He made his half marathon debut in the Lille Half Marathon. He has also participated in various marathons, such as the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2015. The city hosts also the annual Frankfurt Marathon and the Ironman Germany. His birthday coincided with the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Marathon. In 2013, runners signed up for the first Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon. City races include a full marathon or a half marathon. The organizers sponsor three more races&colon; a Kids Marathon, a , and a . It is the finishing point for the annual Athens Classic Marathon. Farah began 2014 preparing for the year's London Marathon, his first such run. He ran the 2008 London Marathon in 3&colon;01&colon;40. She ran in the 2006 London Marathon. Armstrong ran the 2006 New York City Marathon with two friends. Over 9,000 participated in the 2011 half marathon. Williams was present during Wozniacki's run at the 2014 New York City Marathon. Ted Corbitt helped plan the course of the New York City Marathon.