American Meb Keflezighi wins his first marathon, while Derartu Tulu becomes the first Ethiopian woman to be victorious in the New York City marathon. Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the New York City marathon since 1982 when he took the men's title in two hours 9 minutes and 15 seconds. Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya was declared second while Moroccos Jaouad Gharib got 3rd position. Ethiopia's former world and Olympic 10,000 metres champion Derartu Tulu won the women's event through the city's five boroughs in 2:28.52 after pulling away from Russia's Ludmila Petrova in the last quarter of a mile.
