Lelisa Desisa Claims New York City Marathon Crown
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Sunday, 04 November 2018
Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa took the 2018 New York City Marathon title on Sunday, 4 November.
The 2-time Boston Marathon champion Desisa produced the second-fastest winning time of 2:05:59 to claim the NYC Marathon title just 2 seconds ahead of his countryman Shura Kitata.
“Today is my day. I am very, very happy,” said the-28-year-old Desisa after the race. “This year, I decided to be a champion.”
The defending NYC Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor came in third 2:06:26.
Top 10 Men - See full results here
| 1 | Lelisa Desisa | ETH | 2:05:59 |
| 2 | Shura Kitata | ETH | 2:06:01 |
| 3 | Geoffrey Kamworor | KEN | 2:06:26 |
| 4 | Tamirat Tola | ETH | 2:08:30 |
| 5 | Daniel Wanjiru | KEN | 2:10:21 |
| 6 | Jared Ward | USA | 2:12:24 |
| 7 | Scott Fauble | USA | 2:12:28 |
| 8 | Festus Talam | KEN | 2:12:40 |
| 9 | Shadrack Biwott | USA | 2:12:52 |
| 10 | Chris Derrick | USA | 2:13:08 |
