This is Coffee with Larry, Episode 956, powered by New Balance. #CoffeewithLarry is partnering with New Balance Running. Learn more at www.newbalance.com
TCS New York City Marathon weekend New York, New York, USA November 1, 2025
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Our topics today:
1. #LearningtoFly is a wonderful documentary film on the culture of ultrarunning and can be found on #PRIME. Use our link and get 30 free days on Prime!
Learning to Fly, opens at PRIME on September 24, 2026!
2. The 50 Run through Five Boroughs was a great success, with 60,229 starters.
Offiicial logo of the 2026 TCS NYC Marathon
3. Andreas Almgren won the NYCM in his first marathon in 2:06:01. This guy may be the most versatile ever, having competed in European Team Club Champs in 4x400m, and PBs from 800m to 10,000m that are world-class!
Andreas Almgren wins 2026 NYC Marathon, photo by Kevin Morris for NYCM
Andreas Almgren, winner of 2026 TCS NYC Marathon, photo by Kevin Morris for NYRR
5. Sheila Chepkirui won in 2024, took third in 2025, and won again in 2026, the first two-time winner since Mary Keitany, in the same shoe brand (adidas).
Sheila Chepkirui, winner of TCS NYCM and her shoe, photo by Kevin Morris for NYRR
6. New Balance is official footwear and apparel of the NYCM and London Marathons as the marathons give NB even more global stature in the sport for the $9 billion a year in sales company.
TCS NYCM jacket for 2026, from New Balance, photo by New Balance
7. Fred Lebow and Alan Steinfeld, George Hirsch, the Rudin Family, Charlie McCabe and Barbara Paddock, Manny Hanny. Give them your respect!
Grete Waitz, Fred Lebow, Orlando Pizzolatto, photo by Correre.it
8. More thoughts on the race: Jess McClain and Zouhair Talbi.
Jess McClain and Zouhair Talbi, top American woman and man at TCS NYCM, photo by Kevin Morris for NYRR
