1971

So I stopped by the New York road runners office the other day. It was the first time I had visited their office on E. 89th St. and they had all these great photos on the wall from previous marathons along with this really cool race flyer. It was for the second annual NYC marathon held on September 19, 1971. Some interesting things I noticed from the flyer was the entry fee was only $2 compared to $171 today. Also the entire race took place in Central park that consisted of one 2.2 mile loop followed by four 6.1 loops. I think the route is a lot more interesting today that takes runner through all five boroughs. In 1971, 245 people started the race compared to the 38,832 that started last year. As you can see the NYC has come a long way in and it’s fascinating to think about the history involved with the race and to think on Nov. 1st we will be a part of it.