New York Marathon

The New York City Marathon is one of the biggest road racing event on the planet. It is officially world's largest marathon by finishing numbers and also first race to hit 50,000 marathon runners on the finish line. Initial races held around famous Central Park with loops, but since 1976 it turned to current "five boroughs" course as a tradition. The runners starts the race in Staten Island, then followed through Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and finally terminates in Central Park in Manhattan.

Considered it has relatively hard course including final part climb in the Central Park.

The race cancelled two times previously: in 2012 due to Sandy Hurricane, then 2020 for global pandemic of Covid-19.

Total finishers so far (1970-2025): 1.523.227

COURSE RECORDS

Men - 2:04:58 Tamirat Tola (ETH) in 2023 edition

(Splits: 15:29 - 30:40 - 45:04 - 59:34 - 1:02:45 HM - 1:14:51 - 1:28:22 - 1:42:51 - 1:58:08 - 2:04:58 / 62:45 - 62:13)

Women - 2:19:51 Hellen Obiri (KEN) in2025 edition

(Splits: 17:05 - 33:53 - 50:52 - 1:07:24 - 1:11:01 HM - 1:23:59 - 1:40:11 - 1:56:49 - 2:12:59 - 2:19:51 / 71:01 - 69:50)

MOST PODIUMS

9 - Grete Waitz (9-0-0)

8 - Mary Keitany (4-2-2)

6 - Laura Fogli (0-2-4)

5 - Albert Korir (1-2-2)

4 - Bill Rodgers (4-0-0)

4 - Geoffrey Kamworor (2-1-1)

4 - Lelisa Desisa (1-1-2)

4 - Franca Fiacconi (1-2-1)

4 - Jelena Prokopchuka (2-0-2)

4 - Lisa Martin (Ondieki) (1-2-0)

COUNTRY WINNING DOUBLE

9 - KENYA (2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025)

7 - UNITED STATES (1971-77)

ALL-PODIUM SWEEP

No other than United States in first five editions, mainly done with US contestants.

MARGINAL WINS (in current course)

Men's narrowest:

Same time - Kipruto-Mutiso (2025)

0:01 Tergat-Ramaala (2005)

0:02 Silva-Paredes (1994)

0:02 Desisa-Kitata (2018)

Men's biggest:

+3:21 Jones-Bettiol (1988)

Women's narrowest:

0:03 Radcliffe-Chepkemei (2004)

0:03 Keitany-Sumgong (2014)

Women's biggest:

+13:51 Gorman-Brown (1976)

RACE DETAILS & MILESTONES (Official finishing numbers)

2025 (59,231) New finishers record. Dead-heat in the men's finish. Obiri broke 22-year-old course record.

2024 (55,642) New finishers record.

2023 (51,402) Tamirat Tola broke 2:05 barrier in NY.

2022 (47,839) Sharon Lokedi won the title on her marathon debut.

2021 (26,112) Olympic champion Jepchirchir missed course record by 8 seconds.

2019 (53,639) A record finishers in marathon history. Joyciline Jepkosgei clocked 2nd fastest in the race history.

2018 (52,813) Mary Keitany wins fourth NY title.

2017 (50,773) Shalane Flanagan beat strong field for becoming first American woman to win NY in 40 years.

2016 (51,394) World champion Ghirmay Gebrselassie became first Eritrean to win NY. Keitany completes triple.

2015 (49,595)

2014 (50,530)

2013 (50,266) First-ever 50K finish in the World. Mutai retains his title.

2011 (47,340) Geoffrey Mutai breaks course record (2:05:06) in his NY debut.

2010 (45,103)

2009 (43,660) Meb Keflezighi ends 27-year US title drought. Legendary Derartu Tulu wins the women's race.

2008 (38,096) Paula Radcliffe secured her back-to-back victory.

2007 (38,607)

2006 (37,866)

2005 (36,857)

2004 (36,562)

2003 (34,729) Course record for women (2:22:31) by Margaret Okayo.

2002 (31,834)

2001 (23,664) Tesfaye Jifar ran first sub 2:08 in NY on his debut.

2000 (29,336)

1999 (31,786)

1998 (31,539) Franca Fiacconi won after couple of podium finishes by established new NR.

1997 (30,427) Finishing figure exceeded 30K. Winner Kagwe stopped twice during the race to tie his shoes.

1996 (28,182) Anuta Catuna broke Romanian record to win women's race.

1995 (26,754) Lowest temperature in race history (5°C at finish). Loroupe retains title in women's race.

1994 (29,735) Australian Lisa Ondieki clocked first sub 2:25 in women's. Record lasted for seven years.

1993 (26,597) Legendary race director Fred Lebow's last helm in the race before hid death in October '94.

1992 (27,797)

1991 (25,797)

1990 (23,774)

1989 (24,659)

1988 (22,405) Grete Waitz' ninth victory at age 35.

1987 (21,244) Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya became first African winner.

1986 (19,689) Three Italians on the main podiums: two in men, one in women.

1985 (15,881) Italian Orlando Pizzolato defended his crown.

1984 (14,590) All-European podiums. Very international race; only two American men in Top 20.

1983 (14,546) Rod Dixon became first foreigner to win men's race.

1982 (13,599) Alberto Salazar made triple in NY. Third consecutive sub 2:10 victory.

1981 (13,223) Short course (app. 150m). First ABC Sports live broadcast.

1980 (12,512) Waitz broke third successive WR in the race.

1979 (10,477) Finishing number hits 10K. Highest temperature in race history (27°C at finish)

1978 (8,588) Grete Waitz became first non-US winners by breaking non-official WR in her marathon debut!

1977 (3,701)

1976 (1549) First five-borough race. Bill Rodgers secured first of his four consecutive victories.

1975 (339) Tom Fleming secured his second win in three years, lowered course best under 2:20.

1974 (259) Used electronic timing equipment first time. Extreme heat: 259 of 527 finished.

1973 (282) Nina Kuscsik became first repeat winner.

1972 (187) Only two of six female contestant had finish.

1971 (164) Liz Bonner, 19, completed women's race under three hours, to break unofficial world record then.

1970 (55) The 30-year-old Gary Muhrke won inaugural race. 55 of 127 starters have completed the course.

TOP 10 MARKS

MEN - Top 10 marks average: 2:06:24

2:04:58 Tamirat Tola, Ethiopia (2023)

2:05:06 Geoffrey Mutai, Kenya (2011)

2:05:59 Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopia (2018)

2:06:01 Shura Kitata, Ethiopia (2018)

2:06:26 Geoffrey Kamworor, Kenya (2018)

2:06:28 Emmanuel Mutai, Kenya (2011)

2:06:57 Albert Korir, Kenya (2023)

2:07:11 Shura Kitata, Ethiopia (2023)

2:07:13 Tsegay Kebede, Ethiopia (2011)

2:07:39 Abdi Nageeye, Netherlands (2024)

WOMEN - Top 10 marks average: 2:21:16

2:19:51 Hellen Obiri, Kenya (2025)

2:20:07 Sharon Lokedi, Kenya (2025)

2:20:24 Sheila Chepkurui, Kenya (2025)

2:22:31 Margaret Okayo, Kenya (2003)

2:22:38 Joyciline Jepkosgei, Kenya (2019)

2:22:39 Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya (2021)

2:22:44 Viola Cheptoo, Kenya (2021)

2:22:48 Mary Keitany, Kenya (2018)

2:22:49 Fiona O'Keefe, United States (2025)

2:22:52 Ababel Yeshaneh, Ethiopia (2021)