Monday, November 3, 2025 #Coffee with LarryEpisode 811, The 54th TCS New York City Marathon! Results Part 1/4
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1. Kenya ranks top three in Elite Men and Elite Women.
2. Benson Kiptuto edged Alexander Mutiso by 0.12 seconds in the men’s race, both in 2:08.09. Alexander Korir ran 2:08:57 for third. All three runners are marathon professionals from Kenya who run for adidas.
Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso go 1,2 at NYC 2025, photo by Jane Monti for RRW, USD with permission.
3. Joel Reichow, competing for MDRA under coach Chris Lundstrom, ran 2:09:56, a PB of 40 seconds, to finish sixth as the first American.
4. Joe Klecker, known for his 10,000m and 5,000m races, ran a time of 2:10:37 for a great debut at the marathon distance in New York. Her parents, Barney Klecker and Janice Klecker, were distance runners for the United States, and her mother, Janice, made the Olympic team in 1992. Joe’s wife, Sage Hurta Klecker, ran #3 in the women’s 800m in Tokyo.
Joe Klecker, winner, USATF Men’s 10,000m Champion, The Prefontaine Classic Eugene, Oregon, USA athlete’s pre-match workout, photo by Kevin Morris
5. Helen Obiri, running, of Kenya, led the women’s NYC sweep in 2:19:51 for CR. Sharon Lockedy, Underarmour, who also won in Boston and New York like Helen, ran 2:20:07 for silver, while Sheila Chepkirui, adidas, ran 2:20:34.
Helen Obiri, Sharon Lockedi and Sheila Chepkirui after descending the Queensboro Bridge at mile 17 of the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon (Photo by Jane Monty for Race Results Weekly), used with permission.
6. Fiona O’Keefe, PUMA, was the first American to win the Olympic Trials in the marathon in 2024. It was only her second completed marathon, running 2:22:49, the best time for an American woman. in this course!
Fiona O’Keefe, the top American woman in the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, near the 40-K mark (Photo by Jane Monty for Race Results Weekly), used with permission
7. Sifan Hasan, sixth, has had a busy year. The NIKE athlete has a key influence with young women around the world. Sifan has won the WMM in London and Sydney, plus the Paris Olympic Marathon.
8. Eliud Kipchoge, NIKE, won 11 marathon events, Olympic medals (two out of 5,000) and two Olympic golds. Yesterday Eliud finished 17th in 2:14:36 ​​at the age of 42. We don’t believe he will run on WMM again.
Eliud Kipchoge, warm-up, 28 August 2015, Sydney, Australia, photo by NN Running Team
9. Congratulations to Emily Sisson, New Balance, who ran 2:25:05 for 8th in her marathon debut in New York (she has an AR of 2:18:29 from Chicago).
Emily Sisson Wins Boston Women’s 10k in 31:05 Photo by Conventures
10. Amanda Vestry, Brooks, ran 2:25:40 to break Kara Goucher’s New York debut record. Great run.
Amanda Vetri, USATF Half Marathon, Atlanta, photo by Jane Monti, Race Results Weekly, used with permission.
Larry Eder has been involved in the sport of track and field for 52 years. Larry has experienced sports as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now a journalist and blogger. His first article, about Don Bowden, America’s first 4-minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from USA Track and Field to the American version of Spikes magazine. He currently leads content and marketing development for RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. About RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to long-distance meets, writing about the sport I love and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most I’ve ever done besides running.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at major events which he really enjoys.
