{"id":3126,"date":"2018-04-25T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2018-04-25T06:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T12:00:36","slug":"kipchoge-keitany-take-world-marathon-majors-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/news\/kipchoge-keitany-take-world-marathon-majors-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Kipchoge, Keitany take World Marathon Majors title"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World<\/a><\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany were crowned Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI champions following the conclusion of the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday (22).<\/p>\n

Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany win World Marathon Majors Series XI<\/h3>\n

Kipchoge won his third consecutive series title after winning the 2017 Berlin Marathon and the 2018 London Marathon.<\/p>\n

Fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Kirui, the world champion, finished second in the series.<\/p>\n

A five-way tie for third place in the standings triggered a vote by the race directors of the six meetings to decide who would be awarded third place. It was ultimately given to Japan\u2019s Yuki Kawauchi, winner of this year\u2019s Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

Like Kipchoge, Keitany also secured her third World Marathon Majors series title. She won the 2017 London Marathon and finished second at the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon. Keitany finished level on 41 points with Tirunesh Dibaba but her win over the Ethiopian in London in 2017 means she wins on a head-to-head comparison.<\/p>\n

Dibaba took second place, while Brigid Kosgei was awarded third place, again on a race director\u2019s vote. Kosgei was second in Chicago last year and in London last weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been another sensational series,\u201d said Tim Hadzima, General Manager of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. \u201cWe started in London with a women\u2019s world record from Mary Keitany in 2017 and continued with some astonishing races in each of our six cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited for the start of Series XII in Berlin and to see how the elite competitions will unfold once more.\u201d
\nSeries XI standings<\/p>\n

Men
\n1 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 50pts
\n2 Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 41pts
\n3 Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 25pts<\/p>\n

Women
\n1 Mary Keitany (KEN) 41pts
\n2 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 41pts
\n3 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 32pts<\/p>\n

Series XI of the Abbott World Marathon Majors consisted of:
\n2017 Virgin Money London Marathon
\n2017 IAAF World Championship Marathon
\n2017 BMW Berlin Marathon<\/a>
\n2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
\n2017 TCS New York City Marathon
\n2018 Tokyo Marathon
\n2018 Boston Marathon
\n2018 Virgin Money London Marathon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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