2013 New York City Marathon

43rd New York City Marathon
41st Drive, Long Island City
Venue	New York City, United States
Date	November 3
Champions
Men	Geoffrey Mutai (2:08:24)
Women	Priscah Jeptoo (2:25:07)
Wheelchair men	Marcel Hug (1:40:14)
Wheelchair women	Tatyana McFadden (1:59:13)
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The 2013 New York City Marathon was the 43rd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 3.^[1] It followed a one-year hiatus after the 2012 event was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.^[2] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's division with a time of 2:08:24, his second consecutive win in New York.^[3] Priscah Jeptoo, also from Kenya, won the women's division with a time of 2:25:07.^[4] The two winners each received $100,000 in prize money,^[5] with Jeptoo capturing the World Marathon Majors title for $500,000.^[6]

In the women's wheelchair division, Tatyana McFadden of the United States completed a historic sweep of the Boston, London, Chicago, and New York marathons in the same year, winning in 1:59:13.^[7] She became the first person to win four major marathons in a single calendar year.^[8] Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair division in 1:40:14.^[9]

Jimmy Jenson became the first person with Down syndrome to run the entire New York City Marathon, and Joy Johnson became the oldest woman to do so at age 86.^[10][11]

A record of 50,740 runners participated, of which 50,062 finished the marathon (30,536 men and 19,526 women).^[12] This was the largest number of participants of any marathon in history. This was the final race for marathon record holder Joy Johnson.^[13] The marathon also saw its one millionth overall starter since its start in 1970.^[14] The marathon was sponsored by ING Group.