Minute 6: Daily Inspiration

With more than 59,226 finishers crossing the line, this year's NYC Marathon broke the record for the largest marathon ever. Want to know what competitors had to say about it? Just watch these mini-interviews conducted mid race by @ryzesuperfoods!

Participation wasn't the only record that was broken, though. It’s not often you see a genuine photo finish in a marathon, but Benson Kipruto's narrow victory over Alexander Mutiso was the closest gap ever in the history of the event - 0.03 seconds. Check out their dramatic showdown in this clip from @marathontours.

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Minute 1: SMM business update

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