American record holder Conner Mantz and Jess McClain, the fastest U.S. female marathoner since the Paris Olympics, headline the fields for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, the last major marathon of the year.
The top international entrants include Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands and defending champions Hellen Obiri and Benson Kipruto, both from Kenya.
The fields feature some of the early favorites for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on March 25, 2028, in St. Louis, where up to three men and three women will clinch spots on the team for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Conner Mantz returns from injuries
Mantz, a 29-year-old from Utah, was the top American men’s finisher at his last six marathons, including winning the 2024 Olympic Trials and at the Paris Olympics, where he placed eighth.
This will be Mantz’s first marathon since he broke the American record in Chicago on Oct. 12, 2025, running 2:04:43.
He withdrew three weeks before the April 20 Boston Marathon, saying his fitness did not progress well enough in the lead-up. He dealt with multiple injuries, including a sacral stress fracture, since his fourth-place finish in Chicago.
“The injuries have definitely kind of changed how I’m heading into this build and doing it,” he said. “We’re trying to be more cautious this go-round. I think for most of my marathons it’s been, what’s holding me back? What do I need to do to compete with the top guys? ... It’s more of executing on race day and staying healthy than it is pushing all these workouts and mileage and everything. So I think, this particular build, based off these last 10 months of on-and-off injuries, the goal right now is really just let’s get to the start line 100% healthy. Then see what happens. I think I’m competitive.”
The New York City Marathon men’s field also includes Zouhair Talbi, a 2024 Olympian for Morocco who gained U.S. citizenship in 2025 and can represent the U.S. starting in 2027, making him eligible to race the Olympic Trials.
Talbi, 31, was fifth in April’s Boston Marathon in 2:03:45, which was 58 seconds faster than Mantz’s American record, though Boston’s course isn’t record-eligible due to its point-to-point, net-downhill layout.
Jess McClain leads U.S. women at NYC Marathon
McClain, a 34-year-old from Arizona, went from placing fourth at the 2024 Olympic Trials — missing the team for Paris by 15 seconds — to being the highest-placing U.S. woman in Boston, the top American spring marathon, the last two years. She ran the fastest Boston time ever for an American woman this year (2:20:49), placing fifth overall.
“In Orlando (at Olympic Trials), I was this dark horse, and I hadn’t really been on the scene. I don’t even know if I was a dark horse. I don’t even think that’s fair,” she said. “It’s taken a long time to get to the point where I felt competitive in that top American spot, the top three Americans, in any marathon. Now it’s like, OK, we need to think bigger. How can we get on the podium? A first American honors and finish is always amazing, but I’m thinking bigger than that. I think you really have to, to be competitive.”
Olympians Fiona O’Keeffe, 28, and Weini Kelati, 29, are also in the New York City field.
O’Keeffe has finished just one marathon since winning the 2024 Olympic Trials in her 26.2-mile debut. She was fourth in New York City in 2025 in 2:22:49, the fastest time ever for an American woman in the five-borough race.
She then withdrew the day before April’s Boston Marathon with a hamstring injury.
Kelati, eighth in the 10,000m at the 2024 Olympics, makes her marathon debut in New York City.
The men’s wheelchair field features seven-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland and American Daniel Romanchuk, a three-time champ.
American Tatyana McFadden, a five-time winner in New York City, headlines the women’s wheelchair field.
New York City Marathon 2026 Men’s Open Field
| Runner | Personal Best |
| Benson Kipruto (KEN) | 2:02:16 |
| Deresa Geleta (ETH) | 2:02:38 |
| CyBrian Kotut (KEN) | 2:03:22 |
| Zouhair Talbi (USA) | 2:03:45 |
| Abdi Nageeye (NED) | 2:04:20 |
| Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) | 2:04:23 |
| Iliass Aouani (ITA) | 2:04:26 |
| Huseydin Mohamed Esa (ETH) | 2:04:39 |
| Conner Mantz (USA) | 2:04:43 |
| Kengo Suzuki (JPN) | 2:04:56 |
| Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA) | 2:05:18 |
| Edward Cheserek (KEN) | 2:05:24 |
| Ryota Kondo (JPN) | 2:05:39 |
| Ryan Ford (USA) | 2:05:46 |
| Joe Klecker (USA) | 2:05:56 |
| Peter Lynch (IRL) | 2:06:08 |
| Patrick Dever (GBR) | 2:06:18 |
| Haftu Strintzos (AUS) | 2:06:20 |
| Jack Rowe (GBR) | 2:07:47 |
| Casey Clinger (USA) | 2:08:43 |
| Kamohelo Mofolo (LES) | 2:08:50 |
| Sam Chelanga (USA) | 2:08:50 |
| JP Flavin (USA) | 2:09:17 |
| Jared Ward (USA) | 2:09:25 |
| Turner Wiley (USA) | 2:09:27 |
| Andrew Colley (USA) | 2:09:33 |
| Robert Miranda (USA) | 2:09:40 |
| Joel Reichow (USA) | 2:09:56 |
| Aidan Troutner (USA) | 2:10:23 |
| JP Trojan (USA) | 2:10:39 |
| Paul Chelimo (USA) | 2:10:55 |
| Stephen Jones (USA) | 2:11:17 |
| Mo Bati (USA) | 2:12:29 |
| Aidan Reed (USA) | 2:13:58 |
| Owen Ritz (USA) | 2:14:19 |
| James Nipperess (AUS) | 2:15:03 |
| Merga Gemeda (USA) | 2:15:12 |
| Alec Baldwin (USA) | 2:15:38 |
| Ryan Cutter (USA) | 2:15:38 |
| Andreas Almgren (SWE) | Debut |
| Patrick Kiprop (KEN) | Debut |
| Ahmed Muhumed (USA) | Debut |
New York City Marathon 2026 Women’s Open Field
| Runner | Personal Best |
| Sifan Hassan (NED) | 2:13:44 |
| Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 2:15:53 |
| Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) | 2:17:29 |
| Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) | 2:18:11 |
| Viola Cheptoo (KEN) | 2:19:05 |
| Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | 2:19:50 |
| Mercy Chelangat (KEN) | 2:20:30 |
| Jess McClain (USA) | 2:20:49 |
| Annie Frisbie (USA) | 2:22:00 |
| Fabienne Konigstein (GER) | 2:22:17 |
| Carrie Ellwood (USA) | 2:22:53 |
| Erika Kemp (USA) | 2:22:56 |
| Giovanna Epis (ITA) | 2:23:46 |
| Rie Kawauchi (JPN) | 2:24:16 |
| Amanda Vestri (USA) | 2:24:49 |
| Lauren Hagans (USA) | 2:25:47 |
| Julia Paternain (URU) | 2:25:47 |
| Phily Bowden (GBR) | 2:25:57 |
| Paige Wood (USA) | 2:26:02 |
| Steph Bruce (USA) | 2:27:47 |
| Roberta Groner (USA) | 2:29:09 |
| Mica Rivera Wood (PER) | 2:29:13 |
| Megan O’Neil (USA) | 2:31:31 |
| Monica Hebner (USA) | 2:32:40 |
| Brooke Starn (USA) | 2:35:22 |
| Alosha Southern (USA) | 2:36:10 |
| Keelah Barger (USA) | 2:36:13 |
| Maddie Block (USA) | 2:36:25 |
| Cailie Hughes (USA) | Debut |
| Weini Kelati (USA) | Debut |
New York City Marathon 2026 Men’s Wheelchair Field
| Athlete | Personal Best |
| Marcel Hug (SUI) | 1:15:33 |
| Tomoki Suzuki (JPN) | 1:18:37 |
| Aaron Pike (USA) | 1:20:02 |
| Johnboy Smith (GBR) | 1:20:05 |
| Daniel Romanchuk (USA) | 1:20:37 |
| Luo Zingchuan (CHN) | 1:21:55 |
| David Weir (GBR) | 1:22:12 |
| Patrick Monahan (IRL) | 1:22:23 |
| Miguel Jimenez-Vergara (USA) | 1:22:24 |
| Hermin Garic (USA) | 1:24:18 |
| Jetze Plat (NED) | 1:24:28 |
| Simon Lawson (GBR) | 1:25:06 |
| Brian Siemann (USA) | 1:26:46 |
| Evan Correll (USA) | 1:27:19 |
| Ludwig Malter (AUT) | 1:28:51 |
| Jason Robinson (USA) | 1:29:01 |
| Jacob Allen (USA) | 1:30:08 |
| Sam Rizzo (AUS) | 1:33:10 |
| Lito Anker (NED) | 1:33:52 |
| Toni Milano (ITA) | Debut |
New York City Marathon 2026 Women’s Wheelchair Field
| Athlete | Personal Best |
| Tatyana McFadden (USA) | 1:31:30 |
| Catherine Debrunner (SUI) | 1:34:16 |
| Eden Rainbow-Cooper (GBR) | 1:34:17 |
| Madison de Rozario (AUS) | 1:38:11 |
| Vanessa de Souza (BRA) | 1:39:55 |
| Patricia Eachus (SUI) | 1:40:00 |
| Emelia Perry (USA) | 1:43:50 |
| Hoda Elshorbagy (EGY) | 1:45:17 |
| Michelle Wheeler (USA) | 1:45:59 |
| Hannah Dederick (USA) | 1:47:18 |
| Chelsea Stein (USA) | 2:06:16 |
