Wilson Kipsang Outkicks Lelisa Desisa to Win $600,000 and 2014 New York City Marathon
by: LetsRun.com
November 2, 2014
Wilson Kipsang Wins $600,000
Twenty six miles was not enough to separate Wilson Kipsang and Lelisa Desisa as they battled for the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon crown.
Not only was the $100,000 first place prize on the line, but Kipsang would win an additional $500,000 for the World Marathon Majors crown if he won.
Kipsang led coming back into the Central Park as they approached the finish, then Desisa battled back, and there was slight contact between them as Desisa took the lead. Kipsang then put in one final surge and the race was over, he was your winner in 2:10:59.
American Meb Keflezighi was the top American in fourth in 2:13:18 on a day the times were slow because of 20+ mph winds.
Top 50 men’s results below. (UPDATED)
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| Place | Bib | Name | Time | State | Country | Citizenship |
| 1 | 2 | Wilson Kipsang | 2:10:59 | Kenya | KEN | |
| 2 | 4 | Lelisa Desisa Benti | 2:11:06 | Ethiopia | ETH | |
| 3 | 7 | Gebre Gebremariam | 2:12:13 | Ethiopia | ETH | |
| 4 | 5 | Meb Keflezighi | 2:13:18 | CA | United States | USA |
| 5 | 11 | Stephen Kiprotich | 2:13:25 | Uganda | UGA | |
| 6 | 1 | Geoffrey Mutai | 2:13:44 | Kenya | KEN | |
| 7 | 6 | Masato Imai | 2:14:36 | Japan | JPN | |
| 8 | 8 | Peter Cheruiyot Kirui | 2:14:51 | Kenya | KEN | |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Vail | 2:15:08 | OR | United States | USA |
| 10 | 15 | Nick Arciniaga | 2:15:39 | AZ | United States | USA |
| 11 | 14 | Yuki Kawauchi | 2:16:41 | Japan | JPN | |
| 12 | 3 | Lusapho April | 2:16:50 | Eastern Cape | South Africa | RSA |
| 13 | 212 | Birhanu Dare Kemal | 2:18:24 | NY | United States | ETH |
| 14 | 10 | Micah Kogo | 2:18:36 | Kenya | KEN | |
| 15 | 40 | Danilo Goffi | 2:19:44 | Italy | ITA | |
| 16 | 20 | Stephan Shay | 2:19:47 | CA | United States | USA |
| 17 | 9 | Michael Kipyego | 2:20:00 | Kenya | KEN | |
| 18 | 200 | Negash Abebe Duki | 2:20:15 | NY | United States | ETH |
| 19 | 34 | Harbert Okuti | 2:22:34 | NY | United States | UGA |
| 20 | 36 | Aron Rono | 2:23:30 | OR | United States | USA |
| 21 | 27 | Craig Hopkins | 2:23:49 | OR | United States | GBR |
| 22 | 26 | Zach Hine | 2:24:10 | CO | United States | USA |
| 23 | 23 | Lars Budolfsen | 2:24:40 | Denmark | DEN | |
| 24 | 29 | Teklu Tefera Deneke | 2:25:07 | AZ | United States | ETH |
| 25 | 41 | Lee Troop | 2:25:09 | CO | United States | AUS |
| 26 | 246 | Alex Varner | 2:25:45 | CA | United States | USA |
| 27 | 206 | Gian Luca Borghesi | 2:25:49 | RN | Italy | ITA |
| 28 | 33 | James Kelly | 2:25:56 | NY | United States | GBR |
| 29 | 215 | Jerry Faulkner | 2:26:31 | NY | United States | USA |
| 30 | 30 | Nick End | 2:26:52 | PA | United States | USA |
| 31 | 234 | Oz Pearlman | 2:26:59 | NY | United States | USA |
| 32 | 25 | Craig Curley | 2:27:33 | AZ | United States | USA |
| 33 | 28 | Denis Curzi | 2:27:35 | Italy | ITA | |
| 34 | 22 | Frank Bollen | 2:28:00 | Limburg | Belgium | BEL |
| 35 | 239 | Nils Schallner | 2:28:06 | MA | United States | GER |
| 36 | 17 | Luke Puskedra | 2:28:54 | OR | United States | USA |
| 37 | 1028 | Nelson Cruz | 2:29:19 | Setúbal | Portugal | POR |
| 38 | 296 | Jaakko Nieminen | 2:29:29 | Finland | Finland | FIN |
| 39 | 32 | Chris Siemers | 2:30:04 | CO | United States | USA |
| 40 | 217 | Max Haines-Stiles | 2:30:31 | CA | United States | USA |
| 41 | 38 | Abel Villanueva Taipe | 2:30:33 | Lima | Peru | PER |
| 42 | 1179 | Sebastien Bazeille | 2:30:34 | France | FRA | |
| 43 | 221 | Martin Kjall-Ohlsson | 2:30:56 | Norway | SWE | |
| 44 | 47 | Roman Weger | 2:31:11 | Austria | AUT | |
| 45 | 225 | Ben Leese | 2:31:52 | NY | United States | GBR |
| 46 | 204 | Claes Bengtsson | 2:31:57 | Stockholm | Sweden | SWE |
| 47 | 218 | Ole Kristian Heggheim | 2:32:13 | Norway | NOR | |
| 48 | 18 | Urige Buta | 2:32:13 | Norway | NOR | |
| 49 | 1048 | José Gaspar | 2:32:42 | Sintra | Portugal | POR |
| 50 | 1161 | Oscar Martin Perez | 2:33:01 | MADRID | Spain | ESP |