The famous Ukrainian ran the New York marathon and broke his own record

The famous TV presenter, originally from the Ukrainian city of Krivoy Rog, Anatoly Anatolych, ran a New York marathon for the second time and broke his own record. This publication writes 0564.ua.

On Sunday, November 3, in 22: 46 in Kiev time, showman Anatoly Anatolich finished in the New York marathon, the source said.

“The host has been conquering the largest marathon in the world for the second time, but this time he was faster: if in 2017 he ran 42.195 km in 04:36, then this year the distance was given to him in 04:26,” the message says.

His daughters, 6-year-old Lolita and 8-year-old Alisa, came to support the show-man. They even launched a hashtag on social media #RUNatolichby encouraging subscribers to support their dad.

By the way, it was possible to follow the participants of the competition using a special application.

“A chip was sewn into the number of each participant, allowing to track the location of the runner on the route,” the source said.

Also, throughout the marathon, a live broadcast took place on the official show-men page on Facebook, which made it possible to see the map and the host on it without installing the application.

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It is reported that not without incident. So, during a run for the first time in his life, Anatolich brought both legs together - it took about 20 minutes to recover, which separated the leader from the line in 4 hours. However, he was able to continue running and finish.

“I am very grateful to everyone for their support! It is so touching: my wife and children, our friends, a large delegation of the Ukrainian Running Club with Ukrainian flags greeted me on the track ... It was an incredibly difficult marathon. It's not even about running, but about inner strength, support, goals, ”the Ukrainian shared his impressions.

He also added that this was also his personal victory, which “made me believe in my own strengths even more, that everything is possible, in my strength of spirit and in making sure how important the support of my dear people is.”

About the marathon

The New York Marathon is held annually from 1970 of the year on the first Sunday of November. He is part of the World Marathon Majors series along with the Boston and Chicago marathons.

According to the publication CBSNewYork. This year over 50 of thousands of participants from around the world registered for the event

During the marathon, runners run through 5 areas of New York - only 42 kilometers.

The marathon began on Staten Island and runs across the Verrazzano Bridge to Brooklyn. From there he followed to Queens, then across the 59th Street Bridge, up the East Side to the Bronx and finished in Central Park.

“At the same time, it is not even runners who make this marathon truly unique, but ordinary spectators,” the publication emphasizes.

According to one woman who participated in the marathon in 2003, "the energy here in New York is amazing." And the point is not that so many people are simultaneously participating in the competition, but in the challenge that each participant poses for himself and the support of others, thanks to which he manages to reach the goal.