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.
Check out some of the reactions below:
Congratulations Mary Keitany! #NYCMarathon Champion! What a race! 2:22:48 ?????? #TeamKenya #Dedication #Domination #TheScoreKE pic.twitter.com/KiIYPFg6yF
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) November 4, 2018
Yes it is that moment again as Kenyans forget our tribe and unite behind a hero. Mary Keitany Thank you. We are happy! #NYCMarathon
— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) November 4, 2018
Congratulations Mary Keitany that was a splendid performance as you won the Womens race at the #NYCMarathon. Hongera
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) November 4, 2018
#TeamKenya ?? for life
Congratulations Mary Keitany for winning women’s race in the 2018 New York Marathon#NYCMarathon #nycmarathon2018 pic.twitter.com/1RZMgjxzTp— ?? GABIRO MTU NECESSARY (@mtunecessary) November 4, 2018
What a stunning performance from Mary Keitany. Congratulations for winning the 2018 New York City Marathon.#NYCMarathon pic.twitter.com/x86LSXaz1d
— Maina Kairu (@speakerjmkairu) November 4, 2018
Congrats to Mary Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot and Geoffrey Kamworor for being No’s 1,2 and3 respectively in the New York marathon.
— Khadija Swaleh (@KSwaleh) November 4, 2018