More than 50,000 runners hit the pavement through all five boroughs for the 2024 New York City Marathon. Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event.
Audra Esper ran all 26.2 miles of the New York City Marathon on Sunday while wearing a shirt featuring TODAY's Hoda Kotb. 'Hoda superfan,' the first line of Esper's shirt reads, with a star-eyed emoji, above a photo of Hoda with a big grin. 'Thank you Hoda!!!!' And less than 24 hours after crossing the finish line in Central Park, Esper was waiting to meet Hoda on the TODAY plaza. Holding up her shirt, Esper posed with Hoda as they took a selfie.
'Then I read her book ... and it was incredible to read what she went through with breast cancer. Her 'you can’t scare me' mantra has stayed with me since then, and it really got me through that tough time.' Since then, Esper has followed Hoda on social media platforms, and especially celebrated when the TODAY co-anchor adopted her two daughters. Hoda adopted her first daughter, Haley Joy, in 2017 and her second little girl, Hope Catherine, in 2019.
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