By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/nyc-marathon-trifecta-races-came-seconds Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kenyans sweep New York City Marathon for second straight year Nation Nov 2, 2014 2:10 PM EDT Wilson Kipsang wins the #tcsnycmarathon in 2:10:59 pic.twitter.com/8Xnii4u3hb — TCS NYC Marathon (@nycmarathon) November 2, 2014 Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men’s and women’s races at the 2014 New York City Marathon Sunday, both just a few seconds ahead of their competition. Kipsang’s win at an unofficial time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 59 seconds, on a chilly and windy Sunday, secured his first trifecta after he previously won marathons in London and Berlin in a little over a year. He beat out Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, who was four seconds behind him. Desisa’s fellow countryman, Gebre Gebremariam came in third. “I sprinted very much in the last 200 meter, I saved energy for that. That’s why I won,” Kipsang said in a post on his website following the race. His compatriot, Mary Keitany, was in an even closer race. Keitany won with an unofficial time of 2 hours and 25 minutes, a mere three seconds ahead of another Kenyan, Jemima Sumgong. First-time NYC Marathoner, Sara Moreira from Portugal, came in third. Tatyana McFadden of the United States, was the first to cross the finish line in the women’s wheelchair division, becoming the only person to win all four major marathons in one year in London, Boston, Chicago and New York City. Australia’s Kurt Feanley took the men’s title. Geoffrey Mutai, who sought his third straight NYC Marathon win, finished the race in sixth place. More than 50,000 runners took part in Sunday’s marathon. The men’s and women’s champions will each receive $100,000. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Carey Reed assists in covering breaking and feature news for NewsHour Weekend's website. She also helps the NewsHour Weekend broadcast team in the production of the show. She is interested in the flourishing fields of data journalism and information visualization and recently graduated, with honors, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. @careyereed
Wilson Kipsang wins the #tcsnycmarathon in 2:10:59 pic.twitter.com/8Xnii4u3hb — TCS NYC Marathon (@nycmarathon) November 2, 2014 Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men’s and women’s races at the 2014 New York City Marathon Sunday, both just a few seconds ahead of their competition. Kipsang’s win at an unofficial time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 59 seconds, on a chilly and windy Sunday, secured his first trifecta after he previously won marathons in London and Berlin in a little over a year. He beat out Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, who was four seconds behind him. Desisa’s fellow countryman, Gebre Gebremariam came in third. “I sprinted very much in the last 200 meter, I saved energy for that. That’s why I won,” Kipsang said in a post on his website following the race. His compatriot, Mary Keitany, was in an even closer race. Keitany won with an unofficial time of 2 hours and 25 minutes, a mere three seconds ahead of another Kenyan, Jemima Sumgong. First-time NYC Marathoner, Sara Moreira from Portugal, came in third. Tatyana McFadden of the United States, was the first to cross the finish line in the women’s wheelchair division, becoming the only person to win all four major marathons in one year in London, Boston, Chicago and New York City. Australia’s Kurt Feanley took the men’s title. Geoffrey Mutai, who sought his third straight NYC Marathon win, finished the race in sixth place. More than 50,000 runners took part in Sunday’s marathon. The men’s and women’s champions will each receive $100,000. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now