Joyciline Jepkosgei takes down fellow Kenyan to win NYC Marathon
Geoffrey Kamworor and Joyciline Jepkosgei, the men's and women's winners of the 2019 NYC Marathon. (Reuters)(CNN) - Joyciline Jepkosgei ruined her esteemed countrywoman's chance at a fifth women's title in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. It was a double for Kenya, as Geoffrey Kamworor won the men's division, his second NYC Marathon victory. The world record holder in the half marathon, Jepkosgei finished first among tens of thousands of competitors, according to a tweet from the New York City Marathon. The 26-year-old gained an appreciation for running long distances as a youngster, trotting 5 kilometers to and from school every day, his NYC Marathon biography says.