2005 New York City Marathon
The 2005 New York City Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, New York, which took place on Sunday, November 6. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's Paul Tergat in a time of 2:09:29.9 hours, while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:24:41.
In the wheelchair races, South Africa's Ernst van Dyk and Switzerland's Edith Hunkeler won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Australia's Todd Philpott and Laura Stam were the winners.
A total of 36,872 runners finished the race, 24,812 men and 12,060 women.
Results
Women
- † Ran in mass race
Changes to Qualifying Times for Guaranteed Entry
In 2001, general qualifying times were added to allow a portion of the fastest amateur runners to earn guaranteed entry into the race. The following year, additional categories were added to include more realistic qualifying times for runners 50-59 and 60+. Those qualifying times would remain the same for several years.In 2005, those qualifying times were modified and made more lenient across the board. Five minutes were added to each of the men's marathon qualifying times and three minutes were added to each of the women's marathon qualifying times. The half marathon qualifying times were also increased by several minutes.
Below are the new qualifying times:
| Age | Men's Marathon | Women's Marathon | Men's Half Marathon | Women's Half Marathon |
| Under 40 | 2:50:00 | 3:18:00 | 1:21:00 | 1:34:00 |
| 40 to 49 | 3:05:00 | 3:33:00 | 1:28:00 | 1:42:00 |
| 50 to 59 | 3:20:00 | 3:48:00 | 1:36:00 | 1:49:00 |
| 60+ | 3:35:00 | 4:03:00 | 1:43:00 | 1:56:00 |
Below are the existing qualifying times from 2001-2002:
| Age | Men's Marathon | Women's Marathon | Men's Half Marathon | Women's Half Marathon |
| Under 40 | 2:45:00 | 3:15:00 | 1:16:00 | 1:31:00 |
| 40 to 49 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 | 1:24:00 | 1:39:00 |
| 50 to 59 | 3:15:00 | 3:45:00 | 1:32:00 | 1:44:00 |
| 60+ | 3:30:00 | 4:00:00 | 1:40:00 | 1:55:00 |