Ednah Kiplagat warms up for New York City Marathon with Falmouth silver

Two-time world marathon champion Ednah Kiplagat’s preparations for the New York City Marathon continue in earnest in the United States where, this past weekend, she finished second at the Falmouth Road Race.

The 42-year old is part of a loaded elite field that will line up for this year's New York marathon set for November 6. Kiplagat, a former winner of the race will be up against Olympic champion and defending champion Peres Jepchirchir, World bronze medalist Lonah Salpeter and Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase as well as debutant Hellen Obiri.

Kiplagat clocked 36.28 in the women’s 11.3 km race in a nail-biting finish to cross the line behind American women’s marathon record holder Keira D’Amato who managed to hold off the surging 2017 Boston Marathon champion to claim the title in her Falmouth debut.

Kiplagat has had an illustrious career on the road and in the classic distance winning the New York marathon in 2010 to establish herself as an elite runner and will be looking to repeat the feat.

The American champion’s victory was a quick bounce back for the 37-year-old who placed eighth at last month’s World Athletics Championships marathon in 2:23:34. Earlier this year at the Houston Marathon, D’Amato set the U.S. marathon record of 2:19:12. She will take another stab at breaking her American marathon record on 25 September at the Berlin Marathon.

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In the men’s race, it was the third win in four years for Canadian Ben Flanagan at the seven-mile. He won in the time of 32:25. Taking second was American Biya Simbassa who clocked a 32:25 finish time. David Kiprotich Bett of Kenya took third in 32:39.

Men’s top-10 results

Ben Flanagan 32:25

Biya Simbassa 32:25

David Kiprotich Bett 32:39

Leonard Korir 32:50

Wesley Kiptoo 32:51

Sam Chelanga 32:53

Alex Masai 32:55

Pat Tiernan 32:59

Athanas Kioko 33:04

Colin Bennie 33:04

Women’s top-10 results

Keira D’Amato 36:14

Ednah Kiplagat 36:28

Marielle Hall 36:44

Ednah Kurgat 36:49

Biruktayit Eshetu Degefa 36:53

Sarah Inglis (Great Britain) 37:05

Makena Morley 37:12

Elaina Tabb 37:27

Laura Thweatt 37:30

Tristin van Ord 37:34