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Heading
by Marcus Garvey Park, just past 22 miles, Joyce Chepchumba pushes
the pace and Lyubov Denisova stays on her heels.
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This
was Chepchumba's fourth time running New York. Her previous best
finish was a third place in 1996.
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Just
after the 23 mile mark, Chepchumba began to put some distance on
Denisova.
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Chepchumba
had a lot of big race experience and success coming in; she won
the London Marathon in 1997 and 1999 and Chicago in 1999.
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Her
experience paid off here as she waited patiently for the first 20
miles of the race before showing her cards.
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Chepchumba
gave herself an early birthday present here; she turned 32 three
days after the race.
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Chepchumba
spends much of the year training in Germany. She has an 11-year-old
son, Collins.
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As
she passes 24 miles in Central Park, Chepchumba looks strong and
confident.
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She
went on to win her first New York City Marathon in 2:25:56
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Chepchumba
ran negative splits: 1:14:16 for the first half and 1:11:40 for
the second.
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Denisova
finished 21 seconds back in 2:26:17.
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Jevtic,
bleeding at the knees from her fall, managed to hang on to third
place (2:26:44).
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Jevtic,
25, made a strong showing in her first marathon and will be one
to watch in the future.
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Esther
Kiplagat finished fourth in 2:27:00.
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Marla
Runyan, also running her first marathon, finished fifth in 2:27:10.
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Runyan's
time made her the second-fastest American marathoner this year,
not far behind Deena Drossin.
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Kerryn
McCann, also shaken by the collision with Jevtic, finished seventh
in 2:27:51.
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McCann
had looked really strong before the fall and could only wonder what
might have been.
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Lornah
Kiplagat hung in the race for a long time before fading in the final
miles.
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Kiplagat
finished eighth in 2:28:41.
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