How the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon Champs Conquered the Course

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Olympian Carrie Tollefson sits down with the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon champions, Sheila Chepkirui, Andreas Almgren, Catherine Debrunner, and Marcel Hug, along with top Americans Jess McClain and Zouhair Talbi, shortly after they conquered the iconic course. Through focus, determination, and grit, these athletes delivered remarkable performances on the best day of the year, in the best city in the world, as the race celebrated the 50th anniversary of the five-borough New York City Marathon.

0:00 Andreas Almgren: "It's my debut"
0:14 Welcome to Set the Pace with Carrie Tollefson
0:57 Andreas Almgren wins in his marathon debut
2:15 What Andreas learned watching the race last year
3:31 A data scientist's approach to the marathon
5:00 Track speed and the winning move
6:50 From 1:45 800m runner to marathon champion
9:03 Andreas's plans for New York City
10:26 Jess McClain: runner-up and first American
12:26 The fist pump and the pass for second
14:47 Why Jess loves the chaos of New York
17:18 What Jess learned about herself today
19:04 Marcel Hug wins his eighth New York title
21:43 Marcel's sprint to the tape
22:48 Eight wins and still chasing better
24:14 Catherine Debrunner wins by more than eight minutes
24:57 Racing New York as the world record holder
26:42 Training with Eden Rainbow-Cooper
27:40 Susannah Scaroni's comeback
29:21 Sheila Chepkirui wins her second New York title
30:00 Sheila's race plan: patience, then attack
32:04 Sheila's family and her season ahead
34:12 Zouhair Talbi: first American man
34:35 Zouhair goes for the podium
37:28 The American dream and LA 2028
39:35 Thanks for watching

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