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New York City Marathon: Andreas Almgren wins on debut as Sheila Chepkirui reclaims crown

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sport, G. (2026, November 1). New York City Marathon: Andreas Almgren wins on debut as Sheila Chepkirui reclaims crown. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/01/new-york-city-marathon-andreas-almgren-wins-on-debut-as-sheila-chepkirui-reclaims-crown

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The 2026 NYC Marathon took place on November 1, with a record-setting 60,000 runners competing across all five boroughs. The NYPD deployed thousands of officers and used drones to ensure safety along the 26.2-mile route, which began in Staten Island and ended in Manhattan's Central Park. Swedish runner Andreas Almgren won the men’s race in his first attempt with a time of 2:06:01, while Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui secured her second victory in the women's division at 2:24:36.

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Italy Kenya Lesotho Sweden the New York City Marathon

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Almgren PERSON · 3× Chepkirui PERSON · 3× McClain PERSON · 2× Andreas Almgren PERSON · 1× Crippa PERSON · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Kenya GPE · 1× Sheila Chepkirui PERSON · 1× Sweden GPE · 1× Yemaneberhan Crippa PERSON · 1×

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Almgren was making his debut at 26.2 miles after a successful career running half marathons and the 10,000m. He pulled away from Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy in the final mile to take the victory in two hours, six minutes and one second.
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Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s race of the New York City Marathon on Sunday for the second time, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren claimed the men’s title in his first ever race over the distance. asserted
Almgren → win → distance
Almgren was making his debut at 26.2 miles after a successful career running half marathons and the 10,000m. He pulled away from Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy in the final mile to take the victory in two hours, six minutes and one second. asserted
He → make → hours
Crippa finished 13 seconds behind. asserted
Crippa → finish → ?
Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho was third, edging out defending champion Benson Kipruto. asserted
Mofolo → edge → Kipruto
“I’ve probably never felt so emotional after a race ever,” said Almgren. asserted
Almgren → feel → race
“With 5k left I felt like I had the legs today … asserted
I → leave → legs
I saw I had a pretty big gap [near the end of the race] and thought: ‘OK, just enjoy these last few hundred meters’, because this is not something a lot of people get to experience.” asserted
lot → see → people
Almgren looked to be a veteran over the distance as he hung in with a crowded lead pack through the demanding and hilly course. asserted
he → look → course
He pulled away from the defending champion Kipruto with one mile left and had built such a comfortable lead by the final meters that he jogged across the line, waving his arms as he coaxed more cheers from the crowd. asserted
he → pull → crowd
Chepkirui, who also won the race in 2024, pulled away from her compatriot Hellen Obiri in the final 150m to seal the victory in 2:24.36. asserted
who → win → 2:24.36
“The last mile was really tricky, I knew I had to be patient because Hellen was really strong so I had to really push up to the finish line,” said Chepkirui. asserted
Chepkirui → know → line
American Jessica McClain finished second in the women’s race, passing Obiri – a two-time winner – in the final few strides. asserted
McClain → finish → strides
It was the first time a US woman has finished in the top three since 2018. asserted
woman → finish → 2018
“It was a really fun, magical day out there,” said McClain. asserted
McClain → say → ?
“I really didn’t feel great through 18 miles. asserted
I → feel → miles
I just had to stick with it. asserted
I → have → it
I don’t really know what happened but I couldn’t be happier right now.” asserted
I → know → ?
It was the 50th time that the race has run through all five boroughs of the city. asserted
race → run → city
About 60,000 runners stepped up to the starting line Sunday, with nearly half of them women. asserted
half → step → them
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