He New York Marathon It is being celebrated this Sunday in full record fever after breaking the men’s and women’s mark for this year’s 42.195 kilometer race. First is the Ethiopianand Tigst Assefawho set a new women’s world record with 2h11:53 in Berlin in September.
A few days later, the Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum In October he surpassed the men’s mark in 2h00:35 in Chicagowhich leaves men on the brink of dreaming of going under two hours in a marathon.
None of them are going to New York tomorrow (nor the Kenyan race Eliud Kipchoge) and it will be difficult for this Sunday’s marathon to see new world records, because the New York route is more demanding and tough than the other ‘majors’ of 42 kilometers (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin and Chicago).
However, New York will welcome more than 50,000 runners with sunny days, without a trace of rain or strong winds and with reasonable temperatures for this time of year in the Big Apple (7 degrees minimum, 19 degrees maximum). .
The start of the women’s event is scheduled for 8:40 am in New York (1:40 pm GMT since the time change in the US this weekend) while the men’s competition starts at 9:05 am (2:05 pm GMT ).
Staten Island, with its famous image of runners crossing the bridge Verrazano-Narrowswill host the start of the race, which will travel through the other five boroughs of the city (Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan) until finishing in Central Park.
The Kenyan Evans Chebetwho won in 2022, will not be on the streets of New York this time to defend her title, but last year’s champion, who is also Kenyan, will run in the women’s event. Sharon Lokedi.
Along with Lokedi, in the powerful women’s competition, other names stood out for the final victory, like the Kenyan. Brigid Kosgei (five ‘major’ victories on his record), the Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey (world record in the half marathon), the Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir (gold in Tokyo 2020 and champion in New York and Boston) and the Kenyan Hellen Obiri (winner in Boston the same year).
They will all be looking to take the crown in New York and, in the process, try to beat the record for this marathon as twenty years have passed since Kenyan Margaret Okayo established the mark for this event in 2003 in 2h22 :31.
For men, the focus will be on athletes like the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola (gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in 2022), his compatriot Shura Kitata (winner in London) and the Kenyan Albert Korir (New York champion).
Throughout the days leading up to this week and on race day, 10,000 volunteers have signed up to help celebrate this New York Marathon.
Source: La Verdad
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