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 New York City Marathon ups the ante Increases purse, winners to cash $80,000 June 27, 2001
The New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced today
that first place prize money for the men's and women's winners
of the 2001
New York City Marathon has been increased to an event record
$80,000, a
$15,000 or 23 percent increase from last year.
Among the world's top marathons, the NYC Marathon first place
prize purse is
matched only by the Boston Marathon and is now greater than the
Chicago
Marathon ($75,000) and London Marathon ($55,000).
The raise in the men's and women's champion purses is part of a
94 percent
increase in the total prize money for the marathon that was
announced by
Allan Steinfeld, president of the NYRR and race director of the
NYC Marathon.
The 32nd running of the NYC Marathon will take place on Sunday,
November 4.
Steinfeld made the announcement at the NYC Marathon lottery
drawing at
Rockefeller Center where New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who
selected the
first 10 lucky entries, accompanied him.
The NYC Marathon will offer $432,000 ($216,000 for both men's
and women's
open divisions) and an additional $82,000 offered exclusively
for the USA
Men's and Women's National Marathon Championships (winners will
each receive
$15,000).
The total guaranteed purse for this year's NYC Marathon is
$514,000, with
additional awards for masters athletes and NYRR members. As in
the past
years, there will also be substantial time bonuses in both the
open and U.S.
Championship divisions.
"The New York City Marathon has always been the standard bearer
in our sport
and we will continue to do this with the new and improved prize
money
structure," said Steinfeld.
Prize money has also been significantly increased for places 2-
10 in the
men's and women's open divisions. The 2nd place finisher will
collect $45,000
(50% increase from last year), 3rd place $30,000 (100%
increase); 4th place
$20,000 (100% increase) and 5th place $15,000 (100% increase).
Prize money will be double for American runners finishing in the
top 10 in
the open divisions. American runners may also earn a special
$10,000 bonus
for placing in the top-6 in the open divisions or by running
under 2:12:00
(men) or 2:31:00 (women).
The NYC Marathon will once again feature more than 30,000
participants and an
expected two million spectators lining the race course. For more
information,
go to the race website: http://www.nycmarathon.org
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