NEW YORK, November 1, 2026 — Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon on his marathon debut Sunday in 2:06:01, while Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui claimed her second women’s title in 2:24:36. American Jessica McClain finished second ahead of defending champion Hellen Obiri, with Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner winning the wheelchair races.

NYC Marathon 2026: Latest elite race results

Andreas Almgren’s winning time of 2:06:01 was the third-fastest in the men’s race’s history. According to The Associated Press, the Swede became the first man to win on his marathon debut since Ethiopia’s Gebre Gebremariam in 2010.

Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa finished second in 2:06:14, while Lesotho’s Kamohelo Mofolo took third in 2:06:26. Defending champion Benson Kipruto missed the podium by one second, finishing fourth in 2:06:27. Australia’s Haftu Strintzos placed fifth in 2:06:34.

Zouhair Talbi was the leading American man, finishing sixth in 2:06:43 and recording the fastest time by an American man at the New York City Marathon. Conner Mantz finished 11th in 2:07:27.

In the women’s race, Sheila Chepkirui won in 2:24:36, followed by Jessica McClain in 2:24:42 and Hellen Obiri in 2:24:43. McClain passed Obiri in the closing strides to become the first American woman on the New York podium since Shalane Flanagan in 2018.

Edna Kiplagat finished fourth in 2:25:42, ahead of Mercy Chelangat in 2:25:46. Americans Carrie Ellwood and marathon debutant Weini Kelati placed sixth and seventh in 2:26:28 and 2:26:51, respectively, according to Marathon Handbook’s results report.

Men’s elite podium

Women’s elite podium

The 2026 race marks the 50th anniversary of the five-borough course, introduced in 1976. Around 60,000 runners were expected to participate in the 26.2-mile event, which starts on Staten Island and finishes in Manhattan’s Central Park.

NYC Marathon 2026 wheelchair results

Hug and Romanchuk remained closely matched through the closing stages. According to FloTrack’s report citing preliminary NYRR results, Hug led by just 0.20 seconds at 40 kilometres before securing victory by 1.13 seconds.

Britain’s David Weir finished third in 1:35:38, ahead of the Netherlands’ Lito Anker.

Men’s wheelchair — preliminary top 10

Debrunner secured her second New York title, finishing 8 minutes, 26 seconds clear of McFadden. Her winning time was 30 seconds outside the women’s wheelchair course record of 1:39:32, which she set in 2023.

McFadden took second in 1:48:28, four seconds ahead of Scaroni. Australia’s Madison de Rozario placed fourth in 1:53:06, followed by Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper.

Women’s wheelchair — preliminary top 10

Men’s and women’s elite race updates

In the women’s running race, Sheila Chepkirui, American marathon debutant Weini Kelati and defending champion Hellen Obiri passed 30 kilometres in 1:44:02. Edna Kiplagat, Jessica McClain and Viola Cheptoo followed in 1:44:03, leaving the leading group tightly packed.

American Zouhair Talbi reached halfway in the men’s race in 1:04:01. Andreas Almgren, Patrick Kiprop, Yemaneberhan Crippa and Ryan Ford followed in 1:04:04. Defending champion Benson Kipruto and American Conner Mantz were among those timed at 1:04:05.

Those times are intermediate race splits, not finishing results. Final open-division winners and standings had not been confirmed in the latest coverage checked.

Race-day times are Eastern Standard Time following the end of US daylight saving time on November 1.

Follow individual athletes through the official NYRR live tracker. Confirmed finishing positions and times will be available through the NYRR results portal.

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