In a race with no pacemakers, Kiplimo covered the first 5km of the men’s race in a swift 13:28. Kenyan duo Nicholas Kipkorir and Gilbert Kiprotich were tucked close behind the Ugandan for the first half, with the trio passing through 10km in 27:00 as Kiprotich started to fade.
While this remains her PB at the marathon she has opened her 2026 campaign with a fine personal best at the half marathon. Kumeshi clocked 66:53 in Houston in January which will make her confident for her third race at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on 26th April.
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Initially run in 1970 as four laps of Central Park with 55 finishers, the New York City Marathon left the park and was run through the five boroughs for the first time in 1976 to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial and uplift the city.
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