Andreas Almgren wins men's race in NYC in marathon debut, Sheila Chepkirui wins women's race

NEW YORK (AP) — Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time.Almgren was making his debut at 26.2 miles after a successful career running half-marathons. He pulled away from Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy in the final mile to take the victory in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. Crippa finished 13 seconds behind. Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho was third, edging out defending champion Benson Kipruto.Almgren's time was the third fastest in the course's 50-year history, and the top seven finishers all were among the top 10 all-time times. He became the first marathoner to win his debut in the event since Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia won the 2010 race.American Zouhair Talbi finished sixth and ran the fastest time ever by a U.S. runner in the event.Chepkirui, who also won the race in 2024, pulled away from countrymate Hellen Obiri in the final 150 meters to se