Andreas Almgren and Sheila Chepkirui Win New York City Marathon

Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's race at the New York City Marathon on his marathon debut, finishing in two hours, six minutes and one second. Almgren finished 13 seconds ahead of Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa, while Lesotho's Kamohelo Mofolo finished 12 seconds behind Crippa in third place.

Almgren, a 31-year-old who previously won 10,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in August, became the first European-born man to win the race since Italy's Giacomo Leone in 1996. "I just thought, 'I've got the legs today'," Almgren said. "I'm about to start crying. It's better than anything I could have ever imagined."

In the women's race, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claimed her second New York City Marathon title with a time of 2:24:36. Chepkirui finished six seconds ahead of American Jessica McClain, who finished in 2:24:42. Kenya's Hellen Obiri finished one second behind McClain.

McClain, a 34-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, became the first American woman to reach the New York City Marathon podium in eight years. "The last two miles through the park, I was just like really focused on the tangents and my form," McClain said regarding her race through Central Park. McClain's performance earned her $85,000 in prize money.

Other notable results included:

  • Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race, finishing just over a second ahead of Daniel Romanchuk.
  • Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:40:02.
  • Retired footballer James Milner finished the marathon in 3:09.04.

The event marked the 50th anniversary of the marathon, which travels through New York's five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Approximately 60,000 runners participated in the race.

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