With the perfect mix of patience and aggression on a warm, humid morning, Evans Chebet of Kenya won today’s New York City Marathon in 2:08:41.
Chebet’s win was a two-step process. First, he separated himself from the chase pack that spent the first half of the race wondering how far ahead early leader Daniel do Nascimento was. Then, he ran down do Nascimento, a task made easier by the Brazilian crumpling to the asphalt in the 21st mile.
Behind Chebet, the trio of Shura Kitata, Abdi Nageeye, and Mohamed El Aaraby ran together through 20 miles. They were 28 seconds behind Chebet. Kitata then struck out after Chebet, whose form was starting to falter after his strong push to take the lead. Kitata cut Chebet’s lead to 16 seconds by 35K , then to 11 seconds by 40K.
Top U.S. finisher Scott Fauble continued to quietly build a solid résumé. He now has four top-10 finishes at World Marathon Majors races and a 2:08:52 personal best, set when he placed seventh at Boston in April. At the 10K mark, Fauble said, he tried to rally the American runners around him, including eventual 10th-place finisher Reed Fischer. “We’re not chasing,” Fauble told the others. “Those guys are coming back to us. We’re not going to them.”
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