Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir plans to defend her title at the New York City Marathon, telling The Associated Press she hopes to break the course record this November after finishing 8 seconds off the mark last year.

Albert Korir of Kenya won the New York City Marathon men’s race, two years after coming in second.

Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel is one of several standout American women planning to run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 7.

Jepkosgei upset four-time champion Mary Keitany to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a historic debut seven seconds off the course record. The 25-year-old Jepkosgei holds the world record in the half-marathon but had never run a 26.2-mile race before. "Sometimes a race is a race," Keitany said. Kamworor, also the world record holder in the half-marathon, is the 10th multi-time winner in New York. Organizers were expecting around 52,000 runners to complete the marathon a year after a world record 52,813 crossed the finish.