Geoffrey Kamworor, 24, won the 41st New York City Marathon men’s title on Sunday, taking his first victory in 2:10:53.
Wilson Kipsang, the 2014 NY champ, finished second in 2:10:56.
Mary Keitany, who was chasing her fourth consecutive victory, came second, 61 seconds back, with Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska third in 2:28:08 in a race won by Shalane Flanagan.
Flanagan became the first American woman in 40 years to win the New York City Marathon in an unofficial time of 2hrs 26mins 53secs.
40 years later, we have an American women champion at the #TCSNYCMarathon. Understandably, @ShalaneFlanagan just overwhelmed with joy.🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/PSnAcz63GR
— TCS NYC Marathon (@nycmarathon) November 5, 2017
The 2016 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6, 2016, had a record number of finishers, 51,394, setting a new mark as the largest marathon in the world.
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea became the youngest male winner in race history; Mary Keitany of Kenya won the women’s race for the third consecutive time.
Wheelchair champions were Marcel Hug of Switzerland and Tatyana McFadden of the United States (winning the marathon grand slam for the fourth time).