Boston winners Mutai, Kilel set for NY Marathon

AFP 09/28/2011 15:29

Reigning Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel of Kenya will run in this year's New York Marathon but two-time New York winner Martin Kel is out, race officials said on Wednesday.

Kel was sidelined by an injury but the November 6 race will also feature London Marathon 2011 winner Mary Keitany of Kenya, Ethiopians Tsegaye Kebede and Buzunesh Deba, Russia?s Galina Bogomolova and Sweden?s Isabellah Andersson.

"We have a star-studded international field that brings together an incredible lineup of champions," said New York Road Runners president Mary Wittenberg.

Mutai, 29, ran the fastest marathon time ever recorded to win this year's Boston crown in two hours, three minutes and two seconds but the time is not recognized as a world record because of course elevation issues.

Kilel, 30, won the Boston women's title in a personal best 2:22:36, edging American Desiree Davila by two seconds. Kilel's other marathon triumphs include last year in Frankfurt, Ljubljana in 2009, Taipei in 2008 and Nairobi in 2005.

Keitany, 29, won in London in a personal best time of 2:19:19, the fastest time in the world this year, and was third in New York last year.

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