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Margaret Okayo was a dominant force in the marathon: She won the New York City Marathon in 2001 and 2003—setting a course record of 2:22:31 that still stands—and also racked up two San Diego Marathon wins and one victory each at the Boston, London, and Milan marathons.
Margaret Okayo. Margaret Okayo (born 30 May 1976) is a professional Kenyan marathon runner. She has won four World Marathon Majors with victories in the New York City Marathon (two times), the Boston Marathon and the London Marathon, setting three course records. Okayo's 2003 New York course record of 2:22:31 still stands today, despite the ...
Apr 16, 2023 · Another product of the Kenyan Prisons Service women’s marathon squad, Margaret Okayo was unable to make her mark at major championship level, registering a DNF in her one marathon appearance, at the 2004 Olympics.
Nov 3, 2003 · Margaret Okayo of Kenya breaks her own course record for women by nearly two minutes to win New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 31 seconds; Catherine Ndereba of Kenya is...
1 day ago · The time to watch on Sunday will be Margaret Okayo’s course record of 2:22:31, which has stood for 21 years. ... The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon will be aired in Canada on TSN5, with ...
4 days ago · The Course Record Holder: Margaret Okayo. Kenya’s Margaret Okayo first set the New York City Marathon women’s course record in 2001, at the age of 25, with a blazing time of 2:24:21. She came back to win New York a second time in 2003 and broke her own course record in 2:22:31. It’s the course record that still stands today.
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Margaret Okayo, a previous winner, set a course record of 2:22:31, and Martin Lel, the World Half Marathon champion but a somewhat unknown quantity at the full distance, finished strongly in 2:10:30, to lead a nearly perfect Kenyan sweep of the podium in both the men's and women's races at the 34th ING New York City Marathon.
