The two former New York City Marathon winners hung a right on Central Park South Sunday morning, two Kenyan women running together up the street, looking to separate from each other and create another memorable finishing scene in the park.

Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 champ, was barely in front of the 2023 winner, Hellen Obiri. They had already separated a bit the mile before from another Kenyan, 2024 winner Sheila Chepkirui. Suddenly, Obiri made her move on this marathon’s final mile, bursting free. Then she hung another right by Columbus Circle into Central Park for the stretch run.

The crowd lined the barriers, sending cheers in the air amid the colorful leaves dotting the landscape. And there was Obiri, finishing the 26.2-mile, five-borough journey first in the professional women’s divisi

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