Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men's and women's New York Marathon titles as elite runners returned to the Big Apple a year after Hurricane Sandy forced the cancellation of the race.
Mutai, who also won the 2011 New York crown, clocked an official time of two hours, eight minutes and 24 seconds, 52 seconds ahead of runner-up Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia but well off the course record of 2:05:05 he set two years ago.
Jeptoo, the reigning London Marathon women's champion who finished second at last year's London Olympics, came from behind to win in 2:25.07.
