This archive report was first published on 3 November 2019.
On a thrilling Sunday, Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya pulled away from compatriot Albert Korir with four kilometers to go and reclaimed his New York Marathon title.
Published on November 3, 2019, Kamworor clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 13 seconds to wrap up his double, having won at the course in 2017 in 2:10:53.
Albert Korir, who won this year's Houston Marathon in February and Ottawa Marathon in May, came in second in 2:08:36. Girma Bekele Gebre from Ethiopia claimed the last podium place in 2:08:38.
The men's race was highly competitive, with a pack of 11 athletes battling deep into the last 12 kilometers. Korir led the pack in 1:32:25, but it dropped to a pack of five with Bekele briefly taking charge past the 35km mark in 1:49:34.
It was then that Korir and Kamworor asserted their presence to break away from the Ethiopians heading into the last four kilometers. Kamworor led the way past the 38km in 1:57:59, as Korir drifted behind with six seconds.
