Former Premier League footballer James Milner was among the 50,000 runners to complete the New York City marathon on Sunday, finishing in 3 hours 9 minutes.
The race, which takes place annually on the first Sunday of November, is one of the closest global competitors to the London marathon. Almost 60,000 people ran last year's event in the UK capital, while the New York race attracts more than two million spectators. At least a fifth of runners are said to come from outside the US to take part.
Course and route
The marathon route takes in all five boroughs of New York City. It starts at Staten Island, where runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn. They then run north to Queens before using the Queensboro Bridge to head into Manhattan.
Runners continue north towards The Bronx, where the thousands of participants turn to head back south through Harlem and Central Park, finishing the 26.2-mile course.
Celebrity finishing times
Milner, who played for Liverpool and Manchester City among others, completed the course in 3 hours 9 minutes. American actor Jordan Litz, currently playing Fiyero in the West End production of Wicked, finished in 3 hours 13 minutes.
Jennifer Connelly, who won the best supporting actress Academy Award for her part in A Beautiful Mind, finished in 3 hours 40 minutes. British endurance athlete William Goodge, who capped off a "Mission America" bid to run 50 marathons in all 50 US states in 24 days, finished in 4 hours 5 minutes.
American wrestler Darby Allin, with All Elite Wrestling, finished in 5 hours 34 minutes, while Chloe Lukasiak, who appeared in reality show Dance Moms, completed the race in 5 hours 35 minutes.
