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Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya and Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia won the ING New York City Marathon 2011 titles today in perfect marathon weather. Amanda McGrory of the USA reprised her 2006 women's wheelchair win, and Masazumi Soejima took the men's wheelchair title in 1:31:41. Mutai ran 2:05:06 to slice an incredible 2 minutes and 37 seconds off the old course record. Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya (no relation) and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia finished second and third, both also well under the old mark. Meb Keflezighi, the 2009 champion, ran a personal-best 2:09:13 to finish sixth, first among Americans. Dado and New York-resident Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba passed Kenya's Mary Keitany at 24 miles; Dado ran 2:23:15 and Deba finished four seconds later. Keitany hung on for third. Molly Pritz was the first American woman, running 2:31:52 in her marathon debut to finish 12th. McGrory's 1:50:24 shattered the women's wheelchair course record by 2:14, and Soejima became the first Japanese winner in any division of the marathon.