Andreas Almgren from Sweden produced a sensational debut to win Sunday’s New York City Marathon, with Ireland’s Peter Lynch finishing in 19th place after running close to the leaders for the first half of the race. Lynch crossed the line in 2:10:03, short of his Irish record of 2:06:08 set when finishing ninth best in London in April, the undulating nature of the iconic five-borough course in New York not conducive to record times. Almgren made his winning bid within the last mile inside Central Park, his time of 2:06:01 leaving him 13 seconds clear of Yeman Crippa from Italy, with Kenya’s defending champion Benson Kipruto having to settle for fourth. Kamohelo Mofolo from Lesotho took a surprise third place in 2:06:26, one second ahead of Kipruto. Lynch passed halfway in 1:04:11, the 28-year-old from Kilkenny just 10 seconds down on Almgren at that stage, before the Swedish runner judged…
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