2018 NYC Marathon Diary: Mary Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot speak at Women's presser!

Mary Keitany, after going down in flames in London in a WR attempt, showcased her amazing talents and drive on the streets of New York today! The amazing speed she exhibited over the last 13.1 miles, run in 66:58, give notice, that, under the correct conditions, Mary Keitany can break the marathon World record. She showed today, by controlling her speed in the first half, that she can also win a championship in upcoming years. Her race today showed a maturity and focus not seen in her racing in the past.

Mary Keitany, photo by PhotoRun.net

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Keitany noted that the race went out slow, through 10k, and she did not move until after Desi Linden busted it up a bit, after 8 miles. Keitany was supreme today, winning in 2:22.48.

Vivian Cheruiyot, photo by Photorun.net

Vivian Cheruiyot was happy with second. Vivian, who had won London in April 2018 and Frankfurt in October 2017, had faced injuries and painful conditions that affected her training. ” I wanted to say I’m happy to be second position today, because, the last race I run, I had a very bad injury.” Vivian Cheruiyot ran 2:26.02 for second place.

This is the video of the presser that I did off the iphone. A great day of marathoning!

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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