Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon, and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui took her second title in three years.
Men’s race: Andreas Almgren (Sweden), 2:06:01 Women’s race: Sheila Chepkirui (Kenya), 2:24:36 Men’s wheelchair: Marcel Hug (Switzerland) Women’s wheelchair: Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland)
Almgren won in 2:06:01 in his first-ever marathon , according to NBC Sports. He finished 13 seconds ahead of Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa. Almgren won a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 2025 World Championships. Chepkirui, 35, crossed the finish line in Central Park in 2:24:36. In the final moments of the race, McClain passed Kenya’s Hellen Obiri by just 41 hundredths of a second to take second place. McClain’s second-place finish was the first time an American man or woman had reached the New York City Marathon podium since Shalane Flanagan finished third in 2018. McClain finished fourth in both the marathon and 10,000m events at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, according to NBC Sports. She was also the top American finisher at the Boston Marathon in 2025 and 2026. The Scottsdale, Arizona, resident is a contender to make her first Olympics at age 36, at the March 2028 marathon trials in St. Zouhair Talbi was the top American man in the race, finishing sixth in 2:06:43. His time was faster than Alberto Salazar’s American course record of 2:08:13, set in 1981. He joined the US Army Reserve in 2025 and later became a US citizen. However, his switch to represent the United States in international competitions will take effect in August 2027. This will allow him to compete at the 2028 Olympic Trials. At the Boston Marathon on April 20, 2026, Talbi finished fifth with a time of 2:03:45. Conner Mantz finished 11th in 2:07:27. It was his first marathon since setting the American record of 2:04:43 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2025.
Because of the course layout, however, Boston Marathon times do not qualify as records. Because of its hilly course, the New York City Marathon has the slowest finishing times among the major American marathons. He is the first Swedish runner to win any major marathon. She finished six seconds ahead of American runner Jess McClain. Obiri is a two-time New York City Marathon champion. Louis. Talbi represented Morocco at the Paris Olympics, where he finished 35th. It was the fastest marathon time ever recorded by a US citizen.
