2026 NYC Marathon Men’s Preview: Can a former 800m guy from Sweden actually win, or does Benson Kipruto repeat?

With no sub-2:02 runners on the starting line, the 2026 New York City Marathon men's race is wide open. We rank every sub-2:05 contender in the field - plus debutant Andreas Almgren - from most to least likely to break the tape in Central Park. A 1:45 800m runner has NEVER won a World Marathon Major. But Almgren just ran 58:06 and is the betting favorite in New York. Can he pull it off, or will Benson Kipruto be the first to repeat since 2013? The post 2026 NYC Marathon Men’s Preview: Can a former 800m guy from Sweden actually win, or does Benson Kipruto repeat? appeared first on LetsRun.com.