was in March 2019 for the New York Half Marathon. Her second visit? Her voyage to New York for the full marathon. Both winning efforts. Jepkosgei is also a member of the Kenyan Defense Forces.

Some sizzling stats

Jepkosgei's finish time Sunday of 2:22:38 is just seven seconds off the course record set by Margaret Okayo in 2003. There's another stat that intertwines the two runners: At 25, Jepkosgei became the youngest winner of the New York City Marathon since Okayo in 2001. Jepkosgei's finish is the fastest by a debutant woman in the history of the New York City Marathon. She also became the first woman to win her debut New York race since Kenya's Tegla Loroupe in 1994.

"Throughout the splits, I really didn't have any pressure at all.twisting her ankle. She also helped out as a pacer in this year's London Marathon, using it as preparation for her ultimate debut -- and victory -- in New York. After her half-marathon victory in New York in March, Jepkosgei said she and her team decided she'd make her full-marathon debut in New York, with aspirations to win it. That goal paid off, as she became the first runner to win both races in the same year.

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An all-Kenyan affair

Geoffrey Kamworor, 26, made sure first place in both the open divisions belonged to Kenya, with a 2:08:13 finish. He has said in the past that New York is his favorite race; his maiden marathon victory came here in 2017, a victory that inspired