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Running the second marathon of her career, Hassan outran Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich (2:15:37) over the second half of the course to secure the victory. Both women had been on world record pace through the halfway point, with Chepngetich holding a six-second advantage as she came through in 1:05:42. But Hassan was stronger over the final miles, clocking a 1:07:56 second-half split to Chepngetich's 1:09:55.