Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and both win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday. Nageeye, who became the first runner from the Netherlands to win the men's race,

Page Six hears that after notching a shock victory — his first major marathon win — Nageeye “didn’t have plans.” But some fellow marathon runners randomly reached out to him on Instagram and invited him to a bash in Secaucus, and he took them up on their offer. “He didn’t have any plans, so he hopped into an Uber,” the source said.

Abdi Nageeye outlasted 2022 champion Evans Chebet to win the men's 2024 New York City Marathon. Sheila Chepkirui won the women's race.