NEW YORK: Meb Keflezighi became the first US man in more than two decades to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday, while Derartu Tulu ended Paula Radcliffe's two-year grip on the women's title. Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, earned his first major marathon with a time of 2:09:15. Four-time Boston Marathon champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya was second in 2:09:56. Ethiopia's Tulu pulled away in the final mile to beat Russian Ludmila Petrova, winning in 2:28:52. Petrova, 41, finished second in 2:29:00. Two-time defending champion Radcliffe of Britain was fourth.