Evans Chebet of Kenya won the New York City Marathon men's race and Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women's race Sunday, both of them making a splash in their debuts.
Chebet finished in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 41 seconds, which was 13 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Shura Kitata of Ethiopia.
Chebet, 33, pulled away from the pack chasing Do Nascimento as they headed over the bridge into Manhattan for the first time. After Do Nascimento's collapse, Chebet took the lead and never was threatened the rest of the way. Chebet won theWomen's winner Sharon Lokedi of Kenya and Men's winner Evans Chebet of Kenya pose with flags after the TCS 2022 New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, 2022 in New York City.
reported. New York Road Runners said water, Gatorade, energy gels and bananas were available for runners along the course. Nine misting stations were added along the course in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx.Marcel Hug of Switzerland was victorious in the men's wheelchair race for the fifth time, tying Kurt Fearnley for most-ever victories in that event. Hug finished the 26.
Susannah Scaroni also broke the course record in the women's wheelchair race, finishing in 1:42.43. That was 21 seconds better than the old mark, which was held by Tatyana McFadden.
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