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The 2024 New York Metropolis Marathon was greater than only a race—it was a celebration of neighborhood, resilience, inclusivity, and the genuine spirit of runners of all skills from all over the world. With 55,000 individuals weaving their means via New York’s 5 boroughs, the occasion remodeled the town right into a operating vacation.
Fairly a bit occurred on this lovely November day. It was 46 levels at first of the ladies’s race and the thermometer held regular within the mid- to upper-40s for almost all of the morning. However even with blue skies and funky temps, no course information fell. And, to those that don’t know New York, the profitable occasions may appear mediocre at finest. However #IYKYK, as they are saying, and the true story that unfolded was the sensible and tactical races that performed out on each the ladies’s and males’s sides.
There have been additionally celebs, thrilling bulletins, and emotional moments that made it simple to see why New Yorkers name this the perfect day of the yr, and why most runners, irrespective of how briskly they run, love this race like no different. All in all, 2024 New York Metropolis Marathon lived as much as the hype.
Right here’s a have a look at 12 the explanation why the 2024 New York Metropolis Marathon was freaking superior.
#1 Kenyan Ladies Sweep the High 3
This isn’t sudden in New York, which is why it fits Kenya’s Hellen Obiri properly and why the 34-year-old Boulder, Colorado-based runner, one of the vital epic kickers within the sport, got here in because the reigning champ and favourite to win once more. However her compatriot, Sheila Chepkirui, was able to problem her, staying in close to lockstep with Obiri till the half-mile to go level when she pulled away.
“The final flip was actually robust,” Chepkirui, 33, stated after the race. “I used to be nonetheless with Hellen. I instructed myself to push to the end line.”
Chepkirui got here via the end first in 2 hours 24 minutes and 35 seconds. Obiri took second in 2:24:49.
“Sheila appeared so sturdy,” Obiri stated. “So I stated ‘let me attempt to battle for second place then.’”
The ultimate Kenyan girl to make the rostrum was Vivian Cheruiyot who positioned third with a time of two:25:21. Cheruyiot, who’s an Olympic gold medalist within the 5K, surged to the entrance a couple of occasions within the latter half of the race and appeared comfy within the lead pack till the ultimate two miles when Obiri and Chepkirui ran away with it. Having positioned second on the 2018 New York Metropolis Marathon, Cheruyiot, 41, stated that she felt she ran a stable race. As a masters runner, she says she has not modified her coaching in any respect since turning 40.
“You must be centered,” she stated following the race. “However the coaching is similar and has been for a really very long time.”
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#2 Sara Vaughn Runs a Gutsy Race
We discovered as soon as once more to by no means depend out Sara Vaughn—the 38-year-old mom of 4 and full-time actual property agent from Boulder, Colorado—who turned in the perfect marathon efficiency of her profession with a sixth-place exhibiting within the ladies’s race. Ending in 2:26:56 and inserting first amongst American ladies, she held onto the lead pack via the 20-mile mark earlier than falling barely off the tempo and operating just about by herself to the end. Whereas on her island, she stated she centered on the duty at hand, remained current, and frequently replayed the tune “Good Day” by Forrest Frank in her head.
After dropping out of the Chicago Marathon on October 13 as a result of lingering results of Covid, she instantly set her sights on New York and prolonged her coaching for 3 extra weeks. General, she was happy along with her efficiency. (And stated it was price lacking her daughter’s state cross nation meet on Saturday to be in New York.)
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#3 Three American Ladies within the High 10
Arizona-based runners Jessica McClain and Kellyn Taylor got here subsequent for the People after Vaughn. McClain, 32, of Phoenix, positioned eighth in 2:27:19, and Taylor, 38, of Flagstaff, was tenth in 2:27:59. After the race, McClain, who completed fourth within the U.S. Olympic Trials in each the marathon and 10,000 meters—and thus twice missed making it to the Paris Olympics by the narrowest of margins—stated she felt sturdy all through the race. Taylor stated she was coming off knee surgical procedure and felt completely happy to be on the market and in a position to carry out. It was Taylor’s fourth top-10 end in New York, coming a yr after she positioned eighth in 2:29:48.
#4 Three American Males within the High 10
Whereas Somali-born Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands ran to victory in 2:07:39 in his fifth time operating the New York Metropolis Marathon, People Conner Mantz and Clayton Younger ran properly of their debuts within the Massive Apple. The Utah-based Olympians got here in sixth (2:09:00) and seventh (2:09:21), respectively.
Recognized for his fierce racing type, the 27-year-old Mantz stated he felt “pissed off” by the gradual tempo all through the primary half of the race. He reported listening to fellow American CJ Albertson surprise aloud to his compatriots if it is perhaps price rushing it up and pushing the tempo a bit. That’s precisely what Albertson and fellow U.S. runner Frank Lara did because the race wound its means via the ultimate part of Queens and over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan. Albertson went on to put tenth in 2:10:57 (simply three weeks after reducing his private finest to 2:08:17 within the Chicago Marathon), whereas Lara completed thirteenth in a brand new PB of two:11:21. Mantz stated the considered ramping up the tempo appeared like a enjoyable concept, however he finally caught to the race plan of coach Ed Eyestone, which was roughly for Mantz and Younger to preserve as a lot vitality as doable to stay sturdy for the closing miles.
“I’m nonetheless determining the marathon distance,” Mantz stated after the race.
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#5 Des Will get Gritty within the Second Half
Earlier than the race, two-time U.S. Olympian Des Linden instructed RUN that she wished she had three extra weeks of a marathon construct. In fact, that didn’t cease the tenacious 27-time marathoner from operating one other good race. The Charlevoix, Michigan-based runner wound up eleventh in 2:29:32 and second behind Cheruiyot amongst masters runners.
“I felt like I ran that one rather well,” the 41-year-old Linden stated after the race. “I exceeded my health. I didn’t quit after I was drained.”
She defined that she was between the lead pack and the chase pack, in no man’s land, the place she finds herself rather a lot. “The theme of the day was to be gritty,” she stated.
Subsequent up? Some leisurely path operating in New Zealand.
#6 Jenny Takes the Lead (For a Second)
Jenny Simpson got here into the New York Metropolis Marathon on a mission to have enjoyable. The four-time world championship medalist within the 1500 meters—which incorporates profitable gold within the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, and taking the bronze medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics—introduced she was retiring after the New York Metropolis Marathon. So, when the chance to leap to the entrance of the pack in mile eight offered itself, Simpson made her transfer, soaking within the crowd’s cheers. The remainder of the lead pack appeared to gradual barely, permitting her to be entrance and middle forward of the sector, virtually as if it was a closing nod of respect to her profession. Simpson positioned 18th with a time of two:31:54, simply off the non-public finest she set within the Boston Marathon in April.
#7 Dakotah and Des Proceed Their ‘Rivalry’
Linden instructed the gang gathered on the Brooks Hyperion Home on Thursday night time for the stay particular version of her and Kara Goucher’s podcast “No person Requested Us” that she was able to “slay” fellow American Dakotah Popehn (née Lindwurm). Popehn took all of it in stride, laughing after the race about Linden’s teasing. And, at the very least for this race, Linden didn’t even want an age-graded time dialog to slay, which was how she was desiring to finest the 29-year-old.
Popehn was aiming for a podium end, and even led the pack briefly, however received dropped from the entrance group round mile 17. “It felt actually good till it didn’t,” she instructed RUN after the race. She positioned seventeenth in 2:31:45.
#8 Cameron Wurf Goes From Kona to New York
Maybe the hardest efficiency of the day got here from Australian skilled bicycle owner and triathlete Cameron Wurf. Simply eight days after inserting seventh on the 2024 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in 7:51:26—with splits of 52:25 for the two.4-mile swim, 4:03:59 for the 112-mile bike part, and a couple of:50:11 for the 26.2-mile run—ran the New York Metropolis Marathon in 2:36:22. The 41-year-old athlete isn’t any stranger to spectacular feats, with 4 Ironman wins over the span of seven years (Wales 2017, Australia 2019, Italy 2019, Copenhagen 2021). In case you’re unfamiliar, Wurf was an Olympic rower and street bicycle owner earlier than turning into an Ironman professional in 2016. He was the oldest rider on the WorldTour circuit for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers this yr and notched his third top-10 end within the Ironman World Championship. Was the marathon was simply a straightforward restoration jog for him?
#9 Vinny Trolls the Jersey Shore Crew
Vincent Guadagnino, the 36-year-old former star of the Jersey Shore sequence on MTV, completed his first marathon in 4:20:03. The fact TV icon was thrilled to run the race which took him from the place he grew up in Staten Island to the place he at the moment lives in Manhattan. When requested if this could substitute the “G” in “Health club, Tan, Laundry”—the favored day by day routine among the many present’s stars—he was adamant that the remainder of his castmates wouldn’t have the ability to Run, Tan, Laundry in any respect.
#10 Introduced in NYC: A New World Main Marathon
The joy from the day was not full even after the elite and notable racers completed. The Sydney Marathon was named the seventh occasion of the World Marathon Majors sequence at a press occasion on Sunday. It joins Boston, Berlin, London, Chicago, Tokyo, and New York. The 2025 race is slated for August 31. The Chengdu Marathon in China and the Cape City Marathon in South Africa are additionally beneath long-term consideration to affix the World Marathon Majors.
#11 Gabby Thomas Loves The Marathon…For You
Three-time 2024 Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas acted because the official Grand Marshal of the New York Metropolis Marathon this yr. And whereas the 27-year-old sprinter was impressed by the long-distance athletes, she has no intention of operating greater than a mile anytime quickly. The 200-meter specialist says she’ll stick with the monitor—sprints particularly. “I really like this for them,” she stated of the 55,000 New York Metropolis marathon runners.
#12 A New Crocs Marathon Document
Kevin Leimkuhler, 31, of the Denver-based Citius Run Membership broke the world document for the quickest marathon ever run in a pair of Crocs by operating the New York Metropolis Marathon in 2:51:27. Not solely is that 6:33 per mile sporting semi-soft foam clogs, Leimkuhler’s time was simply 13 minutes off his private finest of two:38 set in tremendous footwear. The earlier Crocs world document was 2:58:24 by British runner Chris Howett on the Manchester Marathon earlier this yr.
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