New York City Marathon

Police search bags at Columbus Circle as runners approach the finish line for the New York City Marathon.

Shalane Flanagan, center, is the first American woman to win the New York Marathon in 40 years. She turns a corner near the Atlantic Terminal in Brookyn.

Police and New York National Guard were out in force for the New York City Marathon.

Spectators watch participants in the New York Marathon on Nov. 5, 2017

Leaders of the men’s division pass by Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

New York Police and the National Guard were on hand for the New York City Marathon. Five days after an attacker killed eight people and injured 12 others in lower Manhattan, the annual New York City Marathon got off to a start without a hitch Sunday.

Heavy security was visible along the marathon route, with counter-terrorism police and National Guard officers in fatigues stationed at major intersections, dump trucks filled with sand blocking roads and helicopters circling above.

Dump trucks were positioned around the course of the marathon course and NYPD officers were on hightened alert.

Lisa Roseman rings a cow bell for the participants in the New York City Marathon. “I come every year. It’s always safe,” says Roseman at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

Crowds cheer on runners in the New York City Marathon.

Leaders of the women’s division pass by Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn during the marathon.

Spectators cheer on runners at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

Spectators high-five a runner in the New York City Marathon near Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.