- Title: Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Keitany celebrate New York City marathon wins
- Date: 5th November 2018
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 5, 2018) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PAN OUT OF CHAMPIONS OF NEW YORK CITY MARATHON HOLDING MEDALS AT CEREMONY AT NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL PARK POLICE PRECINCT PAN OUT OF CHAMPIONS BEHIND RACE BANNER PAN OUT OF NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WOMEN'S CHAMPION, MARY KEITANY, SIGNING RACE BANNER PAN OUT OF OFFICIALS HOLDING ROLLED UP RACE BANNER CLOSE OF NEW YORK CITY MARATHON MEN'S CHAMPION, LELISA DESISA (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MARATHON MEN'S CHAMPION, LELISA DESISA, SAYING: "That means one is disciplined. Discipline is important. After discipline, your training, eating, rest. This is the secret of champions." DESISA STANDING WITH NEW YORK CITY WOMEN'S CHAMPION, MARY KEITANY (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WOMEN'S CHAMPION, MARY KEITANY, SAYING: "I want to say, 'Thank you New York. And I love you so much.'" PAN UP OF NEW YORK CITY MARATHON MEN'S WHEELCHAIR CHAMPION, DANIEL ROMANCHUK, WEARING MEDAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MARATHON MEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION CHAMPION, DANIEL ROMANCHUK, AND NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION CHAMPION, MANUELA SCHAR, SAYING: "[NEW YORK CITY MARATHON MEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION CHAMPION, DANIEL ROMANCHUK:] "Hopefully, I'm looking to absolutely stay in the sport as long as I can, even when I retire, looking to stay in with mentoring. I could not have gotten where I am without others doing the same." (REPORTER ASKS: "[SPEAKING TO NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION CHAMPION, MANUELA SCHAR]: "I bet it's fair to say you haven't come here just by yourself, right?") [NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION CHAMPION, MANUELA SCHAR]: "No, of course not. Every athlete has a group of people behind the scenes. Yeah, it's not possible to do that by yourself.") PAN UP OF SCHAR APPLAUDING PAN INTO NEW YORK CITY MARATHON RACE DIRECTOR, PETER CIACCIA, SPEAKING DURING CEREMONY (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MARATHON RACE DIRECTOR, PETER CIACCIA, SAYING: "Record day in New York City. Fifty two thousand eight hundred and twelve finishes. Still the largest marathon in the world and that was a record number for us, that crossed the finish line here in Central Park. Just an amazing celebration of all those runners coming through here in wonderful Central Park. It is the iconic finish line. The best marathon in the world from the start to the finish throughout the five boroughs." KEITANY POINTING AT MEDAL / PAN OUT OF KEITANY AND DESISA STANDING WITH POLICE OFFICER, ALL WEARING MEDALS NEW YORK POLICE INSIGNIA ON GLASS ON PRECINCT EXTERIOR NEW YORK CITY POLICE CENTRAL PARK PRECINCT EXTERIOR WITH MAN WALKING OUT
- Embargoed: 19th November 2018 17:32
- Keywords: Lelisa Desisa Mary Keitany New York marathon
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Marathon,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001958CHMV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa and Kenya's Mary Keitany headline a news conference in New York's Central Park Monday (November 5) after the pair surged to win the New York City Marathon the day before. He won his first New York City Marathon in five tries and Kenya's Mary Keitany claimed a fourth women's crown with a dominant victory on Sunday.
The champions spoke at New York City's Central Park precinct the day after the race.
Desisa finally made it to the top of the podium with a strong closing mile to win in an unofficial two hours, five minutes and 59 seconds as he and fellow Ethiopian Shura Kitata (2:06:01) passed defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor, who finished third in 2:06:26.
"Discipline is important. After discipline, your training, eating, rest. This is the secret of champions," Desisa, a two-time Boston Marathon winner who had finished second in New York in 2014 and third in 2015 and 2017, told Reuters.
Kitata, 22, led much of the race before Kamworor moved in front of the Ethiopians around the 23rd mile.
But his African challengers were not done with Desisa holding off Kitata in the final mile.
Keitany, second to American Shalane Flanagan in 2017 after three New York victories, returned to the top with a runaway performance. The 36-year-old won by more than three minutes in 2:22:48.
Keitany had won in 2014, 2015 and 2016 before Flanagan ended the streak.
London champion and fellow Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot was a distant second in 2:26:02 as Flanagan closed to third in 2:26:22 in what may have been her last competitive marathon.
Molly Huddle was fourth in 2:26:44 and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden sixth (2:27:51) in a solid showing by American women.
American Daniel Romanchuk surprised three-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland for an historic men's wheelchair win.
The 20-year-old Romanchuk became the youngest New York winner and the first American champion in clocking an unofficial 1:36:21 to nip Hug by one second.
The title was the second major win for Romanchuk, who also won Chicago in October.
Swiss Manuela Schar defended her women's title, overtaking American Tatyana McFadden for the victory in 1:50.27. McFadden clocked 1:50:48. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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