Mary Keitany wins her 2nd consecutive New York City Marathon
Athletics
By
Game Yetu
| Nov 01, 2015
Kenya's Mary Keitany won the New York Marathon for the second straight year on Sunday in 2hr 24min 25sec.
Ethiopia's Aselefech Mergia was second in 2:25:32 and Ethiopian Tigist Tufa -- winner of the London Marathon in April -- third in 2:25:50.
Keitany, 33, became the eighth woman to win multiple titles on the streets of the Big Apple and the first to win back-to-back editions since Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2007 and 2008.
In four starts in New York, Keitany has always been on the podium, finishing third in 2010 and 2011.
Her triumph this year was less nerve-wracking than her three-second win of 2014.
She took a massive lead with a move between the 21st and 22nd miles and powered into the finishing straight in Central Park all alone.
The double is Keitany's second in one of the world's top marathons. She won in London in 2011 and 2012.
World Marathon Majors New York marathon women results
Results from the World Marathon Majors New York marathon Women on Sunday 1. Mary Keitany (Kenya) 2:24:25 2. Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia) 2:25:32 3. Tigist Tufa (Ethiopia) 2:25:50 4. Sara Moreira (Portugal) 2:25:53 5. Christelle Daunay (France) 2:26:57
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