World record holder in a women-only marathon Mary Jepkosgei Keitany on Sunday won the New York City Marathon for the fourth time in a time of 2:22:48. Keitany's win follows her 2017 triumph at the London Marathon where she set the record in a time of 2:17:01. Her half marathon personal best of 1:05:50 is a former women's world record. She beat off stiff competition from America's Shalane Flanagan who finished third in a time of 2:26:22. Flanagan is the 2017 New York winner.

Source: The Star November 04, 2018 17:15 UTC