Peter Kamais | Kenya | 2:14:58 |
| 12 | Tim Nelson | United States | 2:15:06 |
| 13 | Abdelkabir Saji | Morocco | 2:16:35 |
| 14 | Dereje Hailegeorgis | Ethiopia | 2:19:10 |
| 15 | Teklu Deneke | Ethiopia | 2:19:23 |
| 16 | Matthew Downin | United States | 2:20:41 |
| 17 | Fikadu Lemma | Ethiopia | 2:20:47 |
| 18 | Bazu Worku | Ethiopia | 2:22:17 |
| 19 | Filippo Lo Piccolo | Italy | 2:23:10 |
| 20 | Odilon Cuautle | Mexico | 2:24:03 |
| — | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Arata Fujiwara | Japan | DNF |
| — | Deresse Denboba | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Viktor Röthlin | Switzerland | DNF |
| — | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | DNF |
| — | Simon Bairu | Canada | DNF |
| — | Ketema Nigusse | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Mohammed Awol | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Germán Silva | Mexico | DNF |
* Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco was the original fourth place athlete in 2:10:51, but was subsequently disqualified due to doping.

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:28:20 |
| | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 2:28:40 |
| | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:29:01 |
| 4 | Kim Smith | New Zealand | 2:29:28 |
| 5 | Christelle Daunay | France | 2:29:29 |
| 6 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 2:29:41 |
| 7 | Caroline Rotich | Kenya | 2:29:46 |
| 8 | Madaí Pérez | Mexico | 2:29:53 |
| 9 | Bizunesh Deba | Ethiopia | 2:29:55 |
| 10 | Katie McGregor | United States | 2:31:01 |
| 11 | Teyba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 2:31:06 |
| 12 | Mara Yamauchi | United Kingdom | 2:31:38 |
| 13 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 2:32:46 |
| 14 | Tatyana Pushkareva | Russia | 2:34:05 |
| 15 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:34:14 |
| 16 | Kathy Newberry | United States | 2:35:23 |
| 17 | Claire Hallissey | United Kingdom | 2:36:13 |
| 18 | Serena Burla | United States | 2:37:06 |
| 19 | Alissa McKaig | United States | 2:37:29 |
| 20 | Misiker Mekonen | Ethiopia | 2:37:39 |
| — | Inga Abitova | Russia | DQ |
| — | Ana Dulce Félix | Portugal | DNF |
* Inga Abitova of Russia was initially fourth in a time of 2:29:17, but her result was subsequently annulled due to doping.

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:37:29 |
| | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:37:31 |
| | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:38:44 |
| 4 | Krige Schabort | United States | 1:39:37 |
| 5 | Aarón Gordian | Mexico | 1:40:35 |
| 6 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:42:44 |
| 7 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:42:48 |
| 8 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:47:10 |
| 9 | Rafael Botello | Spain | 1:47:39 |
| 10 | Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:48:04 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 2:02:22 |
| | Christina Ripp | United States | 2:08:05 |
| | Amanda McGrory | United States | 2:09:42 |
| 4 | Diane Roy | Canada | 2:11:50 |
| 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 2:13:03 |
| 6 | Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 2:15:23 |
| 7 | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 2:15:25 |
| 8 | Sandra Hager | Switzerland | 2:29:12 |
| 9 | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada | 2:35:54 |
| 10 | Sandi Rush | United States | 2:48:46 |

### Handcycle men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Dane Pilon | United States | 1:21:23 |
| | Arkadiusz Skrzypinski | Poland | 1:21:24 |
| | Joël Jeannot | France | 1:22:23 |
| 4 | Brian Mitchell | United States | 1:30:34 |
| 5 | Fernando Rocha | Brazil | 1:32:42 |

### Handcycle women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Helene Hines | United States | 2:02:16 |
| | Minda Dentler | United States | 2:09:28 |
| | Jacqui Kapinowski | United States | 2:14:04 |
| 4 | Margaret Sprouse | United States | 2:22:29 |
| 5 | Beth Sanden | United States | 3:31:39 |