FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Evans Chebet, Sharon Lokedi, Marcel Hug, and Susannah Scaroni Win
2022 TCS New York City Marathon Titles
Hug and Scaroni smash course records in wheelchair division
to claim $50,000 bonuses
New York, November 6, 2022 - Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi led a Kenyan
sweep of the open division and Marcel Hug of Switzerland and Susannah
Scaroni of the United States broke the course records to win the men's and
women's wheelchair divisions, respectively, today at the 2022 TCS New York
City Marathon.
Lokedi won the TCS New York City Marathon in her marathon debut, pulling
away in the final two miles to clock a time of 2:23:23 and become the
eighth athlete to win the race in their true 26.2-mile debut. It marked the
first victory in a New York Road Runners race for Lokedi, who was second at
the Mastercard New York Mini 10K and fourth at the United Airlines NYC Half
earlier this year.
"It was amazing," Lokedi said. "I came in just wanting to be in the thick
of the race. I knew I was strong and had really good training, so I wanted
to go in and put myself in it and see where I ended up. I expected to run
well, but it ended up being an even better outcome than I had hoped for."
Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter – the reigning World Championships bronze
medalist – was the runner-up in 2:23:30 and Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase –
the defending World Championships gold medalist – was third in 2:23:39.
Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk was the top American, taking seventh place in
2:26:18 to record a personal best and her fastest finish in New York in
three appearances.
In his TCS New York City Marathon debut, Kenya's Evans Chebet pulled away
from the pack heading into Manhattan to win the men's race in 2:08:41 seven
months after winning the Boston Marathon. Chebet has now finished first or
second in 12 marathons during his career.
"The race was hard for me, but I was thankful for my team and have so much
gratitude toward my coach," Chebet said. "My team gave me motivation and I
know that after winning Boston I could come to New York and also do well."
Ethiopia's Shura Kitata was the runner-up for the second time in New York,
13 seconds behind Chebet in 2:08:54, followed by the Netherlands' Olympic
medalist Abdi Nageeye in third in 2:10:31. Scott Fauble finished as the top
American in ninth place overall in 2:13:35.
In the professional wheelchair division, Hug won his fifth career TCS New
York City Marathon title, tying Tatyana McFadden and Kurt Fearnley for the
most wheelchair division titles in event history. He took the tape in
1:25:26, smashing the previous course record of 1:29:22 set by Fearnley in
2006. The course-record bonus for the professional wheelchair division this
year was raised to $50,000, making the wheelchair division bonus equal to
the open division bonus.
"It was really incredible – a very fast time. I was surprised, too, about
this very fast time," Hug said.
Daniel Romanchuk of the United States was second in 1:27:38, followed by
Jetze Plat of the Netherlands in third in 1:31:28.
In the women's wheelchair division, American Susannah Scaroni snatched her
first TCS New York City Marathon title, breaking the tape in 1:42:43 to
break the previous course record of 1:43:04 set by Tatyana McFadden in
2015. It marked her first title in New York and second Abbott World
Marathon Majors race victory following her Chicago Marathon victory last
month. She became the first American in six years to win the women's
wheelchair division.
Switzerland's Manuela Schär finished second in 1:45:11, and last year's
champion, Madison de Rozario of Australia, was third in 1:45:24.
The 2022 TCS New York City Marathon marked the race's return to full
capacity with 50,000 runners for the first time since 2019. 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, and TCS New York City Marathons. New York
marked the last stop on the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XIV. The
Series XIV champions were Hug, Scaroni, Gebreslase, and Eliud Kipchoge.
For the first-time at the TCS New York City Marathon or any Abbott World
Marathon Majors race, prize money was awarded to non-binary runners. Jacob
Caswell won the non-binary division in a time of 2:45:12.
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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