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11/01 10:23 CST Andreas Almgren wins men's race in NYC in marathon debut,
Sheila Chepkirui wins women's race
Andreas Almgren wins men's race in NYC in marathon debut, Sheila Chepkirui wins
women's race
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York
City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the
women's race for the second time Sunday.
Almgren was making his debut at 26.2 miles after a successful career running
half-marathons. He pulled away from Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy in the final
mile to take the victory in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. Crippa finished 13
seconds behind. Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho was third, edging out defending
champion Benson Kipruto.
Chepkirui, who also won the race in 2024, pulled away from countrymate Hellen
Obiri in the final 150 meters to seal the victory in 2:24:36. American Jessica
McClain finished second, passing Obiri --- a two-time winner --- in the final
few strides. It was the first time a U.S. woman finished in the top three since
2018. McClain was 6 seconds behind Chepkirui.
It was the 50th time that the race has run through all five boroughs of the
city. There were just over 2,000 competitors in 1976, the seventh running of
the race, including only 88 women. About 60,000 runners stepped up to the
starting line Sunday, with nearly half of them women.
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