The 1998

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was the 29th running of the annual

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race in

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, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 1. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's

John Kagwe John Karunga Kagwe (born 9 January 1969) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who had back-to-back wins at the New York City Marathon from 1997 to 1998. He set his lifetime best of 2:08:12 hours as part of his first victory there. Kagwe's profes ...

in a time of 2:08:45 hours while the women's race was won by Italy's

Franca Fiacconi Franca Fiacconi (born 4 October 1965 in Rome) is a marathon runner from Italy. Biography Fiacconi won the 1998 New York City Marathon, after finishing second in 1996 and third in 1997. She also won the 2001 Enschede Marathon. She placed fourth i ...

in 2:25:17. A total of 31,539 runners finished the race, 22,587 men and 8952 women.New York City Marathon

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. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

Results

Men

Women

References

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Results

. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

External links

New York Road Runners website

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

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