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2011 Ballot results
The datasheet
TCS New York City Marathon 2011 ballot: 42nd running, 46,536 finishers
Geoffrey Mutai tore through the five boroughs in 2:05:06 to smash the New York City Marathon course record by more than two and a half minutes, capping a year in which he had already run the fastest marathon in history at Boston.
Edition
42nd running
Applications not published by race organiser
Field size
46,536
Total finishers
Results date
Apr 27
2011
Race day
Nov 6
2011
Time qualifier
M2:53 W3:13
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 2011 notable
Geoffrey Mutai's record run was the story. The Kenyan covered the five-borough course in 2:05:06, demolishing Tesfaye Jifar's decade-old 2:07:43 mark by more than two and a half minutes on a cool, sunny morning, and banked a 70,000 dollar course-record bonus. It capped the year he had also clocked 2:03:02 at Boston, the fastest marathon ever run to that point. Emmanuel Mutai and Tsegaye Kebede also beat the old record. The women's race delivered its own drama: Firehiwot Dado, written off for most of the day, reeled in London champion Mary Keitany in the final mile to win in 2:23:15, four seconds ahead of Bronx-based Buzunesh Deba. A then-record 47,107 runners entered.
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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 2011 ballot
Who won the 2011 NYC Marathon?
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's race in a course record 2:05:06, and Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:23:15.
Was a course record set at the 2011 NYC Marathon?
Yes. Geoffrey Mutai ran 2:05:06, breaking Tesfaye Jifar's 2:07:43 from 2001 by more than two and a half minutes. The second and third place men also finished inside the old record.
How big was the 2011 NYC Marathon field?
A then-record 47,107 runners entered and 46,536 finished, split 29,669 men and 16,867 women.
What were the 2011 NYC Marathon ballot odds?
New York Road Runners did not publish a headline applications figure or drawing acceptance rate for the 2011 edition, so an official ballot acceptance rate is not available. The drawing results were announced on April 27, 2011.
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