Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon

NEW YORK (AP) — Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui utilized beardown kicks successful nan last mile to propulsion distant from their nearest competitors and some triumph nan New York City Marathon for nan first clip Sunday.

Nageeye, who became nan first runner from nan Netherlands to triumph nan men’s race, was step-for-step pinch 2022 champion Evans Chebet earlier utilizing a burst of velocity heading into Central Park for nan last clip to travel distant pinch nan triumph successful 2 hours, 7 minutes, 39 seconds. Chebet vanished 6 seconds behind.

“At nan decorativeness I was like, americium I’m dreaming? I won New York,” Nageeye said.

He had tally nan New York title 3 times earlier pinch his champion decorativeness coming successful 2022, erstwhile he was third.

“I cognize nan course,” Nageeye said. “Today was 2 things: past that title and my title is aft 36 (kilometers; 22 miles). I was reasoning for illustration a cyclist, past 36K and you’re going to win.”

Chepkirui was moving New York for nan first clip and pulled distant from defending champion Hellen Obiri successful nan women’s title successful nan past stretch.

“Let maine push nan past mile, fto maine springiness it my best,” nan Kenyan said. “When we were astir 600 meters to go, I said to myself I person to push harder. When I saw Hellen wasn’t coming, I knew I was going to triumph and was truthful happy.”

Chepkirui, who started to tally marathons successful 2022, won successful 2:24.35. Obiri vanished astir 15 seconds behind.

Obiri was looking to beryllium nan first consecutive champion since Mary Keitany of Kenya won 3 successful a statement from 2014-16. Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya vanished third, giving nan African federation nan apical 3 spots.

Tamirat Tola, nan men’s defending champion and Paris Olympic golden medalist, vanished fourth, correct down Albert Korir.

“I had a bully year,” Tola told The Associated Press done a translator. “I won nan Olympics and past to travel backmost to New York aft that, you cognize it’s a reliable course. I cognize that I expended a batch of energy. Around nan 33-kilometer people I felt my musculus tighten and my muscles conscionable couldn’t grip it.”

Tola, who group nan people grounds past year, was looking to beryllium nan first back-to-back men’s champion since Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won successful 2011 and 2013. The 2012 title was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy.

The apical Americans vanished sixth successful some races. Conner Mantz led nan men and Sara Vaughn nan women. Vaughn was successful nan lead group heading into Mile 20 erstwhile they entered nan Bronx earlier she dropped disconnected nan lead pack.

Vaughn was geared up to tally Chicago earlier COVID-19 kept her from competing successful that race. She was a precocious summation to this marathon.

The time sewage started pinch an upset successful nan men’s wheelchair title arsenic three-time defending champion Marcel Hug was beaten by Daniel Romanchuk, who besides won successful 2018 and 2019. Susannah Scaroni won nan women’s wheelchair race. It was her 2nd triumph successful New York, besides taking nan 2022 title and giving Americans winners successful some events — nan first clip that has happened.

The 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) people took runners done each 5 boroughs of New York, starting successful Staten Island and ending successful Central Park. This is nan 48th twelvemonth nan title has been successful each 5 boroughs. Before that, nan way was wholly successful Central Park erstwhile it began successful 1970. The first title had only 55 finishers while much than 50,000 competed this year.

The upwind was cleanable to tally successful pinch temperatures successful nan little 40s erstwhile nan title started. Last year, it was 61 degrees erstwhile nan title started.

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