NYC Half winners
Hellen Obiri won the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half and broke the course record in the women’s race — the event ran today, March 15, with thousands of finishers and full leaderboards posted online Watch Athletics and Runner’s World. On the men’s side Adriaan Wildschutt took victory — see official times and splits on the race pages above Watch Athletics.
Obiri clocked 1:06:33 marathonhandbook.com — the new women's course best, shaving 37 seconds off Sharon Lokedi's 1:07:10 from 2025 marathonhandbook.com. Sharon Lokedi finished second in 1:07:10 and Britain’s Megan Keith took third in 1:07:13, placing the podium within 40 seconds across the top three (1:06:33–1:07:13). marathonhandbook.com Adriaan Wildschutt won the men’s professional race in 59:30, and the day produced six men under 60 minutes — Zouhair Talbi was 11 seconds back and Gulveer Singh another second behind Talbi. marathonhandbook.com Race reports noted the course is point-to-point, meaning those fast men's times will not be eligible for ratified world records under the record-keeping rules. marathonhandbook.com Coverage counted about 30,000 runners on the streets for the event, and weather snapshots show roughly 34.5°F with cloudy skies at the start. marathonhandbook.com Wildschutt's 59:30 came in only his second career half marathon, and observers pointed out he had also broken 60 minutes in his first half-marathon outing. marathonhandbook.com American women put in depth performances too: five U.S. athletes went under 70 minutes, led by Emily Sisson’s 1:09:06, joined by Amanda Vestri, Annie Frisbie, Susanna Sullivan and Emily Venters. marathonhandbook.com
