The TCS NYC Marathon made history with a course record set in the women's competition and the closest race ever on the men's side.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Benson Kipruto of Kenya won the men's race by edging Alexander Mutiso by less than a second in the 54th running of the TCS New York City Marathon.
Kipruto and Mutiso separated themselves from the chase pack in the men's race heading into Mile 24. Kipruto pulled away from Mutiso late in the race, but Mutiso sprinted in the last 50 meters to close the gap before just falling short.
Kipruto finished in 2:08.09. Mutiso finished a fraction of a second behind, the closest race ever on the men's side.
Hellen Obiri, also of Kenya, set a women's course record to win the professional women's race.
Obiri, who also won the race in 2023, finished in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 51 seconds.
Obiri was running with 2022 winner Sharon Lokedi until she pulled away from her countrymate in the final mile, surging ahead and winning easily, besting the previous course record of 2:22.31 set by Margaret Okayo in 2003.
Defending champion Sheila Chepkirui finished third. All three beat the previous course best.
In the professional wheelchair races, Marcel Hug won the men's race while Susannah Scaroni took the women's race.
Final preparations are in full swing ahead of Sunday's TCS New York City Marathon and one of the most iconic features of the race was put in place.
The New York Road Runners organization held its annual ceremonial painting of the blue line in Central Park on Wednesday morning.
That line marks the end of the 26.2-mile course in Central Park that runs through the five boroughs.
When 25-year-old Ali Truwit lines up to run the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, it will mark another major milestone for her.
For most of her young life, Truwit's competitive nature kept her in the pool, but one traumatic day changed everything and pushed her to run this year's marathon to raise awareness for so many people.
"I flew to Turks and Caicos with a five-year plan for my life. I left on a medical evacuation plane not sure I was going to survive," Ali Truwit said.
A woman from the Upper East Side is fighting for her life while battling two types of cancer -- but she is determined to complete the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday and she has a message that could save lives.
More than 55,000 runners are expected to take part in the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon this weekend, and among them is Liz Healy, who is courageously battling stage 4 colon cancer and stage 2 kidney cancer.
Healy, who just turned 45, says the running is helping to keep her going and she is racing to raise money to fight colon cancer.
Tens of thousands of runners will race across the five boroughs on Sunday, November 2, in the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon.
The iconic 26.2-mile course travels through all five boroughs, starting in Staten Island, traversing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and crossing through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, before ending at its famed Central Park finish line.
