I am very, very happy," said Desisa, a two-time Boston Marathon winner who had finished second in New York in 2014 and third in 2015 and 2017. "I (was) thinking this year to be a champion," Desisa said. "It's such an honor being the defending champion," Flanagan said. Molly Huddle was fourth in 2:26:44 and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden sixth (2:27:51) in a solid showing by American women. The 20-year-old Romanchuk became the youngest New York winner and the first American champion in clocking an unofficial 1:36:21 to nip Hug by one second.

Source: Ethiopian News November 04, 2018 17:38 UTC