Sheila Chepkirui wins her second women’s title in 2:24:36, while Andreas Almgren wins the men’s race in 2:06:01 on his marathon debut. Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner win the wheelchair races.
Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won her second women’s New York City Marathon on 1 November 2026, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the men’s race on his marathon debut.
Chepkirui previously won in 2024. In ESPN’s account, she pulled away from fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri in the final 150 meters. American Jessica McClain then passed Obiri, a two-time New York winner, in the final few strides to take second.
Almgren pulled away from Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa in the final mile to win by 13 seconds. Lesotho’s Kamohelo Mofolo took third, edging defending champion Benson Kipruto, who finished fourth.
| Race | Place | Runner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 1 | Sheila Chepkirui | 2:24:36 |
| Women | 2 | Jessica McClain | 2:24:42 |
| Women | 3 | Hellen Obiri |
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| 2:24:43 |
| Men | 1 | Andreas Almgren | 2:06:01 |
| Men | 2 | Yemaneberhan Crippa | 2:06:14 |
| Men | 3 | Kamohelo Mofolo | 2:06:26 |
McClain finished 6 seconds behind Chepkirui. Obiri was one second behind McClain and seven seconds behind the winner.
According to ESPN, McClain is the first US woman to finish on the race’s podium since Shalane Flanagan in 2018.
Almgren arrived as the reigning world half-marathon champion. His background spans middle- and long-distance running, and he won that title at the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
Marcel Hug won his eighth men’s wheelchair title in New York, while Catherine Debrunner won her second women’s title. Their unofficial winning times were 1:28:14 and 1:40:02, respectively.
NBC Sports' unofficial results list Daniel Romanchuk second in the men’s wheelchair race in 1:28:15, one second behind Hug, and David Weir third in 1:35:38, 7:24 behind. Tatyana McFadden was second in the women’s race in 1:48:28 and Susannah Scaroni third in 1:48:32, respectively 8:26 and 8:30 behind Debrunner.
Both racers represent Switzerland. Hug competes in the T54 wheelchair category and won the 800-meter and marathon gold medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Debrunner competes in the T53 wheelchair division and won five gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, including the T54 marathon.
According to ESPN, this was the 50th running through all five New York boroughs. About 60,000 runners started, nearly half of them women, compared with just over 2,000 competitors, including 88 women, in the seventh running of the race.
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