1 of 2 | Susannah Scaroni and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug display their flags after winning in the wheelchair categories at the 2025 NYRR TCS New York City Marathon in New York City on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo

Nov. 2 (UPI) — Kenyan athletes Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri won the men’s and women’s races respectively in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Kipruto finished the race with a time of 2:08:09, beating out fellow Kenyan runner Mutiso Munyao by hundredths of a second.

Albert Korir, also of Kenya and the 2021 winner, placed third in the men’s race and Joel Reichow was the top American, placing seventh.

Meanwhile, Obiri, who also won the 2023 race, set a women’s course record with her first-place finish and a time of 2:19:51, defeating the previous record set by Margaret Okayo standing since 2003.

She had been running with 2022 winner Sharon Lokedi until breaking away in the final mile. Defending champion Sheila Chepkirui placed third.

It was the first time since 2018 that the three women had been in the race together, and all three best their own previous records, WABC reported.

Additionally, perennial winner Marcel Hug of Switzerland and American runner Susannah Scaroni, who both won the wheelchair race in 2022, placed first in the men’s and women’s divisions Sunday.

More than 55,000 people competed in the marathon this year, including celebrities spotted by Time Out. They included Claire Holt of “The Vampire Diaries,” Death Cab for Cutie bandmates Ben Gibbard and Dave Depper, and several stars from “The Bachelorette.”

The NYPD announced security measures ahead of this year’s race, including specialized units like the bomb squad and canine teams active throughout the day.

“Our Joint Operations Center will be fully activated with all of our city, our state and our federal partners and personnel there will be actively monitoring fixed and mobile cameras along the route and the surrounding area,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said last week.

“Intelligence teams will also be monitoring social media for potential threats, and response units will be deployed citywide to investigate any reports in real time. Cops will be out there to keep you safe, but we ask everyone to stay alert.”