New York, November 5, 2018 – A total of 52,812 runners crossed the finish line at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4, breaking the record for the most finishers of any marathon in the world. The previous mark for the world’s largest marathon was the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon with 51,394 finishers.

All four champions – Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, Kenya’s Mary Keitany, the United States’ Daniel Romanchuk, and Switzerland’s Manuela Schar – along with the winners of the Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational Nolan Defreitas and Juliette Salazar presented NYPD officers at with an official finish-line tape on Monday to thank them for putting on the world’s largest marathon.

Desisa won his first TCS New York City Marathon and Mary Keitany won her fourth – both recording the second fastest times in history in the open division for men and women. At 20 years old, Daniel Romanchuk became the first-ever American and youngest athlete to win the men’s wheelchair division, while Switzerland’s Manuela Schär won her second consecutive title in the women’s wheelchair division.

About the TCS New York City Marathon

The TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world and the signature event of New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world’s premier community running organization. The race is held annually on the first Sunday of November and includes over 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to runners of all ages and abilities, including over 9,000 charity runners. Participants from approximately 140 countries tour the diverse neighborhoods of New York City’s five boroughs—Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Race morning also features the Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City Marathon, a race within Central Park that finishes at the same finish line being crossed hours later by the marathon field. More than one million spectators and 10,000 volunteers line the city’s streets in support of the runners, while millions more watch the globally televised broadcast. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, is the premier partner of NYRR and the title sponsor of the TCS New York City Marathon.