2011 New York City Marathon

The 42nd New York City Marathon took place on Sunday November 6, 2011. Sponsored by ING, it was the final race of the 2010/2011 World Marathon Majors series and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. A then-record high of 47,107 runners entered the competition. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's elite race in a course record time of 2:05:06 hours while Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won the women's section in a time of 2:23:15 hours. At this race Joy Johnson became the oldest female finisher.