New York City Marathon: Season 2005, Episode 1

2005 - 1: 2005 New York City Marathon

The men's elite race was won by Kenya's Paul Tergat in a time of 2:09:29.9 hours, while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:24:41.

In the wheelchair races, South Africa's Ernst van Dyk (1:31:11) and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler (1:54:17) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Australia's Todd Philpott (1:26:24) and Laura Stam (1:40:13) were the winners.

A total of 36,872 runners finished the race, 24,812 men and 12,060 women.