WOMAN POWER: Mary Keitany Wins the New York Marathon.

Mary Keitany of Kenya won the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:22:48 for her fourth win in the past five years in one of the world’s premier distance events.

In addition to taking four of the past five events, Keitany finished second in last year’s marathon.

At the 2017 London Marathon, Keitany set a women’s world record with a time of 2:17:01. That paced Keitany’s third win in London since 2011, though she finished a disappointing fifth in this year’s event.

Keitany first began to pull away from the field at roughly the marathon’s halfway point. By the 19-mile mark, Keitany had stood nearly 27 seconds ahead of Tusa and Ethiopia’s Netsanet Gudeta. That distance grew to 54 seconds by the 20-mile mark. By mile 22, Keitany’s edge grew to an insurmountable 1:57.

Keitany was followed by Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot (2:26:00).

Another Kenyan, Geoffrey Kamworor was 3rd in the Men’s marathon.

Kenyans took to Social Media to Congratulate Keitany for her great win.

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