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Obiri, back in New York

Kenya's Hellen Obiri lines up in New York as defending champ and course-record holder.

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Obiri, back in New York
Video: Abbott World Marathon Majors, official upload on YouTube. Watch on YouTube.

  1. New York City Marathon, Sun 1 Nov 2026

    Obiri’s back

    Kenya’s Hellen Obiri lines up in New York as defending champ and course-record holder.

  2. Central Park, 2 Nov 2025

    2:19:51, record gone

    Last year she ran 2:19:51 and took Margaret Okayo’s course record of 2:22:31, set in 2003. It was her second New York win, after 2023.

  3. Ngong to Boulder

    Built for this

    She moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2022 to go all in on the marathon with the On Athletics Club. The next year she won Boston and New York.

  4. NYC Half, 15 Mar 2026

    Warm-up, new record

    In March she won the New York half in a course-record 1:06:33, with Sharon Lokedi second. The city keeps being good to her.

  5. Sun 1 Nov, the 50th race

    Back-to-back, or bust

    Olympic champ Sifan Hassan and 2024 winner Sheila Chepkirui are in the field. Win it and Obiri has three New York titles.

Sources

  1. YouTube (fneTW7bVtKA)
  2. worldathletics.org
  3. citizen.digital
  4. washingtontimes.com
  5. letsrun.com
  6. press.on-running.com
  7. the-star.co.ke

Picture credits (Instagram and TikTok cards)

  • Abbott World Marathon Majors, Official Video (cards 1, 2, 5)
  • New York Road Runners, Official Video (card 3)
  • Eyewitness News Abc7ny, Official Video (card 4)
  • Video: Abbott World Marathon Majors, played from YouTube. Not copied or hosted here.

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