Darrin Andrew La Morte and David Postal New York City Marathon.

London Marathon champion T segaye Kebede lost the race but won the prize, his 2:09.16 runner-up finish clinched the $500,000 bonus for the World Marathon Majors mena title.

Adriana Nelson was the top American woman, finishing 13th in 2:35.05. Ryan Vail was the top American male, finishing in 12th in 2:13.23. Former champion and Olympic medalist Meb Keflezighi had been among the pre-race contenders, but ran through a calf injury and struggled in at 2:23.47, running along with and a second behind Staten Islands Mike Cassidy.

Security was redoubled in the wake of April Boston Marathon bombing, with roughly four dozen bomb-sniffing dogs, extra undercover cops, barricades blocking off much of Central Park and spectators going through bag-check lines to get in. New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg acknowledged the major change to have everybody screened, but chalked it up as the new normal.

I remember 9/11 as a very emotional year, but this was different with a lot of celebratory feel to it but a real sense of running for meaning for New York and Boston. I am not the NYPD, but (we had) zero incidents, zero threats, really smooth, very noticeable increased presence, Wittenberg said. It never felt too much at all to me. What it felt is it our new reality.

I shot this picture. We had this big Run For Life banner and it says When you hit the wall, fly over it and the bridge is in the background. It absolutely beautiful, and I did not even notice that there either NYPD or the Army walking across the roof. That is our new reality. It is probably been a reality since 9/11, and I think its a very supportive one. I never felt anything, but that it was a really good presence.