Milan, 1 Nov. (LaPresse) – Sweden’s Andreas Almgren and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui have won the traditional New York Marathon. For Almgren, it was his debut over the 42km and 195 metres; in the final mile, the Scandinavian runner pulled away from Italy’s Yeman Crippa, securing victory with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. An excellent Crippa nevertheless finished second, 13 seconds behind (2h06’14”). Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho came third, narrowly beating the defending champion Benson Kipruto. For the Fiamme Oro athlete, this is the best finish by an Italian in the Big Apple’s 42 km race in the last 30 years; he is the seventh Italian to reach the podium in New York for the eleventh time, with the sixth-best performance ever in the world’s most popular marathon.
New York Marathon: Yeman Crippa finishes 2nd
Milan, 1 Nov. (LaPresse) – Sweden’s Andreas Almgren and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui have won the traditional New York Marathon. For Almgren, it was his debut over the 42km and 195 metres; in the final mile, the Scandinavian runner pulled away from Italy’s Yeman Crippa, securing victory with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. An excellent Crippa nevertheless finished second, 13 seconds behind (2h06’14”). Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho came third, narrowly beating the defending champion Benson Kipruto. For the Fiamme Oro athlete, this is the best finish by an Italian in the Big Apple’s 42 km race in the last 30 years; he is the seventh Italian to reach the podium in New York for the eleventh time, with the sixth-best performance ever in the world’s most popular marathon.