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Sheila Chepkirui, Andreas Almgren Win NYC Marathon to Cap Dominant Adidas Year and Give Nike Apex First Major

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Sheila Chepkirui, Andreas Almgren Win NYC Marathon to Cap Dominant Adidas Year and Give Nike Apex First Major

Chepkirui is the eighth 2026 major marathon winner to wear the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3.

Sheila Chepkirui bested defending champ Hellen Obiri to win her second women’s race at the 2026 New York City marathon Sunday. The two Kenyan runners have now won the last four NYC Marathons combined, with Obiri in the pole position in 2023 and 2025 and Chepkirui in 2024.

Chepkirui finished in 2:24:36, with American Jessica McClain in second at 2:24:42 and Obiri in third at 2:24:43

In the men’s race, Swedish runner Andreas Almgren crossed first (2:06:01) in his first World Major Maratho ahead of Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy (2:06:14) and Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho (2:06:26). Last year’s winner, Kenyan Benson Kipruto, came in fourth at 2:06:27.

Chepkirui’s victory came in the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3, capping off a dominant year for the shoe that included the first official sub-two hour finish by Kenyan Sebastian Sawe at the London Marathon and a new women’s world record by Tigst Assefa at the same race. Of the 14 major Marathon winners in 2026, eight wore the Pro Evo 3 and one more won in the Pro Evo 2.

6 improvement in running economy. It’s the lightest race-legal running shoe ever recorded, and Yomif Kejelch also wore the Pro Evo 3 while becoming the second man to finish a marathon in under two hours just behind Sawe in London.



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