New York City Marathon: Season 1997, Episode 1

1997 - 1: 1997 New York City Marathon

The men's elite race was won by Kenya's John Kagwe in a time of 2:08:12 hours while the women's race was won by Switzerland's Franziska Rochat-Moser in 2:28:43.

A total of 30,427 runners finished the race, 22,014 men and 8413 women.