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Overcast, around 40F
1976 Ballot results
The datasheet
TCS New York City Marathon 1976 ballot: 7th edition, 1,549 finishers
Held on 24 October 1976 in overcast 40F weather, the 7th New York City Marathon left Central Park for the five-borough course for the first time, drawing 2,090 entrants and 1,549 finishers, with Bill Rodgers winning the men's race in a course record 2:10:10 and 41 year old Miki Gorman taking the women's race in 2:39:11.
Edition
7th edition
Applications not published by race organiser
Field size
1,549
Total finishers
Race day
Oct 24
1976
Time qualifier
M2:53 W3:13
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 1976 notable
This is the year New York became New York. After six low key editions looping Central Park, race director Fred Lebow took the 1976 marathon out across all five boroughs, from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the finish. On an overcast 40F day, 2,090 entrants set off and 1,549 finished. Bill Rodgers won the men's race in a course record 2:10:10, more than three minutes clear of 1976 Olympic silver medalist Frank Shorter in 2:13:12. Miki Gorman, 41, took the women's title in 2:39:11, a course record and then the second fastest women's marathon ever run. The five-borough course launched the Rodgers and, from 1978, Grete Waitz era that made New York a global event.
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Qualifying
Time qualifier standards
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| Age group | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 2:53:00 | 3:13:00 |
| 35-39 | 2:58:00 | 3:15:00 |
| 40-44 | 3:03:00 | 3:26:00 |
| 45-49 | 3:13:00 | 3:38:00 |
| 50-54 | 3:18:00 | 3:51:00 |
| 55-59 | 3:28:00 | 4:10:00 |
| 60-64 | 3:43:00 | 4:27:00 |
| 65-69 | 3:58:00 | 4:50:00 |
| 70-74 | 4:13:00 | 5:30:00 |
| 75-79 | 4:28:00 | 6:00:00 |
| 80-84 | 4:48:00 | 6:35:00 |
| 85-89 | 5:03:00 | 6:35:00 |
| 90+ | 5:18:00 | 6:35:00 |
FAQ
Questions about the 1976 ballot
Why was the 1976 NYC Marathon notable?
It was the first New York City Marathon run on the five-borough course. After six editions held entirely in Central Park from 1970 to 1975, race director Fred Lebow took the 1976 race through all five boroughs, the course that turned New York into a world event. Bill Rodgers won the men's race in a course record 2:10:10 and Miki Gorman won the women's race in 2:39:11.
Who won the 1976 NYC Marathon?
Bill Rodgers of the United States won the men's race in a course record 2:10:10, more than three minutes clear of 1976 Olympic marathon silver medalist Frank Shorter of the United States, who was second in 2:13:12. Miki Gorman of the United States, aged 41, won the women's race in 2:39:11, a course record and at the time the second fastest women's marathon in history, ahead of Doris Brown of the United States in 2:53:03.
When was the 1976 NYC Marathon held?
Sunday 24 October 1976, on an overcast day of around 40F. It was the 7th edition of the New York City Marathon and the first run on the five-borough course, with 2,090 entrants and 1,549 finishers.
What were the 1976 NYC Marathon ballot numbers?
There were none. In the 1970s the New York City Marathon used open paid entry rather than a ballot, lottery, or drawing, so application and acceptance figures do not exist for this edition. The drawing era came much later.
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