In 2014, A Record Number of Marathon Finishers
According to Running USA’s “2014 Annual Marathon Report,” 550,637 runners finished a 26.2 race last year, up more than 9,000 finishers from 2013. This continues 38 years of growth, with the exception of 2012, when Hurricane Sandy canceled the NYC Marathon. In 1976, the earliest year covered by the report, just 25,000 runners crossed a marathon finish line.
- www.runnersworld.com
