Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won men’s title while Kenya’s Mary Keitany won a dominant fourth women’s crown at the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The 36 year old Kenyan dominated the women’s race by tackling 42 kilometres in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 48 seconds at the New York Marathon on Sunday. Keitany, second to American Shalane Flanagan in 2017 after three New York victories, returned to the top with a runaway performance. Kitata covered some 2 hours ,6 minutes and a second. London champion and fellow Kenyan, Vivian Cheruiyot was a distant second in 2 hours, 26 minutes and 2 seconds.

Source: Ethiopian News November 05, 2018 11:03 UTC