Mary Keitany, one of the fastest female marathon runners ever, won the women’s race with a time of 2:22:48, her fourth victory in the event and the second-fastest time on this course. First-place finishers Mary Keitany of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia pose for a picture at the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday. ( Seth Wenig / The Associated Press )Desisa, 28, won his first New York City Marathon, defeating Shura Kitata, 22, also of Ethiopia, and Geoffrey Kamworor, 25, of Kenya, the defending champion and the prerace favourite. Keitany, 36, of Kenya, made her sixth appearance in the New York City Marathon. Keitany joined Grete Waitz as the only women to win the New York City Marathon four times.

Source: thestar November 05, 2018 00:00 UTC