The TCS New York City Marathon , the final major event on the Abbott World Marathon Majors calendar, took place on Sunday, November 2, 2025. This year, the event brought together three true legends of world athletics at the starting line: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, and Sifan Hassan.

With more than 55,000 registered runners, the race covered all five boroughs of New York City —Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Manhattan— and will once again have its iconic finish in Central Park.

With the women’s finish, Helen Obiri broke the race record with a time of 2:19:51, while Kenyans Sharon Lokedi ( 2:20:17) and Sheila Chepkirui (2:20:24) completed the podium. All three managed to lower the previous record of 2:22:31, set by Margaret Okayo in 2003, the oldest Majors record .

In the men’s race, which featured a thrilling and incredibly close finish, Kenyan Benson Kipruto took the victory with a time of 2:08:09, followed by Alexander Mutisu, also with a time of 2:08:09, after a shoulder-to-shoulder finish. Both were making their New York City debuts. Albert Korir finished third with a time of 2:08:57.

Kipruto gana un final de 'foto-finish' ante Mutiso en la maratón de Nueva York 2025

The performance of Swiss Matthias Kyburz, our running.COACH ambassador , stood out, finishing fifth with 2:09:55, consolidating his personal best and becoming the first European in the top 5 of the New York Marathon since 2018.

Women’s results

Development of the female career

Up to kilometer 15 (00:50:52), the lead group consisted of Sheila Chepkirui, Sharon Lokedi, and Hellen Obiri, all from Kenya, running together at an average pace of 3:17 min/km. Americans Fiona O’Keeffe, Sara Vaughn, and Annie Frisbie were close behind, while Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) was running eighth, just one second back.

At the half-marathon mark (1:11:01), the Kenyan trio continued to dominate, with Chepkirui, Lokedi, and Obiri sharing the lead. O’Keeffe, Hassan, and Frisbie remained in the second group, less than six seconds behind, keeping their chances of catching up alive.

Upon reaching kilometer 25 (1:23:59), Hellen Obiri took the lead, followed by Chepkirui and Lokedi, with gaps of less than a second. The pace remained intense, around 3:25 min/km, as the trio set the pace through the streets of Manhattan.

At kilometer 28, Sifan Hassan caught up with the leading group, closing the 17-second gap to Obiri at the 25K mark. With this comeback, the Dutch runner joined a tight quartet with Obiri, Chepkirui, and Lokedi, foreshadowing a very close finish in Central Park. The pace suggested that the course record (2:22:31, set by Margaret Okayo in 2003) —which had stood for over two decades— might finally fall this year.

At the 30-kilometer mark (1:40:11), the Kenyan trio of Sheila Chepkirui, Hellen Obiri, and Sharon Lokedi remained neck and neck, passing each other at an average pace of 3:18 min/km. Behind them, American Fiona O’Keeffe stayed less than half a second behind, while Sifan Hassan ( Netherlands ) held on in fifth place, just one second behind the leading group.

However, the 35-kilometer mark (1:56:48) marked a significant shift. Chepkirui took the lead and managed to pull slightly ahead along with Lokedi, while Obiri dropped to third place by just half a second. The gap to the rest of the field widened: O’Keeffe was now running 39 seconds back, and Hassan was more than a minute behind the leaders, which practically eliminated her from contention for the win.

The sustained pace of the three Kenyans points to a final time close to 2 hours 22 minutes, which means that the course record (2:22:31, Margaret Okayo, 2003), which has stood for more than 20 years, seems to have its days numbered.

New York is thus witnessing a historic edition, with a Kenyan trio in absolute control and the public in Central Park expectant of the possibility of a new women’s record in the Big Apple.

The 2025 New York City Marathon is experiencing a thrilling finish among the Kenyan runners. After running together for several kilometers, the leading group began to break apart around kilometer 40.

Sharon Lokedi took the lead with a time of 2:12:58, just 26 hundredths of a second ahead of Hellen Obiri (2:12:59), while Sheila Chepkirui slipped slightly behind to third place in 2:13:05 . The trio maintained an average pace of 5:01 min/mile (3:07 min/km), projecting a final time close to 2:21:40, well below the course record ( 2:22:31 by Margaret Okayo, 2003 ).

The tension is palpable in the final kilometers toward Central Park: Lokedi and Helen Obiri are running practically shoulder to shoulder, while Chepkirui tries to hold on just a few meters behind. Everything indicates that New York is witnessing one of the fastest and hardest-fought battles in recent women’s marathon history, with a high probability of a new event record.

At kilometer 41, Obiri broke through and became a double winner in New York.

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Male results

Male career development

In the first 10 kilometers, the pace was solid but controlled, with a 30:22 split for Briton Patrick Dever, followed by Alexander Mutiso and Albert Korir (Kenya). Close behind was Swiss Matthias Kyburz, a running.COACH ambassador , who passed the mark in fourth place at 30:24, demonstrating a smart strategy in his New York debut.

As they made their way through Brooklyn, the leading group bunched up with Hillary Bor (USA), Yudai Fukuda (Japan), and Abel Kipchumba (Kenya) also in the top 10. Eliud Kipchoge, on the other hand, was further back in 11th place, running just over two seconds behind the leaders.

At the half-marathon mark (1:05:18), Japan’s Yudai Fukuda took the lead, closely followed by Sondre Nordstad Moen (Norway) and Alexander Mutiso, all within a second of each other. American Hillary Bor and Kenyan Benson Kipruto completed the main group.

Matthias Kyburz, meanwhile, crossed the 21K mark in 1:05:21, just two seconds behind the leading group, confirming his excellent performance and consistent pace of 3:05 min/km. The Swiss athlete remains firmly in the top fourteen, solidifying one of the best European performances of the day.

Veteran Eliud Kipchoge passed the halfway mark in 1:05:20, in ninth place, still within the leading group. With ideal temperatures and a steady pace, the men’s race of the 2025 New York City Marathon promises an open finish in the second half.

At kilometer 35 (1:47:37), Albert Korir continued to dominate the race with the support of the New York crowd, while Hillary Bor (USA) matched his pace and Patrick Dever (UK) remained in third place. Just one second behind were Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso, in a tight group that foreshadowed a close finish in Central Park.

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