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Cold and blustery with brisk head winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour, around 46 Fahrenheit at the start
1999 Ballot results
The datasheet
TCS New York City Marathon 1999 ballot: 30th running, 31,786 finishers
Run on 7 November 1999, the 30th New York City Marathon saw Kenya's Joseph Chebet win in 2:09:14 to complete the Boston and New York double in a single year for the first time since Alberto Salazar in 1982, while Mexico's Adriana Fernandez won the women's race alone into stiff head winds in 2:25:06.
Edition
30th running
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Field size
31,786
Total finishers
Race day
Nov 7
1999
Time qualifier
M2:53 W3:13
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 1999 notable
Chebet finally got his day. Runner-up in New York by three seconds the year before, he kicked clear late to win in 2:09:14 and complete the Boston and New York double in a single year, the first to do it since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Domingos Castro and Shem Kororia chased him home within 18 seconds. The women's race was a solo grind: Adriana Fernandez broke from Franca Fiacconi past 14 miles and ran alone into 20 to 30 mile per hour head winds to win in 2:25:06, the second fastest women's time in race history at the time, with Catherine Ndereba and Katrin Dorre-Heinig well back. A total of 31,786 runners finished in cold, gusting wind.
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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 1999 ballot
Why was the 1999 NYC Marathon notable?
Joseph Chebet of Kenya won in 2:09:14 to complete the Boston and New York double in a single year, the first runner to sweep both since Alberto Salazar in 1982. He had won the Boston Marathon in April in 2:09:52. The 30th running was held on 7 November 1999 in cold, blustery conditions with head winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour.
Who won the 1999 NYC Marathon?
Joseph Chebet of Kenya won the men's race in 2:09:14, ahead of Domingos Castro of Portugal in 2:09:20 and Shem Kororia of Kenya in 2:09:32. Adriana Fernandez of Mexico won the women's race in 2:25:06, ahead of Catherine Ndereba of Kenya in 2:27:34 and Katrin Dorre-Heinig of Germany in 2:28:41.
How many people ran the 1999 NYC Marathon?
A total of 31,786 runners officially finished, 22,626 men and 9,160 women. It was the 30th running, held on Sunday 7 November 1999 in cold, gusting wind.
What were the 1999 NYC Marathon drawing numbers?
New York Road Runners did not publish a separate drawing or lottery selection count for the 1999 race, so application and acceptance figures are not listed here.
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