Chepkirui takes duel of past champs, Almgren wins debut at NYC Marathon
What happened
Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's New York City Marathon on his first attempt at the distance on Sunday, finishing in 2:06:01, while Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui regained the women's title in 2:24:36.
Almgren, the half-marathon world champion, finished 13 seconds ahead of Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa, and Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho took third in 2:06:26.
Almgren is the first European-born man to win in New York in 30 years, the BBC reported, since Italy's Giacomo Leone in 1996.
Chepkirui, the 2024 winner, pulled away from fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri in the final 150 metres and finished six seconds ahead of American Jessica McClain.
McClain passed Obiri in the last strides to take second, and the Guardian said it was the first top-three finish by a US woman since 2018.
Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race by about a second over American Daniel Romanchuk in 1:28:14, and Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:40:02.
“When Benson starting picking up the pace with 5k left I just thought, 'I've got the legs today'”
CNA
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