Nageeye, 35, finished fourth, third and fifth in the last three New York City Marathons.Nageeye was born in Somalia, moved to the Netherlands at age 6, then moved to Syria for three years and then back to Somalia before returning to the Netherlands via Ethiopia when he was adopted.

Nageeye had run the New York race three times before, with his previous best finish being third in 2022. The winner that year was Kenya's Evans Chebet, and Chebet almost secured another victory this weekend as he and Nageeye were battling it out heading into Central Park.

At the highest level, one woman and one man among invited professional athletes will win $100,000. Each runner-up will receive $60,000.