{"id":25984,"date":"2025-11-02T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/25984\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:17:07","slug":"new-york-city-marathon-2025-results-who-were-the-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/25984\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Marathon 2025 results: Who were the winners?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They put their best foot forward.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyan runners dominated the 2025 New York City Marathon on Sunday, with Benson Kipruto claiming the men\u2019s race and Hellen Obiri setting a record in the the women\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Kipruto, 34, crossed the finish line at\u00a02:08:09, nearly losing first place at the final second with fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso Munyao\u00a0hot on his heels.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Benson Kipruto crosses the line ahead of Kenya\u2019s Alexander Mutiso to win the men\u2019s elite race. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Kenyans Benson Kipruto (R) and Alexander Mutiso celebrate taking first and second place respectively. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Hellen Obiri of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the New York Marathon on Sunday. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Obiri, 35, set a new course record, surging to victory with a time of of 2:19:51, marking her second TCS NYC Marathon victory.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s event marks the 54th running of the race, which starts in Staten Island, weaves into Brooklyn and Queens, touches the southern tip of The Bronx, and ends in Manhattan\u2019s Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>The massive event began with the men\u2019s wheelchair race, with Switzerland\u2019s Marcel Hug reclaiming the championship after his three-year winning streak was broken last year.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Hellen Obiri celebrates with her national flag after winning the women\u2019s elite race alongside second-place Kenya\u2019s Sharon Lokedi and third-place Kenya\u2019s Sheila Chepkirui. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland\u2019s Marcel Hug reclaimed the championship in the men\u2019s wheelchair race after his three-year winning streak was broken last year. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so overwhelming to win here in New York,\u201d Hug told TV reporters following the grueling race. \u201cIt\u2019s really nice to be back on the podium. It\u2019s great. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent women\u2019s wheelchair race saw American Susannah Scaroni winning for the second year in a row, and her third overall at the NYC marathon.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the 2023 New York City marathon, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/05\/metro\/nyc-marathon-results-2023-who-won\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola<\/a>, finished with the quickest time in the race\u2019s history \u2013 at 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Susannah won the women\u2019s wheelchair race for the second year in a row, and her third overall at the NYC marathon. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Kenyan runner Margaret Okayo previously held the record for the women\u2019s event, competing the marathon on Nov. 2, 2003 at 2 hours, 22 minutes and 31 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>NYC Marathon 2025 best times, male<\/p>\n<p>Benson Kipruto:\u00a02:08:09<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Mutiso Munyao: 2:08:09 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Albert Korir: 2:08:57<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Dever: 2:08:58<\/p>\n<p>Matthias Kyburz: 2:09:55<\/p>\n<p>NYC Marathon 2025 best times, female<\/p>\n<p>Hellen Obiri, 2:19:51<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Lokedi: 2:20: 07<\/p>\n<p>Sheila Chepkirui:\u00a02:20:24<\/p>\n<p>Fiona O\u2019Keeffe: 2:22:49<\/p>\n<p>Annie Frisbie: 2:24:12<\/p>\n<p>Many roads across the five boroughs will remain closed as the rest of the runners continue making their way to the finish line, with the race expected to conclude at around 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 1970, the NYC marathon began with only 55 finishers who only ran in Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>Now the race has swollen to more than 55,000 contestants from all over the world, with millions tuning in on TV and thousands cheering in the streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They put their best foot forward. 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