A U.S. male or female runner hasn’t finished in the New York City Marathon top three in the last four editions, but Sunday’s race may be ripe for a change.
The international fields lack stars from the Olympics. Many sat out the fall season rather than attempting a pair of 26.2-mile races in a three-month stretch.
All six U.S. marathoners from Rio also chose the rest route, but the New York City fields include arguably the next-best Americans.
Molly Huddle tops that list. The two-time Olympian on the track is making the most anticipated American marathon debut since Shalane Flanagan in 2010.