# Almgren wins NYC Marathon debut as 60,000 runners compete

> Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's race on his first attempt while Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claimed the women's title for the second time.
- Title: Almgren wins NYC Marathon debut as 60,000 runners compete
- Summary: Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's race on his first attempt while Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claimed the women's title for the second time. Andreas…
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- Source: NPR — https://npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6025437/new-york-marathon-almgren-chepkirui-win
- Published: 2026-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: new york city marathon, andreas almgren, sheila chepkirui, sweden, kenya, running, marathon racing, news
## Almgren wins on his debut
Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's race of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in his first attempt at the distance, finishing in two hours, six minutes and one second.
## Almgren's time ranks third all-time
His winning time was the third fastest in the course's fifty-year history.The top seven finishers all ran times among the top ten all-time.
## Chepkirui wins women's race again
Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui won the women's race for the second time, pulling away from countrymate Hellen Obiri in the final one hundred fifty meters to finish in two hours, twenty-four minutes and thirty-six seconds.
## American McClain finishes second
American Jessica McClain finished second, six seconds behind Chepkirui and passing Obiri in the final few strides. It was the first time a U.S. woman finished in the top three since two thousand eighteen.
## Sixty thousand runners from 140 countries
About sixty thousand runners started Sunday, with nearly half of them women. Runners came from more than one hundred forty countries. The race has now run through all five boroughs for the fiftieth time.
## Course changes for first time in 15 years
For the first time in fifteen years, the course changed slightly at Mile twenty when entering the Bronx.
## Key takeaway

Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the New York City Marathon men's race in his debut with the third-fastest time in the course's fifty-year history.