The New York City Marathon will bid farewell to Eliud Kipchoge as the former world record holder and two-time Olympic champion competes over the distance in an elite race for what is expected to be the final time.
Kipchoge, who turns 41 next week, will be making his debut in New York to complete the seven-star set of world major marathons. At which point, the Kenyan has said he will embark on a “new journey” of “extreme” running challenges.
Kipchoge has run four of the 10 fastest marathons in history and became the first man to break the two-hour barrier, unofficially, in 2019. Kipchoge set his last world record in Berlin in 2022, which was then broken by the late Kelvin Kiptum.
In New York, Kipchoge will compete against fellow veteran Kenenisa Bekele, the third-fastest man in history, as well as defending champion Abdi Nageeye, Olympic bronze medallist Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso.
Olympic champion Sifan Hassan headlines the women’s race but will face competition from the last three winners of the race, the Kenyan trio of Sheila Chepkiru, Hellen Obiri, Sharon Lokedi, and Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase.
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New York City Marathon: Schedule and start times
8:00 AM (1:00 PM) – Men’s Wheelchair Start
8:02 AM (1:02 PM) – Women’s Wheelchair Start
8:22 AM (1:22 PM) – Marathon Pushrim and Handcycle Start
8:35 AM (1:35 PM) – Elite Women Start
9:05 AM (2:05 PM) – Elite Men Start
9:10 AM (2:10 PM) – Wave 1 Start
9:45 AM (2:45 PM) – Wave 2 Start
10:20 AM (3:20 PM) – Wave 3 Start
10:45 AM (3:45 PM) – Wave 4 Start
11:30 AM (4:30 PM) – Wave 5 Start
Jamie Braidwood2 November 2025 11:02
How to watch the New York City Marathon
Fans in the UK can watch the New York City Marathon 2025 on Discovery+ and TNT Sports, with coverage starting at 1:30pm GMT. For a live stream, you can use discovery+. Fans in the USA can catch the coverage and a live stream via ESPN 2, with the start time at 8 AM ET (1pm GMT).
Jamie Braidwood2 November 2025 11:01
Good morning
The New York City Marathon 2025 welcomes a star-studded field headlined by Olympic and marathon major champions including Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan.
In a course debut for both the Kenyan and Dutch athletes, the 26.2 mile race is set up for a fascinating battle through the five boroughs of New York City.
It brings a close to marathon majors season, too, fresh off the back of Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa’s victories in Chicago, and Sabastian Sawe’s storming win in Berlin after leading an unprecedented anti-doping scheme with the AIU and Adidas.
The sport suffered a blow, though, when official women’s world record holder Ruth Chepng’etich was handed a three-year ban for doping.
Jamie Braidwood2 November 2025 11:00
