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Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi finished in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday, beating the previous record by nearly six minutes.
Rebecca Cheptegei died as the result of her partner's "cowardly and senseless act," one official said.
New York Road Runners makes more than $15 million on Marathon Day from entry fees alone and should pay its necessary expenses," the agency said.
The two long-distance races in Minnesota's two largest cities were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners.
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Nicknamed "Uncle Chen," the 50-year-old runner finished the race in 574th place beating nearly 1,000 others.
The race's organizers say nonbinary athletes won't have to register with the men's or women's divisions and provided qualifying times to guide their training.
The 30-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital Saturday where he was pronounced dead.
The American runner had a funny request for her family after she medaled in just her third marathon ever.
"At night, sleeps not guaranteed," Tuliamuk said. "I have to wake up and go run, feeling like a zombie.
"Marathon running is one of the only sports where the average person is lined up with a field of professionals in the same race."