NYC MARATHON 2021
NEW YORK CITY — TCS New York City Marathon this year’s marathon is symbolic of the city’s perseverance and resiliency getting to 50 years and crossing the finish line after battling back from what wasn’t possible last year.
Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel ran the fastest time ever by an American woman at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, shattering the previous course record by more than a minute.
Seidel ended up not just running and finishing the race – which was just the fourth marathon she’s ever run – but also placing fourth with a time of 2:24:42.
The previous course record had been held by Kara Goucher, who finished in 2:25:53 in 2008.
Peres Jepchirchir ended up pulling away to win Sunday’s race, which marked the 50th running of the New York City Marathon. Jepchirchir and Seidel both finished on the podium at the recent Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with the Kenyan winning gold and the American taking bronze.
