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Chepkirui and Nageeye Win TCS New York City Marathon with Strong Finishes

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By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

New York, NY, November 3, 2024—Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya and Abdi Nageeye of Netherlands won the 53rd TCS New York City Marathons in nearly the same place and manner.  Both athletes were racing another strong competitor in the final mile of the marathon on 59th Street and surges were made on the road back into Central Park.

Shelia Chepkirui pulled away from 2023 marathon champion Hellen Obiri to win in 2:24:35. Obiri followed in 2:24:49.  Vivian Cheruiyot made it a Kenyan sweep of the podium with a 2:25:21.  41-year-old Cheruiyot was also first master.  Eunice Chumba of Bahrain was fourth in 2:25:58. Fabienne Schlumpf of Switzerland was fifth in 2:26:31.

Sixth and first American was Sara Vaughn of Boulder in 2:26:56.  Vaughn had planned on racing Chicago and was wearing a mask at the Chicago Marathon press conference.  She dropped out of Chicago early and asked New York for an entry.  Vaughn felt good, even led for a bit, as she ran with the big pack much of the way.  When the pack had dwindled to just a few, she was the only American left, and finished well. USA runners Jessica McClain of Phoenix who was eighth in 2:27:19 and Kellyn Taylor of Flagstaff who was tenth in 2:27:59 had solid races to place in the top ten. American fan favorite Des Linden finished 11th and 2nd master in 2:29:32.

American track star Jenny Simpson retired after running this year’s NYC Marathon.  Simpson was 18th in 2:31:54, not far off her 2:31:39 personal best (Boston 2024) in just a few marathons.  Simpson and her husband will tour the USA in a Winnebago.

Abdi Nageeye of Netherlands pulled away on the road north to the finish line to win by six seconds in 2:07:39.  Nageeye said afterwards “this is my day.”  Nageeye added that he knew the course and said “he had to think like a cyclist and survive the hills, and then sprint to win.”  Evans Chebet of Kenya, the 2022 NYC Marathon champion running his 30th marathon, was second in 2:07:45.  2021 NYC Marathon champion Albert Korir was third in 2:08:00. Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia, the 2023 NYC Marathon and 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon champion, was fourth in 2:08:12.  Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, the 2017 and 2019 NYC Marathon winner, was fifth in 2:08:50. 

The top Americans followed with Conner Mantz finishing sixth in 2:09:00 and Clayton Young finishing seventh in 2:09:21.  Both Mantz and Young live in Provo, Utah and are coached by Olympian Ed Eyestone.  Fellow American CJ Albertson of Fresno, CA was tenth in 2:10:57 in his fourth marathon of 2024. The first master was Elkanah Kibet of Colorado Springs, who was 19th in 2:13:27.

Wheelchair Division

Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL dominated the women’s wheelchair division, winning by over ten minutes, clocking 1:48:05.  Scaroni was also the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon champion. Tatyana McFadden of Clarksville, MD, a five-time NYC marathon champ, was second in 1:58:47. Manuela Schär of Switzerland, a three-time NYC Marathon champion was third in 1:59:20.

Daniel Romanchuk of Mt Airy, MD won his third TCS NYC Marathon title by out-sprinting his competitors on the final hills on the home stretch. The recently married Romanchuk won in 1:36:31.  Daniel Weir of Great Britain, who is 45, was second in 1:36:36.  Tomoki Suzuki of Japan was third in 1:36:44. Six-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland was fourth in 1:40:16 after an issue with a manhole cover on First Avenue.

BY THE NUMBERS
1970 was the year of the first New York City Marathon, with 127 starters, 55 finishers, and a $1 entry fee. 1976 was the year the course was changed to become the five-borough marathon that it has been every year since. 

2024 Participant numbers:
5K:  9,874 finishers
Marathon:  55,646 finishers, the largest marathon in history!
1,501,316 NYC marathon starters to date
1,462,961 NYC marathoner finishers to date

Charities:
599 official charity partners
$61.3 million raised by charity runners at the last TCS New York City Marathon (2023)
$520 million raised since the inception of the Official Charity Partner program in 2006
Over $110 million raised by NYRR Team for Kids since its inception in 2002

The numbers for food, drinks, finisher swag (medals, ponchos, runner recovery bags), toilets, equipment, transportation for participants, energy gels, recycled materials, the expo and so much more are absolutely astounding, but I will finish this section with the following statistic:  11 is the number of times Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” was played on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

The TCS NYC Marathon Course and the Change to a Five-Borough Route

From the race’s first year (1970) through 1975, participation grew.  Then to celebrate the US Bicentennial in 1976, American long-distance runner and founding president of the New York Road Runners Club Ted Corbitt, proposed that the race traverse all five boroughs.  Ted and Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton were able to convince Mayor Abraham Beame and marathon race director Fred Lebow.

The race was a huge success that year, and what was intended as a one-time celebration of the bi-centennial became the annual course, winding through the diverse neighborhoods of the city’s five boroughs — Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan.

Top Women

  1. 2:24:35 Sheila Chepkirui, 33, Kenya
  2. 2:24:49 Hellen Obiri, 34, Kenya
  3. 2:25:21 Vivian Cheruiyot, 41, Kenya
  4. 2:25:58 Eunice Chumba, 31, Bahrain
  5. 2:26:31 Fabienne Schlumpf, 33, Switzerland
  6. 2:26:56 Sara Vaughn, 38, Boulder, CO
  7. 2:27:14 Senbere Teferi, 29, Ethiopia
  8. 2:27:19 Jessica McClain, 32, Phoenix, AZ
  9. 2:27:45 Sharon Lokedi, 30, Kenya
  10. 2:27:59 Kellyn Taylor, 38, Flagstaff, AZ
  11. 2:29:32 Des Linden, 41, Charlevoix, MI
  12. 2:29:56 Edna Kiplagat, 44, Kenya
  13. 2:30:02 Tristin Colley, 30, Blowing Rock, NC
  14. 2:30:53 Maggie Montoya, 29, Longmont, CO
  15. 2:30:55 Lily Partridge, 33, Great Britain
  16. 2:31:39 Savannah Berry, 28, Vineyard, UT
  17. 2:31:45 Dakotah Popehn, 29, Burnsville, MN
  18. 2:31:54 Jenny Simpson, 38, Boulder, CO
  19. 2:32:10 Aliphine Tuliamuk, 35, Flagstaff, AZ
  20. 2:32:43 Jessa Hanson, 25, Flagstaff, AZ
  21. 2:36:30 Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh, 34, Mongolia
  22. 2:36:41 Emily Sullivan, 30, Reno, NV
  23. 2:37:52 Katja Goldring, 34, Flagstaff, AZ
  24. 2:37:54 Carrie Elwood, 30, Boulder, CO
  25. 2:38:45 Kylee Raftis, 25, Canada

Top Men

  1. 2:07:39 Abdi Nageeye, 35, Netherlands
  2. 2:07:45 Evans Chebet, 35, Kenya
  3. 2:08:00 Albert Korir, 30, Kenya
  4. 2:08:12 Tamirat Tola, 33, Ethiopia
  5. 2:08:50 Geoffrey Kamworor, 31, Kenya
  6. 2:09:00 Conner Mantz, 27, Provo, UT
  7. 2:09:21 Clayton Young, 31, Provo, UT
  8. 2:10:39 Abel Kipchumba, 30, Kenya
  9. 2:10:39 Bashir Abdi, 35, Belgium
  10. 2:10:57 CJ Albertson, 31, Fresno, CA
  11. 2:11:08 Ryan Ford, 27, Boone, NC
  12. 2:11:16 Colin Bennie, 29, San Francisco, CA
  13. 2:11:21 Frank Lara, 29, Boulder, CO
  14. 2:11:22 Jonny Mellor, 37, Great Britain
  15. 2:11:45 Rory Linkletter, 28, Canada
  16. 2:11:58 Wesley Kiptoo, 28, Kenya
  17. 2:12:32 Futsum Zienasellassie, 31, Flagstaff, AZ
  18. 2:12:52 Joel Reichow, 31, Saint Paul, MN
  19. 2:13:27 Elkanah Kibet, 41, Colorado Springs, CO
  20. 2:13:36 Ryan Eiler, 38, Boston, MA
  21. 2:14:12 Teshome Mekonen, 29, New York, NY
  22. 2:14:49 Addisu Gobena, 20, Ethiopia
  23. 2:15:12 Callum Hawkins, 32, Great Britain
  24. 2:16:58 Josh Izewski, 34, Boone, NC
  25. 2:17:16 Owen Ritz, 25, New York, NY
Daniel Romanchuk of Mt Airy, MD won the pro wheelchair division in 1:36:31. It was Daniel’s third NYC Marathon victory.
Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL dominated the professional women’s wheelchair race, winning by over ten minutes in 1:48:05. Susannah also won in 2022.
Fabienne Schlumpf of Switzerland leads the huge lead pack into Manhattan.
Jessica McClain #112 of Phoenix charges into Manhattan with Maggie Montoya, Lily Partridge of GBR and Edna Kiplagat. McClain had her name bib on her back.
Des Linden of Charlevoix, MI was 11th overall and second master in 2:29:32. Savannah Berry of Vineyard, UT was 16th in 2:31:39.
Jenny Simpson of Boulder, CO was 18th in 2:31:54 in her final pro race. She received lots of cheers along the course and was not far off her 2:31:39 PB set in Boston this year.
Shalane Flanagan of Eugene, OR runs the NYC Marathon with Makenna Schumacher in 3:04:50.
The Big Dogs enter Manhattan. Albert Korir, Geoffrey Kamworor, and Evans Chebet, all of Kenya, have several wins and podiums between them.
Conner Mantz of Provo, UT charges around the corner onto noisy First Avenue. Mantz was sixth in 2:09:00 and top American. Race winner Abdi Nageeye on left plays it cool. Abel Kipchumba of Kenya was eighth. Clayton Young, also of Provo, was seventh behind Mantz in 2:09:21.
CJ Albertson of Fresno, CA was tenth overall and third American in 2:10:57. Jonny Mellor of Great Britain was 14th in 2:11:22.
Rory Linkletter of Canada was 15th in 2:11:45.
Elkanah Kibet of Colorado Springs was 19th and top master in 2:13:27. Ryan Ford of Boone, NC was 11th in 2:11:08.
Crunch time with a mile to go. Hellen Obiri and Shelia Chepkirui, both of Kenya, battle toward the finish. Obiri, the 2023 champ, was second in 2:24:48. Chepkirui won in 2:24:35.
Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya was third overall and top master in 2:25:21.
Eunice Chumba of Bahrain was fourth in 2:25:58.
Sara Vaughn of Boulder, CO was sixth overall and top American in 2:26:58.
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya, the 2022 NYC Marathon champion, was ninth in 2:27:45.
Tristin Colley of Blowing Rock, NC was 13th in 2:30:02. Tristin (Van Ord) recently married fellow pro-athlete Andrew Colley.
Dakotah Popehn of Burnsville, MN, the 2014 Paris Olympian, had a rough day, placing 17th in 2:31:45.
Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh of Mongolia was 21st in 2:36:30.
Smooth and confident Abdi Nageeye of Netherlands knew this was his day, and it was. Nageeye won by six seconds in 2:07:39. Evans Chebet of Kenya, the 2022 NYC champion was second in 2:07:45.
Albert Korir of Kenya, the 2021 NYC Marathon champ earns third in 2:08:00. Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia, the defending champ and the Paris Olympic champ, was fourth in 2:08:12.
Clayton Young of Provo, UT was seventh and second American in 2:09:21.
Wesley Kiptoo of Kenya, based in Flagstaff, AZ was 16th in 2:11:58.
Ryan Ford of Boone, NC had a great debut marathon. He was eleventh in 2:11:08.
Futsum Zienasellassie of Flagstaff, AZ was 17th in 2:12:32.
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia was 30th in 2:19:08. He has represented Mongolia in six Summer Olympics. His best is 2:08:50, (Fukuoka 2014), a Mongolian national record.
Becky Doner of York, PA ran 3:25:52. Becky was running for the Ulman Foundation (a great cause). I can never find our local athletes in major marathons like Boston, Chicago, New York or even Philly. Somehow, I found Becky through the maze of runners. Becky always smiles, even with a mile to go in a marathon.

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