Just the numbers, please

Yes I know I haven’t updated my blog. I am sure you know by now that I finished the NYC marathon. It was an amazing experience. I have lots to write and post. I promise my race report when I land in Alberta.

In the meantime, here are some fun facts about Sunday’s race.

Starters
Men    30,166
Women  17,272
Total  47,438
Finishers
Men    29,867
Women  16,928
Total  46,795
The oldest woman was 84 and she finished in 7:44:45. The oldest man was 83 and finished in 8:29:41. There were 1,199 Canadians of which 635 were men and 564 were women.

I’m posing with a New York Times seller. The sub-5 hour finishers made Monday’s New York Times marathon result section. I bought two copies.

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