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Press Release: New York City Marathon: 11/5/23

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  Tamirat Tola, Hellen Obiri, Marcel Hug, and Catherine Debrunner Win 2023 
                      TCS New York City Marathon Titles

         Tola and Debrunner break course records in men's open and 
                 women's wheelchair divisions, respectively

         Top two Americans in men's and women's wheelchair division 
          secure spots on Team USA for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
		   
New York, November 5, 2023 - Two course records fell today at the 2023 TCS 
New York City Marathon – in the men's open division, by Ethiopia's Tamirat 
Tola, and in the women's wheelchair division, by Switzerland's Catherine 
Debrunner. Kenya's Hellen Obiri won the women's open title in her second 
event appearance, while Switzerland's Marcel Hug completed a Swiss 
wheelchair division sweep and made history with his sixth victory. 

After pulling away from the field in the final six miles, Tola clocked a 
2:04:58 to break a 12-year-old course record and win his first TCS New York 
City Marathon title. It marked his first victory at an Abbott World 
Marathon Majors event and was one of the largest margins of victory in 
event history.

"The people of New York are amazing to give me moral support every 
kilometer. Thank you to all the people," Tola said. "It was a few long 
kilometers to run alone, but I work hard in training, so I'm happy."

Kenya's Albert Korir, the 2021 champion, was the runner-up in 2:06:57 and 
Ethiopia's Shura Kitata, who has placed in the top five in all four of his 
TCS New York City Marathon appearances, was third in 2:07:11. Futsum 
Zienasellassie was the top American, finishing in 10th in 2:12:09.

In her third attempt at the distance, Kenya's Hellen Obiri unleashed a kick 
in the final 400-meters to win the women's race in 2:27:23. In doing so, 
she became the first woman in 34 years to win both the Boston and New York 
City Marathons in the same calendar year.

"Sometimes when you come into a race, you say ‘anything can happen.' But 
for me, I train so well, so when I came to this race, I said, ‘I'm strong, 
I believe in what I've done in my training.' I think still I have something 
to do, like win the Olympics," Obiri said.

Ethiopia's Letsenbet Gidey – the 10,000-meter and half-marathon 
world-record holder – was second in 2:27:29, followed by Kenya's Sharon 
Lokedi, the 2022 champion, in third in 2:27:33. Kellyn Taylor finished as 
the top American in eighth place in 2:29:48. It was her first marathon 
since giving birth last December.

In the professional wheelchair division, Hug won a record-setting sixth 
career TCS New York City Marathon, sweeping all six Abbott World Marathon 
Majors races in 2023, becoming the first man to ever do so. He won in 
1:25:29, just three seconds off his own course record set in 2022.

"Honestly, I tried to not have this in my mind that it could be the sixth 
win here. But now slowly I am realizing what happened, and I'm so, so happy 
for this season and for this race today," Hug said.

Daniel Romanchuk of the United States was second in 1:30:07, followed by 
Jetze Plat of the Netherlands in third in 1:34:22. The three men finished 
in the same podium spots last year.

In the women's wheelchair division, Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner won 
her debut TCS New York City Marathon, setting a new course record in 
1:39:32. Earlier this year she broke the course records at the Chicago and 
Berlin Marathons, where she also set the marathon world record.

"I must say it's difficult at the moment to find good words for the race 
because it has been a fairytale year with all the records and marathon 
victories. It was just amazing. I really don't have the words for it," 
Debrunner said.

Swiss compatriot Manuela Schär finished second in 1:48:14 and last year's 
champion, Susannah Scaroni, was third in 1:48:14.

For the first time, the professional men's and women's wheelchair races at 
the TCS New York City Marathon served as the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field 
Marathon Selection event. The top two American finishers in the wheelchair 
races – Daniel Romanchuk and Aaron Pike in the men's division and Susannah 
Scaroni and Tatyana McFadden – earned spots on Team USA at the Paris 2024 
Paralympic Games.

The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon, the world's biggest and boldest 
marathon, welcomed 50,000 runners from around 150 countries and all 50 U.S. 
states. As one of the city's most anticipated and iconic annual sporting 
events, the TCS New York City Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon 
Majors, a series made up of the world's six largest and most renowned road 
races – the Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago, Berlin, and TCS New York City 
Marathons. New York marked the last stop on the Abbott World Marathon 
Majors Series XV.

About New York Road Runners (NYRR)

NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958, 
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's 
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York 
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free 
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring 
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of 
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and 
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event is the TCS New York City 
Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 
a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to 
a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn 
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
 
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