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The professional wheelchair division have started the race; the elite women runners start at 8:40 a.m. and the elite men at 9:05 a.m. The first of five waves of non-professional runners begins at 9:10 a.m.
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Approximately 50,000 runners are expected to toe the line on Sunday morning and trek 26.2 miles around New York City's five boroughs for the annual marathon.