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Rodgers
Rop (#5) and Laban Kipkemboi (#21) pass through a
water station near the 24 mile mark.
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Following
close behind is fellow Kenyan, Christopher Cheboiboch.
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Rop
won the Boston Marathon earlier in the year, his victory
in New York made for a rare double.
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Rop's
winning time was 2:08:07, Kipkemboi dropped back to
finish third in 2:08:39.
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Cheboiboch
moved up to second, running 2:08:17.
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Mohamed
Ouaadi matched his bib number in finishing fourth.
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Ouaadi
of France finished in 2:08:53.
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Stefano
Baldini of Italy finished fifth in 2:09:12.
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Baldini
was making his second appearance in New York after
finishing third in 1997. He improved his NYC Marathon
PR by one second.
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Gert
Thys of South Africa was a late addition to the field.
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He
wound up seventh in 2:11:48.
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Mark
Carroll of Ireland (#11) and Mebrahtom Keflezighi
run together near mile 24.
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Carroll
and Keflezighi didn't run together for long, Carroll
was on his way by, encouraging Keflezighi to go with
him.
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Keflezighi
had spent more time running with the lead pack and
was hurting in Central Park.
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Carroll,
on the other hand, was flying. He moved past Thys
to finish sixth in 2:10:54.
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Keflezighi
ran to win but suffered in the last five miles. He
finished ninth in 2:12:35.
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Immediately
after the race, Keflezighi didn't seem eager to run
another marathon. One day later he admitted that he
might try again.
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Stephen
Ndungu of Kenya finished 10th in 2:13:28.
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Jeff
Schiebler of Canada was also making his marathon debut
in New York.
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Schiebler
finished 11th in 2:14:13.
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