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In 1976, six years after the first New York City Marathon simply involved participants running around Central Park until they reached 26.2 miles, marathon co-founder Fred Lebow had a vision--why not make the course inclusive, bringing all of New York City into the marathon? Previously, marathons had attracted tight groups of hard-core runners and drawn little fanfare.
Lebow changed that when he devised a route winding through all five of New York's boroughs and developed a model for city marathons all over the world. The 36th annual New York City Marathon takes place Sunday.
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Mile 23. Almost there. The course enters Central Park, which is fairly hilly, at East 90th Street.
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Mile 26. Ah, the finish line, located at the world famous Tavern on the Green restaurant.
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