Shalane Flanagan dethroned Mary Keitany on Sunday and became the first American woman to win the New York City marathon since 1977, potentially ending the 36-year-old’s decorated career with her first major marathon victory. Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya held off countryman Wilson Kipsang to win New York Marathon, his first major marathon win. New York City marathon to go ahead after terrorist truck attack Read moreFlanagan cried and yelled as she approached the finish line. After a fracture in her lower back kept her out of the Boston Marathon, Flanagan trained hard for New York with an eye on Keitany. “New York City said strongly we’re not giving into terrorists,” New York mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding, “That’s a message we’re sending the whole world.”

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2017 17:32 UTC