- Hellen Obiri wins New York City Marathon 2025 in a course record of 2:19.51.
- She broke the 22-year-old course record of 2:22.31 set by Kenya’s Margaret Okayo in 2003.
- Kenyan duo Sharon Loked and Sheila Chepkirui completed the podium places.
Kenya’s Hellen Obiri produced a devastating late kick to power to victory in the New York City Marathon on Sunday in a new course record time.
Obiri, the 2023 New York winner, pulled away from compatriot Sharon Lokedi with just under a mile to go to cross in two hours, 19 minutes and 51 seconds.
Obiri’s time obliterated the 22-year-old course record of 2hr 22min 31sec set by Kenya’s Margaret Okayo in 2003.
Hellen Obiri wins New York City Marathon 2025
Lokedi, the New York winner in 2022, finished second in 2:20:07 while last year’s winner Sheila Chepkirui was third in 2:20:24.
The top three finishers were all under Okayo’s old course record.
“Amazing, it was a very good run for me,” Obiri said afterwards. “We had a very strong field and I said to myself ‘let me try to do my best.’
“In my mind I said to myself to be patient. I knew Sharon was there and she has won the New York Marathon before. I said ‘Can I be the first one to win here?'”.
Dutch star Sifan Hassan, the reigning Olympic marathon champion, was sixth in 2:24:43.
