Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the TCS New York City Marathon on November 1 in New York City. The marathon has grown from a Central Park race with 55 finishers in 1970 to the world's biggest and most popular marathon, with 50,530 finishers in 2014.
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Runners wait at the starting line prior to crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the marathon.
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An athlete in the Wheelchair Division crosses the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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A costumed runner, like this Spiderman, is not an unusual sight amid runners.
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Movie director Spike Lee takes photos of the elite runners as they pass.
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The Pro Women's Division of runners crosses the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the marathon.
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Elite runners make their way through the streets of Brooklyn during the marathon.
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Medals are ready for finishers at the finish line.
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Pro Men's Division winner Stanley Biwott of Kenya, left, poses with Pro Women's Division winner Mary Keitany, also of Kenya.
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Manuela Schar of Switzerland (2nd place), from left, Tatyana McFadden of the United States (1st), and Sandra Graf of Switzerland (3rd), react after finishing the Women's Professional Wheelchair Division.
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Ernst van Dyk of South Africa celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's Professional Wheelchair Division.
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Matthew Nieves, 16, from New York's Bishop Loughlin High School, crosses the finish line to win the inaugural New York Road Runners Youth Invitational event of the marathon.
