As the women's portion of City Marathon reached its final stages, three former champions were battling it out for a course record. Sharon Lokedi, Hellen Obiri and Sheila Chepkirui — the three most recent winners of the event — found themselves neck and neck with three miles to go and history on the line.

One of the fiercest and most captivating friendly rivalries in marathon history lights up the streets of New York this Sunday as Hellen Obiri clashes with Sharon Lokedi and Eliud Kipchoge goes head-to-head with Kenenisa Bekele.