homework - American wins marathon for 1st time in 30 years!

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NYC - For the first time in nearly 30 years, an American man won the New York City ING Marathon on Sunday as tens of thousands lined the route to cheer on participants from across the city and around the world.

Meb Keflezighi, 34, crossed the finish line just before noon finishing with a time of 2:09:15.

Keflezighi is the first American man to win the race since 1982. The East African native came to the U.S. with his parents when he was 12, and began running with his junior high school in San Diego. He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics.

In Sunday's women's race, Derartu Tulu, 37, of Ethiopia crossed the finish line after pulling ahead in the final mile.

New Yorkers lined the streets early to cheer on more than 40,000 runners who made their way through the five boroughs.

"Awesome crowds here. We love New York," said one runner.

"I think it's very emotional, all these people are here for a single cause, to cheer people on and being excited about people running, people of all different countries and ethnicities -- I think its a gathering everyone gets together and is happy about it," said one spectator.

The race started out on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge and made its way 26.2 miles through the city before finishing in Central Park.

Top finishers on both the men's and women's side took home $130,000 in prize money.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) When was the last year that an American won the race?

4) What is the name of the man who won the race?

5) How long was the race (in miles)?

6) Where did the race start?

7) Where did the race end?

8) Who won the women's race?

Story and video taken from NY1