Kipruto Wins New York City Marathon by 0.03 Seconds as Obiri Breaks 22-Year Course Record
On November 2, 2025, the 54th TCS New York City Marathon was held in New York City, New York, with more than 55,000 athletes from nearly 150 countries running through all five boroughs and finishing in Central Park. Kenyan runners won both open titles: Benson Kipruto prevailed by 0.03 seconds, the smallest margin in the race's history, and Hellen Obiri broke a 22-year-old women's course record in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 51 seconds.
In the women's race, Obiri, a three-time Olympic medalist and the 2023 New York champion, surged past 2022 champion Sharon Lokedi in the last mile to win in 2:19:51, breaking the course record of 2:22:31 set by Margaret Okayo in 2003. All three podium finishers ran under the old record: Lokedi was second in 2:20:07 and defending champion Sheila Chepkirui third in 2:20:24. American Fiona O'Keeffe finished fourth in 2:22:49, the fastest time ever by an American woman in New York.
The men's race was even closer. Kipruto, the bronze medalist in the 2024 Paris Olympic marathon and a New York debutant, outkicked compatriot Alexander Mutiso at the line. Both men were timed in 2:08:09, with Kipruto winning by just 0.03 seconds, the closest finish in the race's history. Albert Korir, the 2021 champion, was third in 2:08:57. Eliud Kipchoge, widely considered the greatest marathoner of all time, placed 17th in 2:14:36 in his New York debut and earned the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star medal.
In the wheelchair divisions, Switzerland's Marcel Hug won his seventh New York men's title in 1:30:16, and American Susannah Scaroni defended her women's title in 1:42:10. Organizer New York Road Runners said two million spectators lined the course.
Source: New York Road Runners
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