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Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai Wins the ING New York Marathon, 2011 |
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Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the ING New York City Marathon, 2011 in perfect marathon weather on 6th November, 2011.
Mutai who is also the reigning Boston Marathon champion, ran 2:05:06 to slice 2 minutes and 37 seconds off the old course record, set by Ethiopia's Tesfaye Jifar in 2001.
Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya finished second and secured the 2010-2011 World Marathon Majors title in a time of 2:06:28 also comfortably under the old course record.
The official margin of victory, 1:22.31, was the largest in the race since 1992.
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