"Obiri, who also won the race in 2023, finished in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 51 seconds. She was running with 2022 winner Sharon Lokedi until she pulled away from her countrymate in the final mile, surging ahead and besting the previous course record of 2:22:31 set by Margaret Okayo in 2003. Defending champion Sheila Chepkirui finished third. All three beat the previous course best."
"The trio of former champions separated themselves heading into the Bronx at Mile 20. American Fiona O'Keeffe and Dutch runner Sifan Hassan had made it a pack of five once the group entered Manhattan a few miles earlier but couldn't hang on for the final six miles. This was the first time that the previous three women's winners had been in the same race since 2018."
Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the New York City Marathon in 2:19:51, setting a new course record and breaking Margaret Okayo's 2003 mark of 2:22:31. She pulled away from fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi in the final mile to secure victory. Defending champion Sheila Chepkirui finished third, with all top three runners beating the previous course best. American Fiona O'Keeffe placed fourth after a late-race pack briefly included Sifan Hassan. Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race for a seventh time and Susannah Scaroni won the women's wheelchair race for a third title.
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