The elite runners of the women’s marathon make their way through Brooklyn. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
Clear blue skies and temperatures that reached a high of 59 degrees provided the perfect conditions for the more than 55,000 runners who participated in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.
The iconic breednow in its 55th year, started on Staten Island, where runners from more than 150 countries crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn before winding through Queens to the Bronx and finally racing down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue to the finish line in Central Park.
The 42.2-mile race started with the men’s and women’s professional wheelchair divisions at 8:00 a.m. and 8:02 a.m., respectively, followed by the hand cycle category and selected athletes with disabilities at 8:22 a.m.
Swiss Paralympic athlete Marcel Hug dominated the men’s wheelchair race, finishing in 1 hour, 30 minutes and 16 seconds for a record seventh TCS New York Marathon championship. In the women’s wheelchair division, American athlete Susannah Scaroni completed the course in 1 hour, 42 minutes and 10 seconds, earning her third TSC victory and second in a row.
Before the five waves of amateur distance runners took to the streets, the elite men and women battled for first place and $100,000 in prize money.
Hellen Obiri of Kenya crossed the finish line in a record 2 hours, 19 minutes and 51 seconds, just 16 seconds faster than runner-up Sharon Lokedi, also of Kenya.
In the men’s race, Obiri and Lokedi’s compatriot Benson Kipruto defeated Alexander Mutiso, also from Kenya, by less than a second, finishing the race in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 9 seconds.
Thousands of enthusiastic spectators lined the marathon route through the five boroughs, cheering on the runners in their quest for bragging rights.
Ana Iza Sandoval of Westchester cheered on her brother Francisco, who took up running during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Everyone was having a hard time with life, and he started running, and he stuck to it, and he loves it. Now it’s his life,” Sandoval said.
The 2025 New York City Marathon was a first for the siblings.
“It’s my first time participating in the New York City Marathon. I’m so excited,” Sandoval said. “I can’t wait to meet each other [Franisco] another mile away. It’s a very energetic and beautiful, wonderful atmosphere.”
New York City resident Chris Mutterer’s sign told amNewYork Metro that he has run the NYC Marathon three times, and the only reason he skipped this year’s endurance race was because he ran the Javelina Jundred 100-mile race in Arizona this past weekend, which he finished in 21 hours. Instead, he cheered on his friends as they ran the marathon from the sidelines.
“I got inspired, probably around 2020, and I went from running the marathon to running some longer distances, and I went from 50 miles to 100 miles,” Mutterer said.
Kelly Dunlop’s brother from New Jersey, Jack, was part of the “Keep A Child Alive” running team. Dunlop told amNewYork Metro that her brother was not a runner but was committed to the race.
“We’re so excited to see him achieve a really big goal and a really big dream of his,” said Dunlop, who had never been to the NYC Marathon.
“This is actually my first time at the New York City Marathon as well,” Dunlop said. “This is truly an experience and it’s amazing. It’s crazy to see how everyone can come together, even though we’re in a world of struggle, and we’re all cheering for the same thing. I absolutely love it.”
The Doherty family of Westchester told amNewYork they enjoyed the enthusiasm and energy of the marathon crowd as they waited for their daughter and sister, Mary, who ran last year’s Marine Corps Marathon, to pass by.
“[Mary] just loves the thrill of [running a marathon]the challenge of it. She always tries to improve her pace from her previous run. So she loves it,” said Christine Doherty, Mary’s mother. “I have to give my husband credit. 25 years ago he ran the marathon. I just got pregnant with Mary, and now she’s running the business.”
Editor’s note: A version of this story originally appeared in amNY. Click here to see the original story.
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