New York Marathon 2014: Wilson Kipsang, a Kenyan, Wins on Late Sprint
2014-11-02 17:06:55.210 GMT
New York Marathon 2014: Wilson Kipsang, a Kenyan, Wins on Late
Sprint
By LYNN ZINSER
(New York Times) -- Wilson Kipsang of Kenya surged ahead of
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia as they raced through Central Park to
top a strong field in a cool, windy race and won in his first
appearance in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Kipsang won by seven seconds with an unofficial time of 2
hours 10 minutes 59 seconds.
Kipsang, who set the world record in the marathon at the
Berlin Marathon in 2013 only to have it broken in that same race
a year later, ran stride for stride with Desisa as the two broke
away from the pack in Central Park in the final two miles. He
kept a one-stride lead and a calm expression as they entered the
Park for the final time, and when Desisa tried to make a move, he
pushed Kipsang’s arm away. That only seemed to motivate Kipsang,
who sprinted ahead to win.
Desisa, 24, who was running in only his fourth career
marathon and his first in New York City, continued his strong set
of early performances. He won his debut marathon in 2013 in Dubai
and only three months later won the Boston Marathon that year.
Gebre Gebremariam finished third and Meb Keflezighi fourth.
The runners were greeted with a sunny day for the marathon,
in contrast to Saturday’s rain and gloom, but it was cold and
windy for the entire race. The temperatures poked only into the
mid-40s and the winds were around 25 miles per hour but gusted
near 50 miles per hour at times.
There was a large lead pack in the race for the first half,
with 17 men running together until they crossed the Pulaski
Bridge into Queens, when the contenders started to push the pace
and shrunk the lead pack to 11.
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2014-11-02 17:06:55.210 GMT
New York Marathon 2014: Wilson Kipsang, a Kenyan, Wins on Late
Sprint
By LYNN ZINSER
(New York Times) -- Wilson Kipsang of Kenya surged ahead of
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia as they raced through Central Park to
top a strong field in a cool, windy race and won in his first
appearance in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Kipsang won by seven seconds with an unofficial time of 2
hours 10 minutes 59 seconds.
Kipsang, who set the world record in the marathon at the
Berlin Marathon in 2013 only to have it broken in that same race
a year later, ran stride for stride with Desisa as the two broke
away from the pack in Central Park in the final two miles. He
kept a one-stride lead and a calm expression as they entered the
Park for the final time, and when Desisa tried to make a move, he
pushed Kipsang’s arm away. That only seemed to motivate Kipsang,
who sprinted ahead to win.
Desisa, 24, who was running in only his fourth career
marathon and his first in New York City, continued his strong set
of early performances. He won his debut marathon in 2013 in Dubai
and only three months later won the Boston Marathon that year.
Gebre Gebremariam finished third and Meb Keflezighi fourth.
The runners were greeted with a sunny day for the marathon,
in contrast to Saturday’s rain and gloom, but it was cold and
windy for the entire race. The temperatures poked only into the
mid-40s and the winds were around 25 miles per hour but gusted
near 50 miles per hour at times.
There was a large lead pack in the race for the first half,
with 17 men running together until they crossed the Pulaski
Bridge into Queens, when the contenders started to push the pace
and shrunk the lead pack to 11.
Copyright 2014 The New York Times Company
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