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ahead of Kenyan Mary Jepkosgei Keitany to take the woman’s title. Her first-place finish ended Keitany’s streak of four straight first place finishes and was only seven seconds away from setting a new all-time women’s record.
“My strategy I had planned was to finish the race strong,” said Jepkosgei after the race. “But in the last kilometers, I saw that I was approaching the finish line and I was capable of winning.” Despite never having run a marathon before, Jepkosgei is now the youngest woman to win New York City’s longest footrace since 25-yearold Margaret Okayo did it 18 years ago. Previously, Jepkosgei won the city’s half marathon in March and another half marathon last year. In total, Jepkosgei’s official time was 2 hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds, and she took home $100,000 in prize money, as did male winner Geoffrey Kamworor. Runner-ups Jared Ward and Desiree Linden will get $25,000 each. According to race organizers, New York City’s 49th annual marathon saw more than 50,000 people from 125 different nations compete. Competitors began by crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island into Brooklyn and then on to Queens before heading into Manhattan via the Bronx. The finish line was located in Central Park.
antagonism within his party for his vocal pro-gun control positions. Promising to forcibly confiscate AR-15 rifles from Americans and to punish their owners, O’Rourke’s anti-gun agenda led Democrats to disavow him due to fear that he would cause massive Republican turnout on election day for President Trump. O’Rourke’s announcement to leave the race was celebrated by
President Trump, who derided him at a campaign rally as one “who dropped out like a dog.” Later, Trump mocked O’Rourke for saying in an interview that he was “born” to unseat him as the leader of the free world. “I don’t think so!” tweeted the president.
NYC Marathon Surprise
Court: Trump to Give Over Tax Returns
Joyciline Jepkosgei could not have asked for a better way to end her first marathon. Running in New York City’s Marathon for her first time on Sunday, the 25-year-old came in slightly
President Donald Trump’s ongoing attempts to avoid his tax returns from going public suffered a major blow on Monday after a court ordered his accounting firm to turn them over to New York officials.