{"id":1316383,"date":"2019-11-03T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens\/"},"modified":"2019-11-03T22:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T05:20:00","slug":"jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jepkosgei wins NYC in her first marathon, Kamworor takes men\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9528252980819\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-990469-865\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the Pro Women's Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the Pro Women&#8217;s Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the Pro Women's Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FRE171643 AP | Geoffrey Kamworor, of Kenya, leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Kamworor, of Kenya, leads the professional men&#8217;s division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FRE171643 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Geoffrey Kamworor, of Kenya, leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men's and women's winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men's and women's winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men's and women's winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Geoffrey Kamworor, left, and Joyciline Jepkosgei, both of Kenya, pose for photos as the men's and women's winners of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-4-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FRE171643 AP | Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men&#8217;s division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FRE171643 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-4-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-5-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FRE171643 AP | Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men&#8217;s division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FRE171643 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-5-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya leads the professional men's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-6-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | A runner records the start of the New York City Marathon while crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge with other participants Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>A runner records the start of the New York City Marathon while crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge with other participants Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-6-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A runner records the start of the New York City Marathon while crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge with other participants Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-8-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Daniel Romanchuk, of Mount Airy, Md., poses for photos as the winner the pro wheelchair men's division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Daniel Romanchuk, of Mount Airy, Md., poses for photos as the winner the pro wheelchair men&#8217;s division of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-8-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Daniel Romanchuk, of Mount Airy, Md., poses for photos as the winner the pro wheelchair men's division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-9-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, poses for photos as the winner of the pro wheelchair women's division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, poses for photos as the winner of the pro wheelchair women&#8217;s division of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-9-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, poses for photos as the winner of the pro wheelchair women's division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-10-1024x675.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners in the men's elite division make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners in the men&#8217;s elite division make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-10-1024x675.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners in the men's elite division make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-11-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, poses for photos as the women's winner of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, poses for photos as the women&#8217;s winner of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-11-683x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, poses for photos as the women's winner of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-12-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | New York City Marathon women's winner Joyciline Jepkosgei, center, of Kenya, is flanked by second finisher and country mate Mary Keitany, left, and third finisher Ruti Aga, of Ethiopia, as they pose for photos in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"4\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"19\">\n<p><strong>New York City Marathon women&#8217;s winner Joyciline Jepkosgei, center, of Kenya, is flanked by second finisher and country mate Mary Keitany, left, and third finisher Ruti Aga, of Ethiopia, as they pose for photos in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-12-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"New York City Marathon women's winner Joyciline Jepkosgei, center, of Kenya, is flanked by second finisher and country mate Mary Keitany, left, and third finisher Ruti Aga, of Ethiopia, as they pose for photos in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-13-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the Pro Women's Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the Pro Women&#8217;s Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-13-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the Pro Women's Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York's Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-14-1024x650.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-14-1024x650.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-15-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-15-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-16-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-16-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-17-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171675 AP | Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171675 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-17-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Runners make their way across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Motal)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-18-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-18-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FRE171643 AP | CORRECTS TO JOYCILINE NOT MARY Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya leads the professional women's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>CORRECTS TO JOYCILINE NOT MARY Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya leads the professional women&#8217;s division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FRE171643 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/NYC_Marathon_05509-a7afe-18-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"CORRECTS TO JOYCILINE NOT MARY Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya leads the professional women's division during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">NEW YORK \u2014 Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cMy focus was to finish the race,\u201d she said, a gold medal hanging around her neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Not bad for a novice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Jepkosgei upset four-time champion Mary Keitany to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a historic debut seven seconds off the course record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the men\u2019s event for the second time in three years. He pounced when defending champion Lelisa Desisa dropped out after seven miles following a grueling victory at the sweltering world championships last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After pulling away from Kenyan countrymate Keitany with about three miles left, Jepkosgei crossed the finish in Central Park in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds, the second-best run in course history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI didn\u2019t actually know that I can win,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I was trying my best to do it and to make it and to finish strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 25-year-old Jepkosgei holds the world record in the half-marathon but had never run a 26.2-mile race before. She looked pained climbing the final hill but strode confidently over the finish line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It was too much for Keitany, a 37-year-old who collapsed after finishing 53 seconds later. She had won four of the previous five NYC Marathons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSometimes a race is a race,\u201d Keitany said. \u201cAnything can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Jepkosgei is the youngest New York winner since 25-year-old Margaret Okayo in 2001. She also won the New York City Half-Marathon in March and is the first runner to win both events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Kamworor made it a Kenyan sweep moments later with a final time of 2:08:13 on the course that traverses through the city\u2019s five boroughs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He kicked away from countryman Albert Korir in the 24th mile. Korir finished second, and Ethiopian non-elite runner Girma Bekele Gebre was third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Desisa, who is from Ethiopia, was in 17th place at the seven-mile mark before leaving with pain in one of his hamstrings. He was attempting to defend his title 29 days after winning worlds in Doha, Qatar, in boiling conditions he described this week as \u201cdangerous.\u201d With a temperature of 84 degrees F (29 degrees C) for the midnight start, 18 of 73 men didn\u2019t finish that race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sunday\u2019s run started at an ideal 45 degrees F (7 degrees C).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 26-year-old Kamworor finished third last year after winning in 2017. He was greeted at the finish line by mentor and training partner Eliud Kipchoge, who completed the first sub-2 hour marathon last month \u2014 a feat accomplished under conditions so tightly controlled it didn\u2019t qualify for the record books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want to disappoint him,\u201d Kamworor said. \u201cThat gave me a lot of motivation. He inspired me to win that race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Kamworor, also the world record holder in the half-marathon, is the 10th multi-time winner in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He was followed closely by Gebre, a former New York resident who returned to Ethiopia recently to train at altitude. He shaved about five minutes off his personal best to finish in 2:08:38.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 26-year-old Gebre has no sponsor and no agent. He\u2019s hoping this breakthrough will change that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI would like someone to arrange some races for me,\u201d he said through a translator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">American Desiree Linden set the pace for the women early and was the top U.S. finisher at sixth. The 2018 Boston Marathon winner hasn\u2019t decided whether she will go to the Olympic team trials in Atlanta on Feb. 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 36-year-old wants to gauge her recovery before deciding whether to pursue a third Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cRight now\u2019s not the time, just based on how my calves and my feet feel,\u201d Linden said jokingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Kellyn Taylor, an American putting her firefighting career on hold to pursue the Olympics, finished seventh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sara Hall, another U.S. Olympic hopeful who has taken on an unusually heavy race schedule, dropped out in mile 18 after running the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Jared Ward was the top American finisher among the men at sixth place. He hoped the hilly New York terrain would prepare him for the rolling course in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI hope that does set me up well,\u201d he said. \u201cI think I have some confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">American 42-year-old Abdi Abdirahman bested his own over-40 record by finishing in 2:11:34. Australia\u2019s Sinead Diver posted the second-fasted women\u2019s time by an over-40 runner. The 42-year-old finished fifth overall in 2:26:23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Manuela Schar of Switzerland won her third straight women\u2019s wheelchair title, giving her eight consecutive marathon major victories. After rolling ahead of the record pace for much of the race, Schar crossed the finish about a minute off the mark at 1:44:20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Daniel Romanchuk of the United States repeated as men\u2019s wheelchair champion in another tight finish over Switzerland\u2019s Marcel Hug. Romanchuk held off Hug by one second for the second straight year, crossing the finish line 1:37:24 England\u2019s David Weir and American Aaron Pike were also within 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Last year, Romanchuk became the first American and youngest competitor to win the men\u2019s division as a 20-year-old. He followed with victories this year at the Boston and London marathons. Hug took the New York title in 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Organizers were expecting around 52,000 runners to complete the marathon a year after a world record 52,813 crossed the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Follow Jake Seiner: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jake\u2014Seiner\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jake\u2014Seiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP sports: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-sports<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/jepkosgei-wins-nyc-in-her-first-marathon-kamworor-takes-mens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the Pro Women&#8217;s Division of the New York City Marathon, in New York&#8217;s Central Park, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. 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