Congratulations go out to Ethiopia and their own Gebre Gebremariam, who was the winner of the NYC Marathon, finishing first with an astounding time of 2:08:14. Gebremariam, 26, is the first man to win with a marathon debut since 1980, meaning: most people who win the marathon do it a few times before taking home the gold.
The prize for winning the marathon is $130,000 and a title coveted by over 45,000 people. The New York Post quoted him to say, "New York is New York. It is so special for me, even though I just finished only, I'm so, so happy to be here to win it. Nobody expected me to win, but even for me, for myself I cannot digest it to say to myself (that I won). But New York is special. The finish is good for me. I come from 10k, 5k, cross country, I win all of those…I come back here 100% to win next year."
Again, Congratulations Gebre!
Sara Grossman- @stanacardsara
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