New York City Marathon 2025: Benson Kipruto wins photo finish, Hellen Obiri breaks course record Chris Cwik November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM 0 Kenyans Benson Kipruto (L) and Alexander Mutiso Munyao celebrate taking first and second place respectively in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images) It took a photo finish to determine the men's winner of the 2025 New York City Marathon.
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Chris Cwik November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Kenyans Benson Kipruto (L) and Alexander Mutiso Munyao celebrate taking first and second place respectively in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
It took a photo finish to determine the men's winner of the 2025 New York City Marathon. Despite posting the same finishing time, Kenyan Benson Kipruto narrowly beat out country-mate Alexander Mutiso Munyao to win the event.
Both runners finished with a time of 2:08:09, with Kipruto finishing .16 seconds before Munyao.
The men's race remained extremely tight up until the final couple miles. A number of contenders were still threats to pull ahead at the halfway point, but as things wound down, Kipruto and Munyao charged ahead of the pack. With just 800m left in the race, it was unclear which runner would actually finish first.
Kipruto was able to put some space between him and Munyao, but a late sprint by Munyao nearly won him the event. Instead, it was Kipruto who got the narrow victory.
Kenyan Albert Korir finished third with a time of 2:08:57.
It's yet another significant win for Kipruto, who won the 2021 Boston Marathon, 2022 Chicago Marathon and 2024 Tokyo Marathon.
Hellen Obiri of Kenya celebrates winning the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)Hellen Obiri sets course record in second NYC Marathon win
As the women's portion of the New York City Marathon reached its final stages, three former champions were battling it out for a course record. Sharon Lokedi, Hellen Obiri and Sheila Chepkirui — the three most recent winners of the event — found themselves neck and neck with three miles to go and history on the line.
As the trio entered the final stretch, Chepkirui fell behind, making it a two-woman race. That's when Obiri found her stride and pulled ahead, winning her second New York City marathon and breaking a course record in the process. With her time of 2:19:51, Obiri took down Margaret Okayo's 2:22:31 record time, which stood for 22 years.
It's Obiri's second win at the New York City Marathon. She also won the event in 2023. Obiri has also won the Boston Marathon twice and is a three-time Olympic medalist. She has two 5000m silver medals — which she won in 2016 and 2020 — and one bronze, which was won during the marathon event at the 2024 Olympics.
With three miles to go, it became apparent the women's portion of the marathon would be won by a former winner — and a Kenyan. Lokedi won the event in 2022, and Chepkirui took home the win last year.
While Obiri secured the victory, Lokedi and Chepkirui didn't finish far behind. Lokedi finished with a time of 2:20:17. Chepkirui finished at 2:20:24. American Fiona O'Keeffe finished fourth with a 2:22:49 performance.
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Published: November 02, 2025 at 01:28PM on Source: COSMOPOLITE
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