Winners crossed the finish line of the 40th New York City Marathon today as Meb Keflezighi became the first American male winner in 27 years to win the ING New York City Marathon. On the women's side, one of history's all-time great distance runners, Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won her first ING New York City Marathon.

The ING New York City Marathon 2009 is one of the world's greatest marathon with almost 42,000 runners heading to the finish line. As winners cross the finish line, the results are important to friends, family and co-workers of the dedicated runners of the New York Marathon 2009.

Whether you are on the sidelines or at home, there are several ways to watch the runners of the 2009 NYC Marathon cross the finish line on November 1. Map out the route ahead of time and find the best places to watch the NYC Marathon runners as they run through the streets of New York City. You can also tune in on television or check the statistics of the NYC Marathon on the Internet.

The 34th Marine Corps Marathon will be held on October 25, 2009 and features a weekend full of activities, including the Marine Corp Marathon Health and Fitness Expo. The Expo started Friday and will end Saturday, October 24 at 7pm. The 2009 Health and Fitness Expo will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC with over 200 exhibitors and vendors.

The 2009 Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon celebrated its 30th anniversary today with winners crossing the finish line on the clover-leaf design course. To help the runners along the way, more than 60 bands, entertainers, and radio stations lined the course of the Columbus Marathon. Winners are still crossing the finish line that will close at 3pm.

The collapse of a 23 year old runner in Saturday's Baltimore Marathon marks the second fatality in the 9 year history of the Baltimore Marathon. The runner, identified by the Princeton University newspaper as Peter Curtain, collapsed in the 25th mile of the race and was pronounced dead at Union Memorial Hospital two hours later.

The Chicago Marathon 2009, sponsored by Bank of America, got under way this morning at 7:30am with runners from 100 countries. The winners are crossing the finish line after a very cold start this morning. Sammy Wanjiru the winner of the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the Marathon, won the men's race in the 2009 Bank of American Chicago Marathon.

The 16th annual ING Hartford Marathon 2009 is underway in Bushnell Park. Runners are already starting to cross the finish line, including winner Patrick Moulton of Rhode Island. Moulton, who won $6,000, finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 21 seconds in the 26.2 mile Hartford Marathon today.

The Baltimore Marathon 2009 is underway this morning and there will be winners streaming in to the finish line throughout the day. Also known as The Baltimore Running Festival, there are an estimated 20,000 people running through the streets of Baltimore today with crowds cheering them on. Runners from 44 countries and every state will run, including five Olympians.

The Twin Cities Marathon 2009 got underway just after sunrise Sunday morning with the help of over 5,000 volunteers who coordinated the event. Racing to the finish line this year include the oldest runner Lloyd Young, 86 and the youngest marathon runner, Olivia Verhoye, 14. Thirty-one percent of the entrants are running their first marathon. There are runners from every state and 21 countries.