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.
Kipruto holds off Mutiso in dramatic finish in pro men's race
A tight race most of the way became a two-man race between Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso over the final mile.
Kipruto, who won marathons in Tokyo, Chicago and Boston, held the lead down the stretch, but Mutiso stayed on his heels the entire way.
Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso, both of Kenya, make their way through Central Park during the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in New York.
The 2024 London winner sprinted in the final meters but could not pass Kipruto, who crossed the finish line first by a fraction of a second in a time of 2:08:09.
American Charles Hicks finished seventh.
Benson Kipruto of Kenya has won the professional men's race.
Nov 02, 2025, 4:24 PM GMT
Hellen Obiri surges to victory in the elite women's race
The final mile and a half was a two-woman race between Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri, with defending champ Sheila Chepkirui not far behind.
Lokedi and Obiri came down the stretch side by side, but Obiri surged ahead in the closing meters, heading back into the park.
She crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:19:51, sixteen seconds ahead of Lokedi.
Obiri, who also won the race in 2023, beat the previous course record of 2:22.31 set by Margaret Okayo in 2003.
Chepkirui finished third. All three beat the previous course best.
American Fionna O'Keeffee finished fourth in a time of 2:22:49.
Hellen Obiri of Kenya has won the professional women's race.
Nov 02, 2025, 3:51 PM GMT
Tight men's race heads for the final stretch
The final stretch of the pro men's competition finds 8 runners battling for the lead. Two Americans, Hillary Bor and Abbabiya Simbassa, are part of the pack.
Nov 02, 2025, 3:37 PM GMT
Elite women enter the final stretch
It's neck-and-neck between 3 runners as the professional women enter the final stage of the race. Sheila Chepkirui, Sharon Lokedi, and Hellen Obiri hold the front with Fiona O'Keeffe 38 seconds behind them.
