# 2009 New York City Marathon

The 2009 New York City Marathon was the 40th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 1. The men's elite race was won by home athlete Meb Keflezighi in a time of 2:09:15 hours while the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu in 2:28:52.
In the wheelchair races, America's Krige Schabort (1:35:58) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (1:58:15) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Americans Dane Pilon (1:19:48) and Helene Hines (1:53:51) were the winners.
A total of 43,250 runners finished the race, 28,178 men and 15,072 women.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 2:09:15 |
| | Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:09:56 |
| | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 2:10:25 |
| 4 | Ryan Hall | United States | 2:10:36 |
| 5 | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco | 2:12:14 |
| 6 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:12:30 |
| 7 | Jorge Torres | United States | 2:13:00 |
| 8 | Nicholas Arciniaga | United States | 2:13:46 |
| 9 | Abdihakem Abdirahman | United States | 2:14:00 |
| 10 | Jason Lehmkuhle | United States | 2:14:39 |
| 11 | Jackson Kipkoech | Kenya | 2:15:10 |
| 12 | Peter Gilmore | United States | 2:15:22 |
| 13 | Migidio Bourifa | Italy | 2:16:01 |
| 14 | Mikhail Sayenko | United States | 2:16:38 |
| 15 | Michael Reneau | United States | 2:16:45 |
| 16 | Jose Telles | Brazil | 2:17:28 |
| 17 | Allen Wagner | United States | 2:17:49 |
| 18 | Max King | United States | 2:19:11 |
| 19 | Mohammed Awol | Ethiopia | 2:19:31 |
| 20 | Christopher Raabe | United States | 2:19:49 |
| — | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | Brazil | DNF |
| — | James Kwambai | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Patrick Makau Musyoki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Bolota Asmerom | United States | DNF |
| — | Dan Browne | United States | DNF |
| — | Genna Tufa | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Celedonio Rodriguez | United States | DNF |
| — | Teklu Deneke | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Philippe Caine | United Kingdom | 3:35:49 |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 2:28:52 |
| | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 2:29:00 |
| | Christelle Daunay | France | 2:29:16 |
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:29:27 |
| 5 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:31:53 |
| 6 | Magdalena Boulet | United States | 2:32:17 |
| 7 | Bizunesh Deba | Ethiopia | 2:35:54 |
| 8 | Serkalem Biset | Ethiopia | 2:37:20 |
| 9 | Yuri Kanō | Japan | 2:39:05 |
| 10 | Desiree Ficker | United States | 2:39:30 |
| 11 | Catharine Mullen | United States | 2:43:13 |
| 12 | Christine Ramsey | United States | 2:44:37 |
| 13 | Heidi Westover | United States | 2:44:59 |
| 14 | Sopagna Eap | United States | 2:45:15 |
| 15 | Hirut Mengistu | Ethiopia | 2:47:03 |
| 16 | Therese Hagersjo† | Sweden | 2:49:02 |
| 17 | Joan Samuelson† | United States | 2:49:09 |
| 18 | Lisa Hütthaler† | Austria | 2:49:33 |
| 19 | Michelle Cope | United Kingdom | 2:49:48 |
| 20 | Caroline Almon† | United States | 2:51:47 |
| — | Hirut Legesse | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Kim Fawke | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Katarina Janosiková | Slovakia | DNF |
| — | Viktoriya Ganushina | Ukraine | DNF |
| — | Meseret Kotu | Ethiopia | DNF |
* † Ran in mass race

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Krige Schabort | United States | 1:35:58 |
| | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:35:58 |
| | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:40:43 |
| 4 | Roger Puigbò | Spain | 1:40:44 |
| 5 | Saúl Mendoza | United States | 1:40:46 |
| 6 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:40:46 |
| 7 | Rafael Botello | Spain | 1:43:42 |
| 8 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:43:42 |
| 9 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:44:20 |
| 10 | Josh George | United States | 1:44:22 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Edith Hunkeler | Switzerland | 1:58:15 |
| | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:58:22 |
| | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:58:23 |
| 4 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 1:58:37 |
| 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 2:04:42 |
| 6 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 2:08:05 |
| 7 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 2:13:32 |
| 8 | Sandra Hager | Switzerland | 2:28:04 |
| 9 | Iris Jimenez | United States | 5:15:38 |
| 10 | Clara Bailon | United States | 5:27:12 |

### Handcycle men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Dane Pilon | United States | 1:19:48 |
| | Brian Mitchell | United States | 1:25:12 |
| | Arkadiusz Skrzypinski | Poland | 1:25:12 |
| 4 | Edward Maalouf | Lebanon | 1:28:08 |
| 5 | Rob Martin | New Zealand | 1:32:12 |

### Handcycle women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Helene Hines | United States | 1:53:51 |
| | Minda Dentler | United States | 2:06:50 |
| | Kirstie Louis Honeywill Sykes | United Kingdom | 2:43:55 |
| 4 | Nadine McNeil | United States | 3:33:50 |
| 5 | Marissa Strock | United States | 3:40:19 |