The New York City Marathon on Sunday broke the record for the world's largest marathon, with 55,646 runners crossing the finish line in Central Park, organisers said.

In a New York minute, the city’s iconic marathon took the world record for the most finishers from the Berlin Marathon, as 55,646 athletes completed the five-borough race on November 3. These big races—several are part of the World Marathon Majors,

Organisers of the annual Sydney marathon say having the event on the World Majors program will bring huge international exposure to running in Australia. The marathon’s operations director, Simon Bryan,