Kenyans Take Women’s and Men’s New York Marathon Races
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, 32, the defending champion of the New York City Marathon in 2011, won the 2013 race on Sunday, pulling away from the pack in the last few miles. The 2012 race was canceled because of Hurricane Sandy.
Mutai won the men’s race in 2:08:24, or 4:55 minutes a mile. He had a lead of about a minute over the rest of the field.
In the women’s race, Priscah Jeptoo, 29, of Kenya, surged from behind to defeat Buzunesh Deba, who lives in New York. She trailed Deba by nearly 3.5 minutes at the halfway point, and started making her move as the race entered Manhattan. She passed Deba with just more than 2 miles to go.
Jeptoo’s time was 2:25:07, at an overall pace of 5:33 a mile.
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