New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- NEW YORK - Runners returning to the New York City Marathon on Sunday will recognize the bridges, the five boroughs and the finish in Central Park. In the Bronx, however, familiarity with an old map will no longer be enough.

The November 1 race retains its 26.2-mile journey through Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx before returning to Manhattan. Its revised Bronx section is the first course change in 15 years, according to organizer New York Road Runners.

The adjustment arrives as the race marks 50 years of its five-borough course, first run on October 24, 1976. The familiar outline remains, but runners and spectators need the current street-level map before choosing where to run or watch.

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