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Mary Keitany of Kenya has won the women’s division of the New York City Marathon for the fourth time!
Keitany posted a time of two hours, 22 minutes, 48 seconds, beating out second place Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya,USA Todayreported. With her win, Keitany earned the race’s $100,000 grand prize and her place in the marathon’s history books.
The last American woman to win in New York before Flanagan was Miki Gorman, who won consecutive titles in 1976 and 1977.
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On the men’s side, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the division for the first time with a time of two hours, five minutes and 59 seconds and also took home a $100,000 purse,The New York Timesreported.
Sunday’s race began on Staten Island, and runners made their way through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and, finally, to Central Park in Manhattan. The marathon saw nearly 55,000 participants hit the streets of New York, and a slew of celebrities got in the mix.
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ActressTeri Hatcher, former NFL player Tiki Barber, Olympian Erin Hamlin and celebrity chef Dan Churchillannouncedthat they, too, would be running the 26.2-mile race.
“I don’t think either of us love running,” Hatcher toldPEOPLEin August of running this year’s race with her daughter, Emerson Tenney, 20. “I keep thinking there’s going to be a day when I actually truly love it, but the truth is, I’m not sure that I’ve ever loved any workout. … But what I do love is afterwards. I love the endorphin feeling; I love knowing that I’ve reached an accomplishment.”
Other endurance runners that competed in this year’s marathon wereMolly Huddleand 2018 Boston Marathon winnerDesiree Linden. In the men’s division, last year’s winner Geoffrey Kamworor returned to defend his title. Four-time OlympianAbdi Abdirahmanwas among many to represent the U.S.
Now that the race is coming to a close, thousands of volunteers will now have to clean up thenearly 26 tons of clothing that runners left on the ground.
source: people.com
