A Swede wins the New York City Marathon in his first marathon ever, as 60,000 run the 50th five-borough race
The AP story (via NPR station WUNC) covers every race of the day, from a debut win to an American podium and a Swiss wheelchair double.
Andreas Almgren of Sweden, a half-marathon specialist running his first 26.2 miles, won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1, in 2:06:01, pulling away from Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa in the final mile. AP reports it was the third-fastest time in the course's history and the first debut win since 2010. Lesotho's Kamohelo Mofolo edged defending champion Benson Kipruto for third; American Zouhair Talbi ran the fastest time ever by a U.S. runner in the race.
Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui won the women's race for the second time (2:24:36). American Jess McClain passed two-time winner Hellen Obiri in the last strides for second, the first U.S. woman in the top three since 2018.
Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race for the eighth time, by just over a second, and Catherine Debrunner won the women's in the second-fastest time in race history. About 60,000 runners started, nearly half of them women; in 1976, the first five-borough year, 88 women ran.
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Fred Lebow
After exploring New York City Marathon: Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part | WUNC News, the man who built the race is profiled in Fred Lebow.
Lebow, a Holocaust survivor born in Arad, Romania, founded the New York City Marathon and grew it from 55 finishers in 1970 to more than 52,000 in 2018.
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