US EditionEliud Kipchoge, Racing in a Long-Sleeved Shirt, Finishes 17th at the New York City Marathon
Kipchoge aims to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors series with a Six Star Medal before retiring to pursue ultra marathon and other endurance challenges.
- On Sunday, Eliud Kipchoge ran his first New York City Marathon as what he called his final elite marathon, aiming to secure the Six Star Medal by completing the Abbott World Marathon Majors series.
- Kipchoge intends to step away from elite marathoning after New York to pursue ultra distances including 50 kilometres and an Antarctica challenge with partners and charitable causes.
- The race course runs from Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens, crosses the Queensboro Bridge into the Bronx and finishes in Manhattan, with organisers expecting over 50,000 participants in the 54th edition.
- Kipchoge lost contact with the lead pack around the 16th mile, but running observers and fans say his place in marathon history remains secure despite recent slipping.
- Kipchoge's record includes four of the 10 fastest marathons, the first sub-two-hour attempt in Vienna and two Olympic gold medals, while his lifetime running odometer has passed 110,000 miles.
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He has shaped marathon sports like hardly any other. Now, 40-year-old Eliud Kipchoge has contested his last big city marathon in New York. One of his new goals: Antarctica.
Hellen Obiri won on Sunday in 2 h 19 min 51 seconds, beating the record of the race largely. Among the men, Benson Kipruto closed the 42,195 kilometers in 2 h 8 min 9 s. Eliud Kipchoge, legend of the discipline, finished his final great marathon in 2 h 14 min 26 s.
The 2025 marks a new reference in the New York Marathon. Hellen Obiri set a new female record, while his Kenyan compatriot, Benson Kipruto, won the male race beating Alexander Mutiso for less than a second.Obiri, who also won the race in 2023, finished with a time of two hours, 19 minutes and 51 seconds. Obiri ran alongside 2022 winner Sharon Lokedi, until he took off from his compatriot in the last mile, accelerating and winning easily, surpass…
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