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NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running

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FILE - Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday, Nov. 7, as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Julius Motal, File)
FILE - Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, crosses the finish line first in the men's division of the New York City Marathon, Nov. 4, 2018. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crosses the finish line to win the 46th Berlin marathon in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. The 50th edition of the New York City Marathon will be run Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Bekele is the headliner for the men's race. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
FILE - Molly Seidel, of the United States, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. Several Olympic medalists will compete in the 50th edition of the New York Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. The most anticipated by fans locally will be Molly Seidel. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
FILE - United States midfielder Lauren Holiday moves the ball against Brazil during the first half of an international friendly soccer match Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. Holiday is expected to run in the 50th edition of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

FILE - Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday, Nov. 7, as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Julius Motal, File)