Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Kenyan athletes Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri won the men's and women's races respectively in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Kipruto finished the race with a time of 2:08:09, beating out fellow Kenyan runner Mutiso Munyao by hundredths of a second.
Albert Korir, also of Kenya and the 2021 winner, placed third in the men's race and Joel Reichow was the top American, placing seventh.
Meanwhile, Obiri, who also won the 2023 race, set a women's course record with her first-place finish and a time of 2:19:51, defeating the previous record set by Margaret Okayo standing since 2003.
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