Evans Chebet followed his Boston Marathon victory earlier this year by winning the New York City Marathon. Sharon Lokedi, making her marathon debut, won the women’s division.
Kenya’s Evans Chebet followed his Boston Marathon victory earlier this year by winning the New York City Marathon on Sunday, holding on as other front-runners dropped out on an unusually warm, humid day.
The 33-year-old Chebet finished in 2 hours, eight minutes and 41 seconds as temperatures topped 70 degrees and humidity approached 80%. Many marathoners prefer temperatures 20 degrees below that or lower.
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