Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola broke the course record at the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a finishing time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds. Tola’s time was six seconds faster than the previous record time set by Kenyan runner Geoffrey Mutai in 2011. Another course record was broken by the women’s wheelchair division winner Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland by a whole three minutes. Marcel Hug, also of Switzerland, won the men’s wheelchair division race at 1:25:29 and beat the record for the most New York City marathon wins, with five total. An estimated 50,000 other runners participated in the marathon — and thousands of New Yorkers lined the route, ringing cowbells and cheering in support.
