Wilson Kipsang wins men's title at NYC Marathon

NEW YORK – In the New York City Marathon on Sunday, former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya won the men's race in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 55 seconds, 11 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa.
The two New York City rookies separated from the pack between miles 22 and 23 and ran the last three miles together, but Kipsang had the extra gear for the win.
Kipsang was targeting the course record, but high winds made it impossible. Instead, he will take the 2014 World Marathon Majors title based on his results over the past two years, and claim an extra $500,000 on top of a $100,000 first-place prize.
It was the slowest winning time since 1995, when German Silva of Mexico won in 2:11.

Desisa, the runner-up on Sunday, won the Boston Marathon in 2013, the year of the bombings and donated his medal to the city. The 24-year-old from Addis Ababa has only been running marathons since 2013 and was a silver medalist in the marathon at the 2013 world championships.
Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia placed third.
American Meb Keflezighi finished fourth, unofficially in 2:13:18, and led six Americans into the top 20. It was Keflezighi's 20th career marathon, and his ninth in New York City. The 2014 Boston Marathon winner had also won New York in 2009. He is 39.