There is a similar unoffical ride for the NYC Marathon every year. It starts in Brooklyn, about 3 miles from the actual start of the race in Staten Island, and follows the course to near the finish line in Columbus Circle. More Civilized hours. The few time I did it I got up at 4am to ride the 15 miles from home to the start. The ride left Brooklyn about an hour before the start of the race and followed the purple line on mostly already closed roads. Around 2 hours for me at an easy 12mph pace