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The 44th Running of the New York City Marathon - As It Happens
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We're on-site at the New York City Marathon and will be commenting on the race - as it happens. If you haven't yet, follow the links above to read the bios and look at the starter lists - so you know who the players are. Then, return to this page and refresh often. We'll have photos and post-race writeups after the race is over.
Refresh this page every few minutes to see the latest updates. We'll have all of the updates for all races on this one page - trying to make it as easy as possible for our readers to see what's happening.
Note, as you read these reports, they will appear in reverse chronological order.
Newest updates will be at the top of each section. Men's Race | Women's Race
Overview
The temperature for the race will be fine in the low to mid-40s, that isn't bad. But, there will be wind gusts from 20 to 40 miles per hour and headwind for the first 20 miles - with that, the times will be slow. For the wheelchair race, organizers started the wheelers at mile 3 of the course, skipping the bridge at the start - an indication of how bad the wind is...
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The Finish (2:10:59): Wilson Kipsang moved first to pick up the pace, but he could not drop Desisa. Running up the small hill at the finish line, Desisa passes Kipsang and nips him with his arm - but at the end he can't keep the pace and gives up. Kipsang runs hard to the win in 2:10:59. Lelisa finishes second in 2:25:10. Gebre Gebremariam takes third plce in 2:12:13. Meb keflezighi takes fourth place in 2:13:18; with Stephen Kiprotich (2:13:25) and Geoffrey Mutia (2:13:44) rounding out the top five.
Mile 25 (2:05:32): Kipsang leads and Desisa is a step behind. Kipsang looks a bit more comfortable and if he wins, he will get the $500,000 World Marathon Majors bonus - if he finishes second, he will not. That's some good incentive.
Mile 24 (2:00:54): Kipsang and Desisa continue to extend their race - and both look strong and comfortble. Behind, the other positions are taking shape: Gebre Gebremariam in third, Mutai in fourth, Kiprotich in fifth and Keflezighi in sixth.
Mile 23 (1:55:58): The men's race has broken apart. Two men are running for the win: Lelisa Desisa and Wilson Kipsang together. Ten seconds back, Geffrey Mutai and Gebre Gebremariam are fighting to maintain the third position. Thirty five seconds behind those two, Stephen Kiprotich and Meb Keflezghi are running in fifth and sixth positions.
Mile 21 (1:46:47), 40K (1:50:18), Mile 22 ()1:51:23): The lead pack is down to seven men: Wilson Kipsang leading, followed by Lelisa Desisa, Geoffrey Mutai, Gebre Gebremariam, Peter Kirui, Stephen Kiprotich, Meb Kefleighi and Peter Kirui.
Mile 19 (1:36:54), Mile 20 (1:41:49): Ten men remain in the lead pack. In another mile, the men will turn south and the headwind they have had will turn into a tailwind.
Mile 17 (1:27:03), Mile 18 (1:31:53): Ten men remain in the lead pack as Michael Kipyego has fallen back. Mile 18 at 4min50sec was the second fastest mile of the race to this point.
25K (1:19:30), Mile 16 (1:21:52): Meb Keflezighi is leading the run up 1st Avenue as we have seen him do so many times. Ten men continue to run with him.
Mile 14 (1:11:22), Mile 15 (1:16:30): The men are heading over the 59th St. Bridge, the biggest hill on the course... It is traditionally after this point that the race really takes form. Eleven men remain in the lead pack as nick Ariciaga, Zach Hine, Yuki Kawauich and Ryan Vail have lost contact with the lead group.
Mile 12 (1:01:02), 20K (1:03:17), Mile 13 (1:06:17), Halfway (1:06:56): The pace has slowed a bit but still on targest for under 2:14. We will expect a good negative split. We also note that the runners are running wide across the road which indicates to us that the wind must have slowed as there is no need for the runners to feel the need to draft.
Mile 10 (50:57), Mile 11 (56:13): Now Zach Hine has taken the lead - seriously?!? Just because you're a decent marathoner and are later planning to drop out, don't take up the TV screen - yuk. Fifteen still in the lead pack.
Mile 7 (0:35:42), Mile 8 (0:40:48), Mile 9 (0:45:52): Nick Arciniaga has taken to the lead of the men's race. The 2:13 pace is certainly something that Arciniga could achieve, but probably not with the wind. We can only guess he's trying to gain some TV time? Zach Hine (USA) has also moved into the lead pack which now has 15 men.
Mile 6 (30:25), 10K (31:31): Stil 13 men in the pack: Meb Keflezighi (USA) has been running at the front, followed by Micah Kogo (KEN), Peter Kirui (KEN), Geoffrey Mutai (KEN), Lusapho April (RSA), Wilson Kipsang (KEN), Stephen Kprotich (UGa0, Masato Imai (JPN), Lelisa Desisa (KEN), Michael Kipyeo (KEN), Yuki Kawauchi (JPN), Gebre Gebremariam (Eth) and Ryan Vail (USA).
Mile 4 (0:20:31), Mile 5 (25:28): Now 13 men in the lead group as the runners are moving at a pace toward a 2:13 marathon finish.
5K (15:59): 28 men in the lead pack - all of the favorites are in the lead group. The lead pack includes three Americans: Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Vail and Nick Arciniaga.
The men's race has started! About 35 men are in the lead pack.
The men's race will begin at 9:40AM. We'll have more when the race begins.
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The Finish (2:25:07): Mary Keitany takes the win in 2:25:07 and Jemima Sumgong finishes three seconds back in 2:25:10. We'll comment that Keitany is not great at running the tangents and for a while it seemed that Sumgong had the jump on Keitany, but Keitany had the speed. With just 200 yards to go, Keitny took a decisive lead and continued to easily win. Sara Moreira, in her debut marathon, took third place in 2:26:00. Jelena Prokopcuka took fourth in 2:26:15. Well back, Desiree Linden held on to finish fifth in 2:28:11.
40K (2:18:02), Mile 25 (2:18:49): Both women (Keitany and Sumgong) look comfortable at the pace and must be thinking about when they will push the pace - soon, or with the finish line in sight?
Mile 24 (2:13:39): Mary Keitany and Jemima Sumgong both look very strong and evenly matched. We'll look for an exciting sprint finish?!?
Mile 23 (2:08:15): With their 5:12 mile, the two leaders, Keitany and Sumgong, now have a 10 second lead on all other women. Sara Moreira continues strong in third place and Jelea Prokopcuka is just behind Moreira. Further back, the other women are struggling and slowing.
35K (2:01:49), Mile 22 (2:03:03): Mary Kitany is starting to move away and only Jemima Sumgong is with her - the winner will be one of those two.
Mile 20 (1:52:06), Mile 21 (1:57:41): Mary Keitany leads a group of six women: Keitany, Firehiwot Dado, Jelena Prokopcuk, Jemima Sumgong, Sara Moreira and Rkia El Moukim.
Mile 19 (1:46:33). It is now a race of 7 women and Mary Keitany is running in the lead. Buzunesh Deba is starting to fall back as the women move into the Bronx (her home)
Mile 17 (1:35:40), Mile 18 (1:41:03), 30K (1:44:33): The pace has increased a bit, led by Jelena Prokopcuka. Desiree Linden and Valeria Straneo seem to be falling back.
Mile 16 (1:30:09): Nine women remain in the lead pack, still on target for 2:27 high. Desi Linden remains as the only American in the lead pack, but she keeps dropping back and catching back up to the pack - we'll have to ask her what that is about after the race. Mary Keitany looks especially strong.
Mile 14 (1:18:41), Mile 15 (1:24:23): The women are continuing at an even pace led by Sara Moreira in her debut marathon. But the pack has lost one of the favorites, Edna Kiplagat has fallen off the back of the pack.
20K (1:09:46), Mile 13 (1:13:00), Halfway (1:13:41): Still ten women.
Mile 10 (56:02), Mile 11 (1:01:48), Mile 12 (1:07:16): The women are still running at a 2:27 marathon pace. Sara Moreira continues to lead. Desiree Linden had dropped back, but is back in lead pack - the only American in that group. Kara Goucher is running alone about ten seconds behind the lead pack.
Mile 8 (0:45:05), Mile 9 (0:50:33), 15K (52:19). The women are running on pace for a 2:27 marathon, but we expect the women will speed up in the last miles as they turn and the headwind at that start turns into a tailwind for the last six miles.
Mile 7 (39:24). The women are still mostly together, but it appears that Deena Kastor and Ana Dulce Felix are starting to fall back.
Mile 6 (33:49), 10K (35:01). Still thirteen women running in a line behind Moreira. The runners went through the 10K only 17 seconds slower than the time at the same mark in the previous year, so the wind does not seem to be slowing things by much.
Mile 5 (28:15). There are still thirteen women in the pack: Sara Moreira (POR), Valeria Straneo (ITA), Firehiwot Dado (ETH), Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT), Desiree Linden (USA), Buzunesh Deba (ETH), Rkia El Moukim (MAR), Jemima Sumgong (KEN), Kara Goucher (USA), Mary Keitany (KEN), Deena Kastor (USA), Edna Kiplagaat (KEN) and Ana Dulce Felix (POR).
Mile 4 (22:38): Sara Moreira of Portugal has taken to the front, but the pace has slowed a bit. Thirteen women are in the pack.
Mile 3 (16:56), 5K (17:32): Buzunesh Deba has taken to the front with Firewihot Dado immediately behind. The other runners are in single file, letting the leaders block the wind.
Mile 1 (6:30): The field has already shrunk - with 15 women as part of the main group. Edna Kiplagat, one of our favorites is running with that group, but two or three steps behind - to us that feels reminiscent of the great Catherine Ndereba's racing style.
The women's race has started. We're noting that the field seems small, fewer than 30 runners. Jelena Prokupcuka and Valeria Straneo have taken to the lead, but it's too early to comment on the pace or how the race will develop.
The women's race will begin at 9:10AM.
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