The 52nd annual 2023 New York City Marathon will send 50,000 runners on a 26.2-mile running journey through the Big Apple’s five boroughs on November 5
For elite amateur marathoners, qualifying for the Olympic Trials is the ultimate life goal. Bakline’s McKirdy Micro Marathon removes the challenges of running a fast 26.2.
Running the second marathon of her career, Hassan outran Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich (2:15:37) over the second half of the course to secure the victory. Both women had been on world record pace through the halfway point, with Chepngetich holding a six-second advantage as she came through in 1:05:42. But Hassan was stronger over the final miles, clocking a 1:07:56 second-half split to Chepngetich's 1:09:55.