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 At the start, only eventual winners Haile Gebrselassie and Hilda Kibet showed trust in automatic timing. |
 Gebrselassie led the leaders in the early miles; their first 5K took 14:12. |
 Major threat: World Marathon Majors leader Robert Cheruiyot briefly took the lead. |
 Abdi Abdirahman maintained contact with Geb throughout the Central Park segment of the race. |
 Geb’s first-ever Central Park tour was rather brief. |
 The Ethiopian star wisely recognized that 71 degrees still isn’t cool weather. |
 A 59:24 half-marathon really shouldn’t look this easy. |
 Abdirahman, a two-time U.S. Olympian, ran a 38-second personal best in second place (1:00:29). |
 Robert K. Cheruiyot, in third (1:00:58), also dipped under the old course record. |
 James Kwambai, in fourth (1:01:03), was closing fast at the finish. |
 Unheralded Joseph Chirlee was impressive in fifth, running 1:02:47. |
 U.S. Olympian Alan Culpepper outkicked two men to take sixth in 1:03:34. |
 Westchester TC’s one-two punch: Demesse Tefera in seventh… |
 …and Worku Beyi in eighth. Not bad for a local team! |
 Ethiopian Deresse Megeressa, also of WTC, fought hard for ninth. |
 Canadian Dylan Wykes rounded out the top 10. |
 Swiss marathon record-holder Viktor Röthlin was 11th. |
 ING New York City Marathon 2004 champ Hendrick Ramaala, always a hometown favorite, had an off day in 12th. |
 Peter Gilmore, in 15th, was third among Americans. |
 A familiar scene worldwide, but a new one in NYC. |
