Tola's top challengers in the New York City field include two-time Olympic marathon medalist Bashir Abdi of Belgium and past New York City Marathon winners Evans Chebet (2022), Albert Korir (2021 ...

He's trying to become the first male runner to win both an Olympic gold medal and the NYC Marathon in the same year. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya accomplished that feat on the women's side in 2021.

Jepchirchir did so in 2021 during an eight-month stretch when she became the first person to win the Olympics, New York City and Boston marathons over a career. The last man to repeat as New York City ...

Seidel acknowledges that she’s a different athlete than she was when she ran New York City four years ago. While she’s not ...