Gb's Dever Finishes Fourth In New York Marathon

Great Britain's Patrick Dever came an awesome 4th connected his marathon debut successful nan men's title successful New York arsenic Benson Kipruto hit Alexander Mutiso successful a melodramatic photograph decorativeness to declare victory.

Preston Harrier Dever, who vanished successful a clip of 2 hours 8 minutes and 58 seconds, was portion of a four-man group earlier Kipruto and Mutiso collapsed clear successful nan second stages.

Mutiso astir overtook his chap Kenyan connected nan statement but Kipruto held him disconnected to triumph arsenic some were fixed a clip of 2:08.09. Their compatriot Albert Korir was 3rd successful 2:08.57.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who could person tally his past marathon astatine elite level,, external was 17th successful 2:14.36.

Hellen Obiri group a people grounds to triumph nan women's title successful New York arsenic nan 35-year-old Kenyan claimed triumph successful 2:19.51.

The erstwhile grounds of 2:22.31 had been group by Margaret Okaya successful 2003.

Sharon Lokedi was 2nd successful 2:20.07 and chap Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui was 3rd successful 2:20.24, while Great Britain's Jessica Warner-Judd was seventh connected her debut complete nan region successful 2:24.45.

Great Britain's David Weir came 2nd (1:34.09) down Switzerland's Marcel Hug (1:30.16) successful nan men's wheelchair race.

Briton Eden Rainbow-Cooper (1:59.30) was seventh successful nan women's wheelchair race, which was won by American Susannah Scaroni (1:42.10).