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Welcome to FloTrack's coverage of the 2019 New York City Marathon.
Start times for the elite races:
9:10 am ET Women's Start
9:40 am ET Men's Start
47° at start time with 8mph winds.
Men's Race live updates
| KM | ANALYSIS |
| 5K | Quick 5:02 first mile for the men with Shura Kitata controlling things up front. He settles back in the pack after an eager start. 4:43 for the second mile as defending champ Lelisa Desisa is now leading. 9:45 thru 2 miles. 15:09 at 5k for Urgesa Figa with three men within three seconds of the lead. |
| 10K | 30:32 at 10k with large pack. Defending champion and 2019 world champ Lelisa Desisa has dropped out. |
| 15K | 45:43 at 15k for leaders with Kitata and Kamworor among them. |
| 20K | Kitata with a cushion at 10 miles in 49:06. 3 seconds over chase pack. 1:01:19 at 20k for Albert Korir. Kitata's pace has yo-yo'd but he's right next to Korir alongside a dozen men. |
| HALF | 64:49 at half for several men including Jared Ward and Geoffrey Kamworor. |
| 25K | Aussie Brett Robinson dropping the pace at has 7 second lead at 15 miles in 1:14:13. 1:17:02 for Robinson at 25k. Field now coming back to him as lead has shrunk to one second. |
| 30K | 1:19:16 at 16 miles for Korir with 5 within 2 seconds. Jared Ward falling off pace. 1:24:16 at 17 as Ward rallies to join leaders once again. 1:32:25 at 30k for Korir and the pack. Five men have broken away before 20 miles, including 2017 champ Kamworor. He looks relaxed and under control. 1:38:59 at 20 miles. |
| 35K | 1:47:34 at 35k for Kamworor, Gebre, Tola and Korir. Kitata falling off. |
| 40K | Geoffrey Kamworor makes his move for home just before 24 miles. His 1:57:59 split there has him ahead by six seconds over Albert Korir. This is all too easy for 2017 champ Kamworor. He's going to waltz to victory. 2:01:48 at 40k for Kamworor. He's got 12 seconds on Korir with mile-plus to go. |
| FINISH | 2:08:13 victory for Kamworor. Korir second in 2:08:36. Girma Gebre two seconds behind Korir for third in 2:08:38. Jared Ward takes sixth in 2:10:45 as top American for second straight year. 3 total U.S. men in the top 10 as Abdi Abdirahman (ninth, 2:11:34) and Connor McMillan (10th, 2:12:07) also run great races on Sunday. |
Women's Race live updates
| KM | ANALYSIS |
| 5K | Conservative beginning for the women as they pass through uphill 1st mile in 5:50. Ethiopian Ruti Aga has the narrow lead at 5k in 17:12. American Des Linden two seconds back at 17:14 with defending champion Mary Keitany right there with Linden. |
| 10K | Four miles at 22:11 for leader Nancy Kiprop of Kenya. At least nine women-- including Linden, Keitany, Aga and Taylor-- within a second of the lead. Still running in a pack at 5 miles at 27:33. 34:08 through 10k with large pack still together. On 2:24 pace. |
| 15K | Des Linden separates herself a bit before 9 miles to take the lead. 49:30 at 9 for Linden with a 4-second cushion. Lead now six seconds for Linden at 15k in 51:10. 8 women at 51:16 pack, including Keitany, Taylor, Ruti Aga and Joyciline Jepkosgei. |
| 20K | 54:46 at 10 miles for Linden. Maintaining six second lead. 11 miles at 60:14 with a building 13 second lead for Linden. Getting after it and the field hesitating to go with. She's on 2:23 pace, which is 2 minutes under U.S. course record in NYC. 65:28 at 12 for Des. 12 second lead. Four women-- Aga, Keitany, Jepkosgei and Kiprop-- catch Linden at 13 miles. |
| HALF | 71:39 at half for Aga, Keitany, Jepkosgei, Kiprop and Linden. They are just 10 seconds off CR pace (2:22:31). |
| 25K | Little breakaway at 14 miles for Aga, Keitany and Jepkosgei clipping a 5:13 split. They have dropped Linden and Kiprop. 1:24:55 at 25k for Jepkosgei, Aga and Keitany with 27 seconds back to Kiprop and Linden. |
| 30K | 1:38:18 for Aga, Jepkosgei and Keitany at 18 miles with 37 seconds on Kiprop. Winner will come out of these three women. Trio in lockstep at 30k in 1:41:47. 44 seconds back to Linden in 4th. (Letsrun's Jonathan Gault reports American Sara Hall dropped out at 18 miles. Her agent, Josh Cox said she dealt with stomach issues.) |
| 35K | 1:49:05 at 20 miles for debutant Jepkosgei with Keitany right behind. Aga falling two seconds behind. They now have 75 seconds over rest of field. 1:54:30 for Jepkosgei and Keitany with 12 second buffer to Aga at 21 miles. Keitany allowing the rookie to do the work. 1:58:33 for Keitany at 35k with Jepkosgei a half second back. |
| 40K | 1:59:57 at 22 miles for Keitany and Jepkosgei. Jepkosgei, the half WR holder, starting to put the hurt on the 4x NYC champ Keitany. She has five second cushion at 23 miles in 2:05:19. Jepkosgei has dropped Keitany. 2:10:51 at 24 miles for Jepkosgei. She has 15 second gap on Keitany now. 2:15:19 at 40k with a 25 second lead for Jepkosgei. She's going to win NYC-- and beat Keitany-- in her marathon debut. |
| FINISH | What a debut for 25-year-old Joyciline Jepkosgei, who wins New York in 2:22:38, second fastest time in race history. Keitany second in 2:23:32. Ruti Aga and Nancy Kiprop take third and fourth in 2:25:51 and 2:26:21, respectively. Aussie Sinead Diver catches Des Linden in latter miles for fifth in 2:26:23. Linden places sixth, same as last year, in 2:26:46 with another American, Kellyn Taylor, right behind in 2:26:52 for seventh. |