Hellen Obiri earned an impressive victory at the 2023 New York City Marathon, and she 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.

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Here’s a look at the footwear worn by women frontrunners at this year’s 2023 New York City Marathon.

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)

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