Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia has set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men’s race. Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women’s title. Tola finished Sunday in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds, topping the time set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011 by eight seconds. Tola pulled away from countrymate Jemal Yimer when the pair were heading toward the Bronx at mile 20. Obiri, Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia and defending champion Sharon Lokedi were all running together exchanging the lead before Obiri made a move.
NEW YORK (AP) Tamirat Tola wasn’t thinking about breaking the New York City Marathon course record as he was running by himself in Central Park for the last few miles of the race. He just was focused on trying to win. The Ethiopian runner broke the 12-year old mark, finishing the 26.2-mile race in […]
November 06, (THEWILL) - The 2023 New York City Marathon saw both the men's and women's course records shattered on Sunday, as Africans dominated the field. Ethiopian, Tamirat Tola, won the men's race in a blistering 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds, breaking the previous course record by over a minute. In the women's