Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui won the women’s marathon on Sunday, November 1, in New York with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes 36 seconds, securing her second victory in the event after her 2024 win.<\/p>\n
She made the difference in the last 150 meters to surpass the American Jessica McClain, who finished second in 2 h 24 min 42 s. The defending champion Hellen Obiri took third place one second later, after having accompanied her Kenyan compatriot in the final part of the race.<\/p>\n
Chepkirui thus reclaimed a crown lost in 2025 to Obiri. The victory was decided at the end of a close race, while McClain became the first American woman to reach the podium in New York since 2018.<\/p>\n
Among the men, the Swede Andreas Almgren triumphed in his first marathon with a time of 2:06:01. World half-marathon champion in 2026, he accelerated in the final mile to become the first Swede to win a division of the New York City Marathon.<\/p>\n
Italian Yemaneberhan Crippa finished second in 2 h 06 min 14 s, while Kamohelo Mofolo secured third place for Lesotho in 2 h 06 min 26 s. He narrowly beat the defending Kenyan champion Benson Kipruto.<\/p>\n
In the wheelchair events, the Swiss Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won in 1 hour 28 minutes 14 seconds and 1 hour 40 minutes 02 seconds, respectively. Hug extended his record to eight victories in the New York race, while Debrunner secured her second title.<\/p>\n
The 2026 edition marked the fiftieth anniversary of the route crossing the five boroughs of New York and brought together nearly 60,000 participants from more than 140 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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