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{{Short description|Marathon race in 2018}}
{{Infobox athletics competition
|name = 48th New York City Marathon
|image = 
|caption = 
|date = November 4
|location = [[New York City]], United States
|men = [[Lelisa Desisa]]
|men_win_value = 2:05:59
|women= [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany]]
|women_win_value = 2:22:48
|wheelchair_men = [[Daniel Romanchuk]]
|wheelchair_men_win_value = 1:36:21
|wheelchair_women= [[Manuela Schär]]
|wheelchair_women_win_value = 1:50:27
|previous = [[2017 New York City Marathon|2017]]
|next = [[2019 New York City Marathon|2019]]
}}
The '''2018 New York City Marathon''' was a marathon race held in [[New York City]], United States, which took place on November 4, 2018. It was the 48th edition of the [[New York City Marathon]], which is organised by [[New York Road Runners]]. The men's race was won by [[Lelisa Desisa]], who held off a late challenge at the finish by [[Shura Kitata]]. The women's race was won by [[Mary Keitany]], her fourth win of the event. Both Desisa and Keitany recorded the second fastest times on the course.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/46091855|title=New York Marathon: Mary Keitany reclaims women's title as Lelisa Desisa wins men's race|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> In the [[wheelchair race]]s, [[Daniel Romanchuk]] (1:36:21) and Switzerland's [[Manuela Schär]] (1:50:27) won the men's and women's races, respectively. A total of 52,704 runners finished the race, comprising 30,592 men and 22,112 women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=472181104|title=New York City Marathon - Race Results|website=marathonguide.com|access-date=9 Jul 2021}}</ref>

==Course==
[[File:StatenIsland-13 (36416067785).jpg|thumb|The [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]]]]
The marathon distance is officially {{convert|42.195|km|mi}} long as sanctioned by [[World Athletics]] (IAAF).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcathletics.org/main/rr_iaaf.htm|title=IAAF Competition Rules for Road Races|year=2009|publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182842/http://www.bcathletics.org/main/rr_iaaf.htm|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The New York City Marathon starts at [[Fort Wadsworth]] on [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]]. The first two miles of the course stay on the island, before the runners cross the [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]] into [[Brooklyn]]. The streets in this [[Boroughs of New York City|borough]] are flat and the runners remain here until mile 12. The runners then enter [[Queens]] before crossing the [[Queensboro Bridge]] at mile 13.<ref name="Course">{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a23120144/new-york-city-marathon-course/|title=Here’s What to Expect on the New York City Marathon Course|last=Middlebrook|first=Hailey|date=October 28, 2019|website=runnersworld.com|accessdate=9 July 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Central Park - The Pond (48377220157).jpg|thumb|left|[[Central Park]], the location of the finish of the race]]
After crossing the bridge, the runners enter [[Manhattan]] and run down [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]]. The runners then enter [[The Bronx]] for miles 19 and 20 and pass the 'Entertainment Zone' which includes bands and dancers. The course then re-enters Manhattan for the final {{convert|6.2|mi|km}}. After running through [[Harlem]], there is a slight uphill section along [[Fifth Avenue]] before it flattens out and runs parallel to [[Central Park]]. The course then enters the park around mile 24, passes [[Columbus Circle]] at mile 25 and re-enters the park for the finish.<ref name="Course" />

==Field==
The "hot favorite"<ref name="men's report" /> for the men's race was [[Geoffrey Kamworor]], who had won the [[2017 New York City Marathon|previous edition]] in 2:10:53, three seconds ahead of [[Wilson Kipsang]]. Kamworor had been training with [[Eliud Kipchoge]], who Ken Belson of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the "greatest marathoner ever", in the lead up to the race. Also in the race were [[2013 Boston Marathon|2013]] and [[2015 Boston Marathon]] winner [[Lelisa Desisa]], [[Shura Kitata]], who came second at the [[2018 London Marathon]], and [[2017 London Marathon|2017 London]] winner [[Daniel Wanjiru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/sports/new-york-marathon-favorite.html|title=The Favorite in the New York City Marathon Has a Secret Weapon|last=Belson|first=Ken|date=November 2, 2018|website=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> In the elite women's field, there were 11 former winners of the race, including the defending champion [[Shalane Flanagan]]. Others in the field included [[Des Linden]], winner of the [[2018 Boston Marathon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/shalane-flanagan-and-des-linden-are-ready-to-tackle-nyc/|title=Shalane Flanagan And Des Linden Are Ready To Tackle NYC|last=Keary|first=Lauren|date=October 10, 2018|website=[[Women's Running]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> [[Mary Keitany]], runner-up in the previous edition, winner of the [[2014 New York City Marathon|2014]], [[2015 New York City Marathon|2015]], and [[2016 New York City Marathon|2016]] editions, and who also held the quickest personal best time of 2:17:01 in the field, and [[Vivian Cheruiyot]], winner of the [[2018 London Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marathonguide.com/news/exclusives/NewYorkCityMarathon2018/NewYorkCityMarathon2018WomensPreview.cfm|title=2018 TCS New York City Marathon - Women's Preview|website=marathonguide.com|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

==Race summary==
In the women's race, a group of 24 runners remained in the lead group until just before the halfway point when Keitany, along with others such as [[Rhama Tusa]] and [[Netsanet Gudeta]], broke away. A group of eight, led by Tusa and Gudeta, went through halfway in 1:15:49.<ref name="World Athletics">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/new-york-city-marathon-2018-keitany-desisa|title=Keitany and Desisa finish strongly to take New York City Marathon titles|date=November 4, 2018|website=[[World Athletics]]|last=Dennehy|first=Cathal|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> Tusa, Gudeta, Keitany broke away from the group leaving a chasing pack, containing the likes of Cheruiyot, Flanagan, and [[Molly Huddle]]. However, by {{convert|20|mi|km}}, Gudeta had fallen out of the group and eventually dropped out of the race at mile 23. Tusa was also dropped by Keitany, who ran a second-half split of 1:06:58 to win in a time of 2:22:48, just 17 seconds off the course record. Meanwhile, the chasing group managed to catch Tusa, and Cheruiyot, who reportedly ran with a [[hamstring]] injury, finished second in 2:26:02 and Flanagan finished third, 20 seconds behind. For her victory, Keitany was awarded $100,000, with an additional $45,000 for finishing in under 2:23:00.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a24270587/nyc-marathon-results-womens-winner/|title=Mary Keitany Wins Her Fourth Title at the 2018 New York City Marathon|last=Strout|first=Erin|date=November 4, 2018|website=[[Runners World]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

The elite men's race was "far more competitive".<ref name="World Athletics" /> Kitata pushed the pace in the first half of the race, with Desisa and [[Tamirat Tola]] also contributing to the pace-setting. A leading group comprising Desisa, Kitata, Tola, Kamworor, and [[Festus Talam]] went through halfway in 1:03:55. By this point, Wanjiru had been dropped.<ref name="men's report">{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a24270669/nyc-marathon-results-mens-winner/|title=Lelisa Desisa Wins New York City Marathon in a Sprint Finish|last=Robinson|first=Roger|date=November 4, 2018|website=[[Runners World]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> Talam and Tola dropped out of the group at {{convert|20|mi|km}} and {{convert|22|mi|km}}, respectively.<ref name="World Athletics" /> Kamworor then moved to the front of the group and made a move, with Desisa following. In the last {{convert|800|m|ft}}, however, Kitata was able to catch Kamworor and closed in on Desisa, who was able to increase the pace to take the win in 2:05:59, the second fastest time in the race's history. Kitata was just two seconds back.<ref name="men's report" /> Kamworor finished third in 2:06:26.<ref name="World Athletics" /> Like the women's race, Desisa won $100,000 and $45,000 for finishing in under 2:06:00.<ref name="men's report" />

In the wheelchair men's race, [[Daniel Romanchuk]] went into the lead over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and was joined by [[David Weir (athlete)|David Weir]] and [[Marcel Hug]], as they broke clear from the rest of the field.<ref name="IPC">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/daniel-romanchuk-makes-history-new-york|title=Daniel Romanchuk makes history in New York|date=November 5, 2018|website=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> The race came down to a sprint which was won by Romanchuk, who completed the race in a time of 1:36:21, one second ahead of Hug and two seconds ahead of Weir. Romanchuk became the first American and the joint youngest winner of the wheelchair men's category in the race's history. His win also came after victory in the [[2018 Chicago Marathon|Chicago Marathon]] on October 7, where he also finished ahead of Hug.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/g24270846/nyc-marathon-highlights-2018/|title=The Top Moments From the 2018 NYC Marathon|last=Sgobba|first=Christa|date=November 4, 2018|website=[[Runners World]]|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> In the women's race, [[Tatyana McFadden]], who was using a borrowed wheelchair as hers was damaged, took an early lead and led for the first half of the race. After an hour of racing, McFadden and [[Manuela Schär]] were clear of the rest of the field. Entering into Central Park, Schär dropped McFadden to win in a time of 1:50:27, with McFdden in second in 1:50:48 and [[Lihong Zou]] in third in 1:56:14.<ref name="IPC" />

==Results==
Results reported by [[NBC Sports]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/11/04/2018-new-york-city-marathon-results/|title=2018 New York City Marathon Results|date=November 4, 2018|website=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> and [[New York Road Runners]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2018/finishers|title=TCS New York City Marathon 2018|website=[[New York Road Runners]]|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Men's race result
|-
! scope="col" | Position 
! scope="col" | Athlete 
! scope="col" | Nationality
! scope="col" | Time
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| align=center| {{gold1}} || {{sort name|Lelisa|Desisa}} || {{ETH}} || 2:05:59
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| align=center| {{silver2}} || {{sort name|Shura|Kitata}} || {{ETH}} || 2:06:01
|-bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
| align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{sort name|Geoffrey|Kamworor}} || {{KEN}} || 2:06:26
|-
| align=center|4 || {{sort name|Tamirat|Tola}} || {{ETH}} || 2:08:30
|-
| align=center|5 || {{sort name|Daniel|Wanjiru}} || {{KEN}} || 2:10:21
|-
| align=center|6 || {{sort name|Jared|Ward}} || {{USA}} || 2:12:24
|-
| align=center|7 || {{sort name|Scott|Fauble}} || {{USA}} || 2:12:28
|-
| align=center|8 || {{sort name|Festus|Talam}} || {{KEN}} || 2:12:40
|-
| align=center|9 || {{sort name|Shadrack|Biwott|Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott}} || {{USA}} || 2:12:52
|-
| align=center|10 || {{sort name|Chris|Derrick}} || {{USA}} || 2:13:08
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Women's race result
|-
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Athlete
! scope="col" | Nationality
! scope="col" | Time
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || {{sort name|Mary|Keitany|Mary Jepkosgei Keitany}} || {{KEN}} || 2:22:48
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || {{sort name|Vivian|Cheruiyot}} || {{KEN}} || 2:26:02
|-bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{sort name|Shalane|Flanagan}} || {{USA}} || 2:26:22
|-
|align=center| 4 || {{sort name|Molly|Huddle}} || {{USA}} || 2:26:44
|-
|align=center| 5 || {{sort name|Rahma|Tusa}} || {{ETH}} || 2:27:13
|-
|align=center| 6 || {{sort name|Des|Linden|Desiree Linden}} || {{USA}} || 2:27:51
|-
|align=center| 7 || {{sort name|Allie|Kieffer}} || {{USA}} || 2:28:12
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{sort name|Lisa|Jane Weightman}} || {{AUS}} || 2:29:11
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{sort name|Mamitu|Daska}} || {{ETH}} || 2:30:31
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{sort name|Belaynesh|Fikadu}} || {{ETH}} || 2:30:47
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Wheelchair men's race result
|-
! scope="col" | Position 
! scope="col" | Athlete 
! scope="col" | Nationality
! scope="col" | Time
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || {{sort name|Daniel|Romanchuk}} || {{USA}} || 1:36:21
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || {{sort name|Marcel|Hug}} || {{SUI}} || 1:36:22
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{sort name|David|Weir|David Weir (wheelchair athlete)}} || {{GBR}} || 1:36:23
|-
|align=center| 4 || {{sort name|Aaron|Pike|Aaron Pike (wheelchair athlete)}} || {{USA}} || 1:40:22
|-
|align=center| 5 || {{sort name|Kurt|Fearnley}} || {{AUS}} || 1:40:23
|-
|align=center| 6 || {{sort name|Tomoki|Suzuki|Tomoki Suzuki (wheelchair athlete)}} || {{JPN}} || 1:40:28
|-
|align=center| 7 || {{sort name|Jordi|Jiménez}} || {{ESP}} || 1:41:13
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{sort name|Josh|George}} || {{USA}} || 1:41:36
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{sort name|Hiroyuki|Yamamoto|Hiroyuki Yamamoto (wheelchair athlete)}} || {{JPN}} || 1:45:15
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{sort name|Josh|Cassidy}} || {{USA}} || 1:47:02
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Wheelchair women's race result
|-
! scope="col" | Position 
! scope="col" | Athlete 
! scope="col" | Nationality
! scope="col" | Time
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
|align=center| {{gold1}} || {{sort name|Manuela|Schär}} || {{SUI}} || 1:50:27
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
|align=center| {{silver2}} || {{sort name|Tatyana|McFadden}} || {{USA}} || 1:50:48
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9"
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || {{sort name|Zou|Lihong}} || {{CHN}} || 1:56:14
|-
|align=center| 4 || {{sort name|Eliza|Ault-Connell}} || {{AUS}} || 1:57:00
|-
|align=center| 5 || {{sort name|Margriet|van den Broek}} || {{NED}} || 1:57:30
|-
|align=center| 6 || {{sort name|Madison|de Rozario}} || {{AUS}} || 1:58:06
|-
|align=center| 7 || {{sort name|Susannah|Scaroni}} || {{USA}} || 1:59:55
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{sort name|Sandra|Graf}} || {{SUI}} || 2:00:00
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{sort name|Katrina|Gerhard}} || {{USA}} || 2:00:19
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{sort name|Aline|Dos Santos Rocha}} || {{BRA}} || 2:06:10
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
;Results
*[https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2018/finishers TCS New York City Marathon 2018]. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
*[https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/11/04/2018-new-york-city-marathon-results/ 2018 New York Marathon Results]. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2020-05-05.

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