Andreas Almgren won the men's open division in his first marathon, while Sheila Chepkirui captured the women's title for the second time in three years as the New York City Marathon celebrated 50 years of its five-borough route. Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner completed a Swiss sweep of the wheelchair divisions. New York Road Runners posted the winners and official-result portal after Sunday's race.
Almgren stayed with the leading men's group through 25 miles and made his decisive move with about a mile remaining, according to the organizer's race account. His victory made him the first Swedish athlete to win any division of the New York marathon and the first man since 2010 to win the open race in a marathon debut. Yeman Crippa of Italy placed second and Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho finished third.
The American men's field produced unusually deep performances on the course. Zouhair Talbi led the group in sixth place at 2:06:43. Ahmed Muhumed finished eighth in 2:07:09, Ryan Ford was tenth in 2:07:17 and Conner Mantz took eleventh in 2:07:27. New York Road Runners said those were the four fastest times recorded by American men at the event, a course known for bridges, turns and late hills rather than record pacing.
Chepkirui won the women's open race in 2:24:36, adding the 2026 title to her 2024 victory. American Jess McClain took second after passing 2025 champion and event record holder Hellen Obiri near the finish. McClain became the first American woman on the New York open-division podium since Shalane Flanagan placed third in 2018. Carrie Ellwood, Weini Kelati and Paige Wood also finished among the first ten women.
The closest championship finish came in the men's wheelchair race. Hug crossed in 1:28:14, one second ahead of American Daniel Romanchuk. The result extended Hug's event record to eight victories. Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:40:02, nearly eight and a half minutes ahead of Tatyana McFadden. Both results underscored the range of racing tactics on the same course, from a final sprint to a sustained breakaway.
This year's anniversary refers to the citywide route rather than the age of the event. The first marathon in 1970 looped through Central Park and recorded 55 finishers. In 1976, the race crossed all five boroughs for the first time. Sunday's field again traveled from Staten Island over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, through Brooklyn and Queens, into Manhattan and the Bronx, and back to the Central Park finish.
The organizer initially described the field as nearly 60,000 athletes and said the final finisher count would follow on Monday. Until that number is posted, it is more precise to report the published estimate than to assign an exact participation record. The official results portal remains the appropriate source for individual times, division standings and corrections, which can change after review even when the four championship winners are settled.
The outcome joined individual firsts with established dominance: a debut winner, a returning women's champion and two wheelchair athletes adding to major résumés. It also supplied the competitive record missing from the pre-race celebration of the route's history. For New York, the anniversary was not only about scale or neighborhood crowds; it produced a set of results that connected the modern international field to the course first assembled across the city in 1976.
Primary sources: New York Road Runners official results report; New York Road Runners official results portal. Reviewed November 2, 2026. Development: Race held November 1, 2026.