Clear blue skies and temperatures with a high of 59 degrees provided the perfect conditions for the over 55,000 runners participating in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.

The iconic race, now in its 55th year, began on Staten Island, where runners from more than 150 countries crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn, before winding through Queens into the Bronx, and finally racing down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue to the finish line in Central Park.

The 26.2-mile race kicked off with the Men’s and Women’s Professional Wheelchair Division at 8 a.m. and 8:02 a.m., respectively, followed by the handcycle category and select athletes with disabilities at 8:22 a.m.

Swiss Paralympic athlete Marcel Hug dominated the men’s wheelchair race, finishing in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 16 s

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