Defending champion Geoffrey Mutai (picture) and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s races at the New York City Marathon yesterday for a Kenyan sweep in chilly, windy conditions through the city’s five boroughs. Mutai had to wait an extra year to defend his title from 2011, but the 2011 Boston winner showed he had not lost his edge as he hit the Central Park finish 52 seconds (2:08:24) ahead of Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia. Jeptoo overtook front-running Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba with about two miles to go to win in two hours, 25 minutes and seven seconds and claim a huge payday.

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