By Clay Shaw
Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

11.2.25 New York, NY—Hellen Obiri of Kenya stressed that patience was the key element in her record setting victory at the 54^th TCS New York City Marathon.  Obiri, the 2023 champion, waited until 59^th Street in the final mile to surge powerfully on the slightly uphill final stretch to the finish line in Central Park. She set a record New York City Marathon time of 2:19:51. Sharon Lokedi of Kenya, the 2022 NYC champion and the 2025 Boston Marathon champion, was second in 2:20:07. Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya, the 2024 champ, was third in 2:20:24.  All three broke the long standing 2:22:31 record set by Margaret Okayo of Kenya in 2003.

Fiona O’Keeffe of Cary, NC ran strong, mixing it up with the leaders for much of the race.  She set a new USA women’s record of 2:22:49, finishing in fourth.  Annie Frisbie of Edina, MN was fifth and second American in 2:24:12. Sifan Hassan of Netherlands, the Paris Olympic champ, and recently the Sydney Marathon winner in 2:18:22, was sixth in 2:24:43.  Running a strong debut marathon was Jessica Warner-Judd of Great Britain, finishing seventh in 2:24:45.  Amanda Vestri of Boone, NC had a 2:25:40 in her first ever marathon, placing ninth.  Fionnuala McCormack of Ireland was top master and tenth overall in 2:27:00.

Benson Kipruto had a “shadow” for the latter part of the marathon in the name of Alexander Mutiso.  Both Kenyan runners, with matching Adidas kits, were nearly inseparable, even at the very end. Kipruto opened a bit of real estate nearing the finish, but Mutiso roared back.  Kipruto won by half a step, both timed in 2:08:09.  The closest race in New York Marathon history was also the world’s largest, with 59,226 finishers. Albert Korir of Kenya, the 2021 champion, ran his fifth NYC Marathon and earned his fourth podium, finishing third in 2:08:57.  Patrick Dever of Great Britain, running his debut marathon, was fourth in 2:08:58.  Matthias Kyburz of Switzerland was fifth in 2:09:55. American Joel Reichow of St. Paul, MN was sixth and top American in a personal best of 2:09:56. Charles Hicks of Eugene, OR had a strong debut, placing seventh in 2:09:59.  Daniele Meucci of Italy was top master in 2:10:40, placing eleventh.  Nice debuts by Americans Joe Klecker of Boulder, CO in 2:10:37 placing tenth and Hillary Bor of Colorado Springs in 2:10:47 placing twelfth.  Legendary marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, 40, of Kenya earned his 6-star Abbott World Major medal, placing 17^th in 2:14:36.

Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL won her third NYC Marathon in 1:42:10.  Marcel Hug of Switzerland dominated the pro men’s wheelchair race in 1:30:16

Top Women

1. 2:19:51 Hellen Obiri, 35, Kenya
2. 2:20:07 Sharon Lokedi, 31, Kenya
3. 2:20:24 Sheila Chepkirui, 34, Kenya
4. 2:22:49 Fiona O’Keeffe, 27, Cary, NC
5. 2:24:12 Annie Frisbie, 28, Edina, MN
6. 2:24:43 Sifan Hassan, 32, Netherlands
7. 2:24:45 Jessica Warner-Judd, 30, Great Britain
8. 2:25:05 Emily Sisson, 34, Providence, RI
9. 2:25:40 Amanda Vestri, 26, Boone, NC
10. 2:27:00 Fionnuala McCormack, 41, Ireland
11. 2:28:34 Susanna Sullivan, 35, Reston, VA
12. 2:31:22 Elena Hayday, 26, Minneapolis, MN
13. 2:33:26 Stephanie Bruce, 41, Flagstaff, AZ
14. 2:35:17 Felicia Pasadyn, 23, New York, NY
15. 2:37:47 Abigail Shoemaker, 26, Brooklyn, NY
16. 2:39:50 Sarah Chandler, 30, New York, NY
17. 2:40:44 Bit Klecker, 27, New York, NY
18. 2:41:58 Marlei Willers, 47, Brazil
19. 2:42:49 Rebecca Mehra, 31, Seattle, WA
20. 2:43:19 Alex Wang, 34, Oakland, CA

Top Men

1. 2:08:09 Benson Kipruto, 34, Kenya
2. 2:08:09 Alexander Mutiso, 29, Kenya
3. 2:08:57 Albert Korir, 31, Kenya
4. 2:08:58 Patrick Dever, 29, Great Britain
5. 2:09:55 Matthias Kyburz, 35, Switzerland
6. 2:09:56 Joel Reichow, 32, St. Paul, MN
7. 2:09:59 Charles Hicks, 24, Eugene, OR
8. 2:10:15 Sondre Norstad Moen, 34, Norway
9. 2:10:36 Tsegay Weldlibanos, 29, Eritrea
10. 2:10:37 Joe Klecker, 28, Boulder, CO
11. 2:10:40 Daniele Meucci, 40, Italy
12. 2:10:47 Hillary Bor, 35, Colorado Springs, CO
13. 2:10:53 Abbabiya Simbassa, 32, Flagstaff, AZ
14. 2:11:06 Abel Kipchumba, 31, Kenya
15. 2:12:35 Colin Bennie, 30, Boston, MA
16. 2:13:05 Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, 30, France
17. 2:14:36 Eliud Kipchoge, 40, Kenya
18. 2:14:51 Yudai Fukuda, 28, Japan
19. 2:15:48 Matthew Leach, 32, Great Britain
20. 2:16:35 Reed Fischer, 30, Boulder, CO

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