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Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men’s

By JAKE SEINERNovember 3, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever...

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINEROctober 31, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Runners are all over the course regarding the IOC's plan to move next summer's Olympic marathon from Tokyo to Sapporo in pursuit of a cooler climate...

When Boston Marathon turned into a sprint, Cherono was ready

By JIMMY GOLENApril 16, 2019 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Sometimes a race is both a marathon and a sprint.

Lawrence Cherono paced himself for 26 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, making the turn from Hereford Street for the last 600 meters on Boylston shoulder-to-shoulder with two other runners...

Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s Boston Marathon in sprint to tape

By JIMMY GOLENApril 15, 2019 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight...

Ethiopia’s Desisa, Kenya’s Keitany win NYC Marathon

By DENIS P. GORMANNovember 4, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Mary Keitany was pacing her way up Manhattan's First Avenue, she had no reason to look back for challengers...