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The 51st Running of the New York City Marathon - As It Happens
On this page: Men's Race | Women's Race
We're on-site at the New York City Marathon and will be commenting on the race - as it happens. If you haven't yet, follow the links above to review the starter lists - so you know who the players are. Then, return to this page and refresh often. We'll have photos and post-race writeups after the race is over.
Note, as you read these reports, they will appear in reverse chronological order.
Newest updates will be at the top of each section. Men's Race | Women's Race
Overview
The weather for the 2023 marathon will be nearly perfect for both runners and spectators. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 50s at the start of the race in Staten Island, rising only to about 60 degrees at the finish. There is expected to be a mild headwind for the first 2/3 of the course which will become a slight tailwind when the runners turn at the final six miles. Some clouds will further help to not cause the runners to overheat. This is about as good as it gets for the New York City Marathon...
Men's Race back to top
Mile 26 (2:03:53). Finish (2:04:58). It's a new course record for Tamirat Tola, beating the 12 year old recrod of Geoffrey Mutai. Amazingly, Tola was a late addition to the field after defending champion Evans Checbet could not attend... Albert Korir finishes in second place in 2:06:57. Shura Kitata takes the third spot in 2:07:11.
Mile 25 (1:58:51. Tamirat Tola remains on pace to set the cours record with 25 seconds to spare...
Mile 24 (1:53:54). Tamirat Tola is slowing, but still on pace for the course record. At this point, he is beginning to run into the top 10 women, even though he started 25 minutes behind the women.
Mile 23 (1:48:51). Tola is slowing just a bit, but not much. With 5K remaining, it looks like the win is assured and the course record will probably be broken.
Mile 21 (1:39:17), 35K (1:42:51), Mile 22 (1:44:01. Amazingly, Tola is continuing the pace on track to run a sub-2:04 marathon.
Mile 19 (1:29:57), Mile 20 (1:34:35). Tamirat Tola is alone. He will either set the course record, fade and win or fade and drop out... This is a marathon, not a sprint. And the New York City Marathon course is notoriously difficult.
Mile 18 (1:25:31). Another fast mile - on an average pace for 2:04:08 finish, well ahead of the prior record of 2:05:06. But there are still many miles to go.
Mile 17 (1:20:45). The fastest mile of the race - 4:28. Tamirat Tola with a personal best of 2;03:39 could possibly keep this pace. Jemal Yimer with a previous personal best of 2:08:58 may be hard pressed to continue on at this pace toward a sub 2:05:00 finish....
Mile 16 (1:16:17). The race is now down to two men - but it is really early for this sort of a push, this could be trouble.
Mile 15 (1:11:33). The race is down to three men, Tamirat Tola, Jemal Ymire and Albert Korir. Their average pace will put them ahead of the course record - and typically the runners will increase their cadence in the final miles. A comment from a colleague in the press center: "the women are running slowly, the men are running quickly, could the men catch the women?" And, indeed, the math says they might - wouldn't it be fun to see a man and woman both breaking the tape togehter?!?!???
Mile 14 (1:06:53). The men continue to push the pace
Halfway (1:02:45). Five men running together - we believe the course record will be in play.
Mile 11 (52:55), Mile 12 (57:30), 20K (59:34). The pace for the men continues on track for a possible course record. Shura Kitata seems to be falling off the pace.
Mile 10 (48:07). A pack of six men - Jemal Yimer (ETH), Albert Korir (KEN), Tamirat Tola (ETH), Zouhair Talbi (MAR), Abdi Nageeye (NED) and Shura Kitata (ETH) - continue together at a pace that would have them in under 2:06, chasing the 2:05:06 course record.
Mile 8 (39:00), Mile 9 (43:40), 15K (45:04). The men's pace has accelerated and now the pack has broken down to six men. The men have passed the 15K mark on pace for a course record - they have passed the mark in a time that is 9 seconds fastr than when Geoffrey Mutai passed the mark when he set the course record in 2011.
Mile 6 (29:32), 10K (30:36. Eighteen men remain in the lead pack, including three Americans - Elkaneh Kibet, Futsum Zienasellassie and Sydney Gidabuday. The fourth American, Reed Fischer, has fallen out of the lead pack.
Mile 5 (24:40). Hendrik Pfeiffer of Germany (personal best of 2:08:58) has been leading the pack over the last miles. The pack remains unchanged.
Mile 4 (19:50). The pack of nineteen men continues along together. In the pack are Albert Korir (KEN), Jemal Yimer (ETH), Yenew Alamirew Getahun (ETH), Abdi Nageeye (NED), Iliass Aouani (ITA), Edward Cheserek (KEN), Zouhair Talbi (MAR), Maru Teferi (ISR), Elkanah Kibet (USA), Tamirat Tola (ETH), Cam Levins (CAN), Erenjia Jia (CHN), Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER), Andrew Butchart (GBR), Sydney Gidabuday (USA), Koen Naert (BEL), Shura Kitata (ETH), Reed Fischer (USA) and Futsum Zienasellassie (USA).
Mile 2 (10:02), Mile 3 (14:56), 5K (15:28). Nineteen men in the lead pack that has corssed the 5K mark in a time that will easily put them across the finish line in under 2:10.
Mile 1 (5:17). A large pack of men, approximately 20, are together running what is a good pace to this point.
The men's race has started! The pack starts over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge - technically the largest hill on the course, but not tough as it is the start of the race.
The men's race will begin at 9:05AM. We'll have more when the race begins.
Women's Race back to top
Finish (2:27:23). Hellen Obiri, in a sprint finish kept the pressure onward and takes the victory. Letesenbet Gidey takes second in 2:27:29 and Sharon Lokedi settles for third in 2:27:33.
Mile 25 (2:21:28). The fastest mile of the race as the top three women are pushing the pace to see which one will break first. Will Sharon Lokedi repeat as champion? Will Hellen Obiri add a New York City Marathon victory to her Boston Marathon victory for two World Marathon Majors titles in one year. Or will Letesenbet Gidey be the spoiler?
Mile 24 (2:16:26). The women are continuing along at a strong pace - it is a real race. Brigid Kosgei had fallen back but regained the pack. Only to fall back again. Viola Cheptoo is also beginning to fall back.
Mile 23 (2:11:07). Sharon Lokedi has rejoined the pack. Brigid Kosgei has rejoined the pack. It is now a race of five women with 5K to go in the race...
Mile 22 (2:06:03). At 5:18, the fastest mile of the race. The race is down to three or four women, Viola Cheptoo, Hellen Obiri and Letesenbet Gidey. Sharon Lokedi is just behind.
Mile 20 (1:55:15), Mile 21 (2:00:45), 35K (2:04:45. The pack has dropped to 8 runners and is starting to spread out as the pace is picking up led by Viola Cheptoo.
Mile 16 (1:31:14), Mile 17 (1:37:10), Mile 18 (1:43:08), 30K (1:55:15). The women continue to slow, and the slowness of the pace is self-devident as no woman has been dropped from the pack. Eleven women remain together. The last 5K split of 18:27 was the slowest of the day.
Mile 14 (1:19:34), Mile 15 (1:25:31), 25K (1:28:39) (1:28:39). The women have been slowing, they seem unconcerned with their time. The 5K split from 20K to 25K at 18:19, slow....
Mile 12 (1:07:47 20K (1:10:20), Halfway (1:13:40). The pace for the women has been slowing and now puts them on pace for a 2:29 finish. The pack continues with the same eleven women - a course record is unlikely.
Mile 11 (1:02:03). The two American, Molly Huddle and Kellyn Taylor, have been setting the pace which has remained fairly consistent through the race toward a sub 2:28 finish time.
Mile 10 (56:18). Molly Huddle is setting the pace and leading the women, but no additional women have fallen off the pace.
Mile 7 (29:19), Mile 8 (44:57), Mile 9 (50:25), 15K (52:29). The pack remains together.
Mile 5 (27:55), Mile 6 (33:22), 10K (34:35). Kellyn Taylor continues to lead the race and set the pace, but the pack has rejoined her. The same eleven women remain together. The 10K split time is 21 seconds slower than the time for Margaret Okayao when she set the the course record in 2003. That is a really old record and at least one or more of the women has expressed an interest in bettering that record (and collecting the $50,000 bonus which would come with a new course record).
Mile 4 (22:21). Kellyn Taylor continues to set her own pace and is more than ten seconds ahead of the main pack. Edna Kiplagat is the leader of the main women's pack. In the race are: Kellyn Taylor (USA), Edna Kiplagat (KEN), Hellen Obiri (KEN), Viola Cheptoo (KEN), Brigid Kosgei (KEN), Sharon Lokedi (KEN), Fantu Zewude Jifar (ETH), Mary Ngugi (KEN), Molly Huddle (USA), Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) and Solange Jesus (POR).
Mile 3 (16:43), 5K (17:23). Kellyn Taylor continues to lead the pack of 11 women who are now running at a pace to put them through the finish in under 2:27.
Mile 2 (11:15). Kellyn Taylor continues to run a few seconds ahead of the other women. About eleven women are in the lead group and behind Taylor, Viola Cheptoo and Molly Huddle seem to be ones who look like they would like to push the pace a bit. The pace at this point would put the women through the finish in about 2:27:30, but note that the split at mile 2 is 30 seconds faster than the women ran in 2021 when they ran 2:22:30, so the pace at this point is irrelevant.
Mile 1 (5:54). Kelly Taylor is running about 10 seconds ahead of the other women - about 15 women in the early start. The first mile is typically slow as the race ascends the bridge in what is the largest hill on the course. The biggest disappointment is that Peres Jechirchir did not start - she had told us pre-race that she had injured herself a week out from the race during one of her final workouts.
The women's race has started! Not much to report yet, as the large pack of women start their journey and run up and over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. From the start, Kellyn Taylor is running away from the other women. But it is early in the race.
The women's race will begin at 8:40AM. Stay tuned here for updates as soon as the race begins.
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