NEW YORK CITY, November 7, 2010 – The running of the 41st ING New York City Marathon marked the official conclusion of the 2009-2010 World Marathon Majors series. The overall series standings remained largely unchanged with Kenya’s Sammy Wanjiru and Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova having both taken insurmountable leads after victories at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon last month. However, New York City race champions Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya added their names to the mix with their 25-point efforts.<\/p>\n
Gebremariam, running his marathon debut, out-dueled veteran Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya to be the first across the finish line in Central Park in 2:08:14. Gebremariam’s victory puts him in a three-way tie for ninth in the 2009-2010 WMM series standings with his first-ever WMM points. Mutai (2:09:18) climbed from fourth to third in the series standings with 50 points. His second place finish was his third in a row at a WMM event – he was runner-up at the 2010 Virgin London Marathon and the silver medalist at the 2009 IAAF World Championship Marathon.<\/p>\n
Kiplagat, running in her first New York City Marathon, beat a pair of marathon rookies, Shalane Flanagan of the U.S. and Mary Keitany of Kenya, with a strong finish in Central Park. Kiplagat’s winning time of 2:28:20 was 20 seconds ahead of runner-up Flanagan (2:28:40) and 41 seconds ahead of third place finisher Keitany (2:29:01). Kiplagat’s 25 points are the first WMM points of her career, launching her into a six-way tie for fifth in the final 2009-2010 WMM series standings.<\/p>\n
Series champions Wanjiru and Shobukhova will be honored tomorrow at a World Marathon Majors banquet in New York City where they will be awarded with their $500,000 USD first place prizes.<\/p>\n
2009-2010 World Marathon Majors Series Top 5:<\/p>\n
Top 5 Men
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\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Samuel Wanjiru\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 75
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tesgaye Kebede\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ETH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emmanuel Mutai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deriba Merga\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ETH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jaouad Gharib\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30<\/p>\n
Top 5 Women
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\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Liliya Shobukhova\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RUS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 85
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Irina Mikitenko\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salina Kosgei\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Teyba Erkesso\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ETH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30
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\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atsede Habtamu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ETH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25
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