The New York City (NYC) Marathon, the world’s largest annual marathon, took place on Nov. 3 under clear skies and sublime temperatures. Kenya’s Mary Keitany won the women’s division with a time of 2:22:48, which earned her the second fastest winning time in women’s race history and the third fastest overall time in women’s race history. Defending champion American Shalane Flanagan finished third with a time of 2:26:21 which was 30 seconds faster than her winning time last year. In what’s likely her final NYC Marathon before retiring, Flanagan completed her race in a podium finish to add to a career that includes a first-place and second-place NYC Marathon finish. Desisa’s finish was the second-fastest winning time in the men’s NYC Marathon history, with Kitata earning the third-fastest time and Kamworor the fourth-fastest.

Source: Ethiopian News November 29, 2018 05:37 UTC