2025 TCS New York City Marathon | Benson Kipruto, Hellen Obiri win the professional races

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.

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Last updated: Monday, November 3, 2025 4:25AM GMT

Thousands cross finish line at TCS NYC Marathon

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.

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
(Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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.

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Here's how the race unfolded

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How to track runners in the TCS New York City Marathon

You can track your favorite runners on the marathon course using the free NYRR app.

The app is free and available for Apple and Android. You can track runners using their names or bib numbers.

The New York Road Runners rolled out the app before the NYC Half in March. It's good for all races.

Michelle Charlesworth and Brittany Bell show you what's new from the New York Road Runners

The app features an interactive spectator guide and live tracking to help you spot your runners on the course.

You also get access to live course cameras to watch your runner cross the start, finish, and key spots along the course.

Runners tracked on Sunday can also be automatically tracked across all future events with our new Follow feature. Simply tap "Follow" next to a tracked runner to follow them.

A web-based runner tracking for the TCS NYC Marathon is also available here.

Nov 02, 2025, 12:57 AM GMT

What is the marathon route

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.

The New York Road Runners produced a video that covers the entire course.

You can also learn more about each mile of the marathon by watching our video series, 2025 TCS New York City Marathon by the Mile.

Nov 02, 2025, 12:57 AM GMT