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2026 NYC MARATHON RECAP: ANDREAS ALMGREN SMASHES HIS DEBUT, SHEILA CHEPKIRUI WINS AGAIN; JESS MCCLAIN OUTKICKS HELLEN OBIRI FOR 2ND!
Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia recap the elite races at the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, including:
– Andreas Almgren won the marathon in his first race at the distance, the first open division man to debut and win in New York since Gebre Gebremariam in 2010 — and the first Swede to win any division in race history. The reigning world half marathon champion and European 10,000m champion sat with the lead pack through 25 miles before moving with a mile to go, holding off Yeman Crippa and Kamohelo Mofolo, who became the first athlete from Lesotho to podium here, on his 21st birthday.
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