The weather appeared to take its toll on Lonah Salpeter of Israel late in the race. That included world champion Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.There were 88 runners entered in the field and more than a dozen recorded a did not finish. The international field of competitors will be announced later.Ĭopyright 2021 The Associated Press. Tatyana McFadden is pursuing a record sixth NYC Marathon title in the wheelchair division but hasn't won since 2016. "I’m a different athlete and person than I was the last time I ran the TCS New York City Marathon in 2019, so why not fulfill one more dream on Nov. “I want to inspire people, most importantly my daughter, to chase their dreams," she said in a statement released by the NYC Marathon.
She dropped out near the 20-kilometer mark. She gave birth to a daughter in January 2021 but still competed in Tokyo. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta four years after gaining American citizenship. Tuliamuk, who was born in Kenya, won the 2020 U.S. Andrew Cuomo announced in June that the 2021 race would go on - albeit with a field limited to about 33,000 entrants, down from 55,000 in 2019. The 2020 NYC Marathon was canceled by the pandemic, but Gov. The men's professional field has not yet been announced. Olympians Aliphine Tuliamuk, Sally Kipyego and Emily Sisson will also be in the field, along with 2018 Boston Marathon winner Des Linden.įour-time champion Mary Keitany of Kenya won't participate for the first time since 2013. “Winning the bronze medal in Sapporo showed that I can run with the best in the world, and on any given day, anything is possible.”įellow U.S. 7," said Seidel, 27, who grew up in Wisconsin. 7 and the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. “Since the beginning of 2021, I’ve had two races circled on my calendar: the Olympic Games' marathon on Aug. An NCAA Division I champion at Notre Dame in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meter events, she is now the headliner for the NYC Marathon's 50th running in her five-borough debut. Seidel stunned even herself with a third-place finish in Tokyo this month in just the third 26.2-mile race of her career.
NEW YORK – Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel is one of several standout American women planning to run the New York City Marathon in November, race organizers announced Wednesday.
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