The Shoes that Ruled the 2023 New York City Marathon

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Hellen Obiri and Tamirat Tola earned impressive victories in the 2023 New York City Marathon, but they also did it wearing two of the hottest newly released super shoes.

Obiri, a 32-year-old Kenyan runner who trains in Boulder, Colorado, with the On Athletics Club, wore a similar pair of yet-to-be-released On CloudTri 1 shoes that she also used for her win at the Boston Marathon back in April. She narrowly edged out Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey, who wore a pair of Nike Alphafly 3s--the same shoe that Kelvin Kiptum wore to set a new men's world record (2:00:35) at the Chicago Marathon in October.

Meanwhile, Tola, 32, of Ethiopia, wore a pair of white and pink Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1s, the $500 shoe that Tigst Assefa wore to set a new women's world record (2:11:53) at the Berlin Marathon in September.

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Here's a look at the footwear worn by frontrunners at this year's 2023 New York City Marathon. In terms of sheer numbers in the top 15, Nike led the charge (10), with Adidas in second (4), followed by Asics and Puma (3).

Women

1. Hellen Obiri, 33, Kenya, 2:27:23, On CloudTri 1 (white/black)
2. Letesenbet Gidey, 25, Ethiopia, 2:27:29, Nike Alphafly 3 (white/orange)
3. Sharon Lokedi, 29, Kenya, 2:27:33, Under Armour Flow Velociti Elite 2 (red/white/black)
4. Brigid Kosgei, 29, Kenya, 2:27:45, Nike Vaporfly 3 (orange/red)
5. Mary Ngugi, 34, Kenya, 2:27:53, Nike Vaporfly 3 (orange/red)
6. Viola Cheptoo, 34, Kenya, 2:28:11, Adidas’ Adizero Adios Pro 3 (aqua blue/white)
7. Edna Kiplagat, 43, Kenya, 2:29:40, Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 2 (yellow)
8. Kellyn Taylor, 37, USA, 2:29:48 – Hoka Rocket X 2 (black/pink/green)
9. Molly Huddle, 39, USA, 2:32:02 – Saucony Endorphin Elite (green)
10. Fantu Zewude Jifar, 27, Ethiopia, 2:34:10, Xtep 160X 3.0 Pro (white/yellow)
11. Solange Jesus, 36, Portugal, 2:34:27, Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite (yellow)
12. Sydney Devore, 32, USA, 2:36:01, Saucony Endorphin Elite (yellow/green)
13. Marie-Ange Brumelot, 30, USA, 2:40:22, Nike Vaporfly 3 (white/orange/yellow)
14. Ivana Iozzia, 50, Italy, 2:41:16, Hoka Rocket X 2 (green/yellow)
15. Meriah Earle, 45, USA, 2:44:11, Nike Alpha Fly 2 (yellow/orange)

Men

1. Tamirat Tola, 32, Ethiopia, 2:04:58 – Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 (white/pink)
2. Albert Korir, 29, Kenya, 2:06:57, Adidas’ Adizero Adios Pro 3 (green/white)
3. Shura Kitata, 27, Ethiopia, 2:07:11, Nike Vaporfly 2 (blue/orange/white)
4. Abdi Nageeye, 34, Netherlands, 2:10:21, Nike Vaporfly 3 (orange/red)
5. Koen Naert, 34, Belgium, 2:10:25, Asics Metaspeed Sky+ (red/white)
6. Maru Teferi, 31, Israel, 2:10:28, Nike AlphaFly 3 (white/orange)
7. Iliass Aouani, 28, Italy, 2:10:54, Adidas’ Adizero Adios Pro 3 (black)
8. Edward Cheserek, 29, Kenya, 2:11:07, Skechers GOrun Speed Elite (blue/white/purple/orange)
9. Jemal Yimer, 27, Ethiopia, 2:11:31, Asics Metaspeed Sky+ (red)
10. Futsum Zienasellassie, 30, USA, 2:12:09, Hoka Rocket X 2 (green/yellow)
11. Elkanah Kibet, 40, USA, 2:12:23, Nike Vaporfly 2 (fluorescent yellow/orange)
12. Hendrik Pfeiffer, 30, Germany, 2:12:54, Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite (yellow)
13. Sydney Gidabuday, 27, USA, 2:14:34, Asics Metaspeed Sky (red/black)
14. Nathan Martin, 33, USA, 2:16:16, Nike Vaporfly 3 (black)
15. Erenjia Jia, China, 30, 2:16:50, New Balance, FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 (white/yellow)

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