Tens of thousands of runners are racing across the five boroughs in the 2025 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.
Benson Kipruto (L) and Alexander Mutiso took first and second place respectively, whie Hellen Obiri of Kenya wom the pro women's race at the TCS NYC Marathon
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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.
The TCS New York City Marathon course runs 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of New York City.
The race begins on Staten Island, turn north through Brooklyn and Queens. The runners cross the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, then head north into the Bronx.
They head back into Manhattan, winding up in Central Park and the finish line near the west 60s.
Eyewitness News has a special team running for the first time as a relay.
To celebrate 50 years of Good Morning America our group will get to run as a team for the GMA50 relay.
Mike Marza will run the whole race, but Liz Cho, Chanteé Lans, Dani Beckstrom, and Nina Pineda get to hit the ground at mile 20.
To celebrate 50 years of Good Morning America our Eyewitness News group will get to run as a team for the GMA50 relay.
Nov 02, 2025, 12:57 AM GMT
Countdown to the Starting Line: 2025 TCS New York City Marathon
Join ABC 7 New York on Saturday, November 1, for our annual half-hour special, "Countdown to the Starting Line," hosted by Eyewitness News Anchors Liz Cho and David Novarro.
Liz and David have pre-race highlights and a preview of the excitement leading up to this NYC event, where thousands of runners from all over the world converge on the Big Apple. It's been called "New York's biggest block party."
Joining Liz and David will be Eyewitness News Meteorologist Brittany Bell with a look at the iconic 5-borough course. Eyewitness News Sports Anchor Ryan Field has reports on which top runners to look for, and Sports Anchor Sam Ryan will have an update on the exciting Wheelchair Division this year.
