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Grøvdal and Kipchumba Win with Late Surges

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By Clay Shaw
With Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

3.17.24 New York, NY, 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon—Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal of Norway had a couple of podium places in the past at the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon.  Today Grøvdal got the win in 1:09:09.  The Euro-XC star surged away from her final competitor, Glady Chepkurui of Kenya in the final mile.  Chepkurui took second in 1:09:27. Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, and a resident of Longmont, Colorado, was third overall and top master in 1:09:46.  Cynthia Limo of Kenya was fourth in 1:11:54.  Diane van Es of Netherlands was fifth in 1:12:03.  The first American was track star Jenny Simpson of Boulder, CO who was sixth in 1:12:06.

Abel Kipchumba of Kenya was the men’s champ in 1:00:25. Zouhair Talbi of Morocco was second in 1:00:41.  Yemane Haileselassie of Eritrea was third in 1:01:37.  Just off the podium was the first American, Hillary Bor of Colorado Springs CO who was fourth in 1:01:47.  Reed Fischer of Boulder, CO was fifth in 1:03:06.  The top master was World XC star Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia who was seventh in 1:03:59.

Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL won the women’s professional wheelchair race in 53:50.  Tatyana McFadden of Clarksville, MD was second in 58:42.  Great Britain athlete Eden Rainbow-Cooper was third in 59:09.

Geert Schipper of Netherlands won the men’s professional wheelchair race in 48:43. Evan Correll of Champaign, IL was second in 52:06.  Johnboy Smith of Great Britain was third in 52:51.

Full Results (including searchable)

Women’s Wheelchair

  1.  53:50 Susannah Scaroni, 32, Champaign, IL
  2. 58:42 Tatyana McFadden, 34, Clarksville, MD
  3. 59:09 Eden Rainbow-Cooper, 22, Great Britain
  4. 1:04:08 Michelle Wheeler, 37, Argyle, TX
  5. 1:08:22 Yen Hoang, 27, Vancouver, WA

Men’s Wheelchair

  1.  48:43 Geert Schipper, 46, Netherlands
  2. 52:06 Evan Correll, 20, Champaign, IL
  3. 52:51 Johnboy Smith, 34, Great Britain
  4. 53:43 Hermin Garic, 34, Utica, NY
  5. 56:22 Brian Siemann, 34, Savoy, IL

Women’s Elite Runner Field

  1.  1:09:09 Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, 33, Norway
  2. 1:09:27 Gladys Chepkurui, 29, Kenya
  3. 1:09:46 Edna Kiplagat, 44, Kenya
  4. 1:11:54 Cynthia Limo, 34, Kenya
  5. 1:12:03 Diane van Es, 24, Netherlands
  6. 1:12:06 Jenny Simpson, 37, Boulder, CO
  7. 1:12:09 Calli Thackery, 31, Great Britain
  8. 1:12:21 Fabienne Schlumpf, 33, Switzerland
  9. 1:12:39 Desiree Linden, 40, Charlevoix, MI
  10. 1:12:47 Jacqueline Gaughan, 24, Boston, MA
  11. 1:15:11 Demitu Hawas Lenjiso, 25, Ethiopia
  12. 1:15:25 Tsegereda Ayela Girma, 28, Washington, DC
  13. 1:15:40 Marguerite Salamone, 26, Boston, MA
  14. 1:15:51 Margarita Masias, 33, Chile
  15. 1:17:18 Marie-Ange Brumelot, 31, France
  16. 1:17:26 Alana Levy, 34, New York, NY
  17. 1:17:41 Alexandra Conway, 30, New York, NY
  18. 1:17:45 Victoria Sivco, 28, New York, NY
  19. 1:17:52 Aileen Berry, 41, Manhasset, NY
  20. 1:18:08 Gabriello Yatauro, 28, New York, NY

Men’s Elite Runner Field

  1.  1:00:25 Abel Kipchumba, 30, Kenya
  2. 1:00:41 Zouhair Talbi, 28, Morocco
  3. 1:01:37 Yemane Haileselassie, 26, Eritrea
  4. 1:01:47 Hillary Bor, 34, Colorado Springs, CO
  5. 1:03:06 Reed Fischer, 28, Boulder, CO
  6. 1:03:50 Tristan Woodfine, 30, Canada
  7. 1:03:59 Kenenisa Bekele, 41, Ethiopia
  8. 1:04:12 Matthew Baxter, 29, New Zealand
  9. 1:04:31 Zerei Kbrom, 28, Norway
  10. 1:04:36 Tomonori Yamaguchi, 20, Japan
  11. 1:04:54 Taishi Ito, 21, Japan
  12. 1:05:27 David Nilsson, 36, Sweden
  13. 1:05:35 Clayton Young, 30, Provo, UT
  14. 1:05:58 Tegenu Mengistu Wakjira, 25, Ethiopia
  15. 1:06:00 Eduardo Garcia, 31, US Virgin Islands
  16. 1:06:05 Tim McGowan, 28, Boston, MA
  17. 1:06:17 Rei Matsunaga, 22, Japan
  18. 1:06:20 Desta Utura Gedo, 27, Ethiopia
  19. 1:06:51 Issam El Jazouli, 27, Morocco
  20. 1:07:37 Jaouad El Jazouli, 40, Morocco
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal of Norway is quite pleased to win the 2024 United Airlines Half Marathon in 1:09:09.
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal with the flag of Norway after her triumphant win at the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon.
Abel Kipchumba of Kenya wins the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon in 1:00:25.
Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL was first in 53:50. Scaroni improved her 2023 winning time from 55:47 to 53:50.
Geert Schipper of Netherlands won in 48:43.
Gladys Chepkurui of Kenya was second in 1:09:27.
Zouhair Talbi of Morocco was second in 1:00:41. In January Talbi won the Houston Marathon in 2:06:39, a course record.
Edna Kiplagat, 44, of Kenya was third overall and top master in 1:09:46.
Yemane Haileselassie of Eritrea was third in 1:01:37.
Tatyana McFadden of Clarksburg, MD was second in 58:42.
Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Great Britain was third in 59:09.
Evan Correll, 20, USA, was second in 52:06.
Johnboy Smith of Great Britain was third in 52:51.
Hillary Bor of Colorado Springs was fourth overall and top American in 1:01:47.
Diane van Es of Netherlands was fifth in 1:12:03.
Jenny Simpson of Boulder, CO was top American and sixth overall in 1:12:06.
Desiree Linden of Charlevoix, MI was ninth overall and both second master and second American in 1:12:39.
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia was seventh and top master in 1:03:59. Bekele won Olympic gold in both 5000 and 10,000 meter events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won 11 World Cross Country championships.
Reed Fischer of Boulder, CO was fifth overall and second American in 1:03:06. Fischer was ninth in the USA Olympic Trials in Orlando.
Calli Thackery of Great Britain checks her time as she was seventh in 1:22:09 and recently named to the GBR Olympic Marathon team.
Tristan Woodfine of Canada was sixth in 1:03:50.
Jacqueline Gaughan of Boston, MA was tenth in 1:12:47.
Matthew Baxter of New Zealand was eighth in 1:04:12.
Clayton Young of Provo, UT, 2024 USA Olympic Marathoner, was 13th in NYC in 1:05:35, smiling all the way.
Marie-Ange Brumelot of France was 15th in 1:17:18.
Real racing between Rei Matsunaga of Japan and Desta Utura Gedo of Ethiopia. Matsunaga was 17th in 1:06:17; Gedo was 18th in 1:06:20.
Tim McGowan of Boston was 15th in 1:06:05.
Aileen Berry of Manhasset, NY was 19th in 1:17:52 and third master.
Alexandra Conway of New York, NY was 17th in 1:17:41.
David Nilsson of Sweden was twelfth in 1:05:27.
Taishi Ito of Japan was eleventh in 1:04:54.
Tomonori Yamaguchi of Japan, age 20, was tenth in 1:04:36.
Professional women wheelchair podium: Tatyana McFadden-2nd, Susannah Scaroni-1st, and Eden Rainbow-Cooper-3rd (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Professional Men Wheelchair podium: Evan Correll-2nd, Geert Schipper-1st, and Johnboy Smith-3rd (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Central Park Track Club: Melissa Reed, Aileen Berry, Madeleine King, Shannon Chiappone, and Alexandra Conway (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Brooklyn Track Club: Gabriele Yatauro, Leigh Sharek, Alana Levy, and James Dickinson. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
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