Philadelphia Marathon 2016: Men's and Women's Top Finishers and Results

Kimutai Cheruiyot won the men's Philadelphia Marathon Sunday morning, leading a pack of four runners who all beat the previous course record at the race. 

Cheruiyot now goes into the record books as the fastest runner in the history of the race, according to the event's Twitter account:

Cheruiyot shattered the previous record of two hours, 16 minutes, 47 seconds, according to Jennifer Joyce of Fox 29, beating it by nearly a minute. He wasn't the only runner to set a blistering pace, either, as the next three finishers also eclipsed the previous record time.  

You can see the top male finishers below:

Pos.	Name	Time	Diff
1	Kimutai Cheruiyot	2:15:53	+0:00
2	Jacob Chemtai	2:16:00.33	+0:07.33
3	Bado Merdessa	2:16:10.73	+0:17.73
4	Wesley Langat	2:16:41.14	+0:48.14
5	Julius Koskei	2:20:18.76	+4:25.76
6	Sam Morse	2:20:45.85	+4:52.85
7	Charlie Hurt	2:21:28.12	+5:35.12
8	Abu Kebede Diriba	2:24:04.99	+8:11.99
9	Patrick Richie	2:24:08.32	+8:15.32
10	Kiplangat Tisia	2:25:01.18	+9:08.18

While Cheruiyot had a battle on his hands among the men, Taylor Ward dominated the women's race, winning by nearly 90 seconds.

The Philadelphia Marathon showed her crossing the finish line:

You can see the top women's finishers below: 

Pos.	Name	Time	Diff
1	Taylor Ward	2:36:24.53	+0:00
2	Serkalem Abrha	2:37:52.19	+1:27.66
3	Vera Nunes	2:39:02.99	+2:38.46
4	Madeline Duhon	2:40:28.15	+4:03.62
5	Amanda Marino	2:43:30.79	+7:06.26
6	Rachel Coogan	2:44:48.75	+8:24.22
7	Mary Akor Beasley	2:44:50.81	+8:26.28
8	Margaret Vido	2:44:53.28	+8:28.75
9	Katherine Chute	2:47:43.93	+11:19.40
10	Gadise Fita	2:48:25.84	+12:01.31

Racers faced tough conditions Sunday morning, with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees and the wind gusting up to 25 mph. So cold were the conditions that volunteers handed out blankets at the finish line:

According to 6ABC.com, 30,000 runners participated in the marathon, with 60,000 spectators lining the course.

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