The 2025 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon started with fog and drizzle, but that didn’t slow down the action. The streets of New York saw blistering paces, gutsy moves, and two new event records as Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi and Abel Kipchumba took top honors. With 28,750 runners pounding through the streets of New York, this year’s edition of the race was one for the books.
Men’s Race
The men’s race went out hot—like way too hot.
American Conner Mantz, known for pushing the pace, threw down a blistering 13:50 for the first 5K. That’s fast enough to make most runners consider retirement. Only a few could hang: Kipchumba, Britain’s Patrick Dever, American Hillary Bor, and Kenya’s Wesley Kiptoo.
By the time they hit the Brooklyn Bridge, the pack had thinned, and Kiptoo started to fall off the back.
But Mantz wasn’t backing down, hitting 10K in 27:48, on pace for an absolutely insane 58:41 finish. It was at this point that Kipchumba decided he had seen enough.
At the 17K mark, Kipchumba threw in a big move, zig-zagging across 42nd Street in an attempt to shake Mantz.
While Mantz fought to stay close, the Kenyan’s tactics paid off.
By the time they reached Central Park, Kipchumba had the race in his hands. He broke the tape in 59:09, taking down Haile Gebrselassie’s 2007 event record along the way.
Mantz, to his credit, still finished second in 59:15, improving on his American record time from Houston earlier this year (although the NYC Half course isn’t record-eligible). Bor rounded out the podium with a 59:55, finally dipping under the 60-minute mark after multiple attempts.
Men’s Top 20
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Kipchumba | 00:59:09 |
| 2 | Conner Mantz | 00:59:15 |
| 3 | Hillary Bor | 00:59:55 |
| 4 | Patrick Dever | 01:00:19 |
| 5 | Wesley Kiptoo | 01:00:56 |
| 6 | Alex Masai | 01:01:17 |
| 7 | Ben Flanagan | 01:01:31 |
| 8 | Reed Fischer | 01:01:41 |
| 9 | Yemane Haileselassie | 01:01:46 |
| 10 | Abbabiya Simbassa | 01:02:04 |
| 11 | Jack Rowe | 01:02:51 |
| 12 | Woody Kincaid | 01:03:00 |
| 13 | Nick Hauger | 01:03:06 |
| 14 | Connor Winter | 01:03:22 |
| 15 | Luke Combs | 01:04:02 |
| 16 | Andrew Davies | 01:04:09 |
| 17 | Yudai Kiyama | 01:04:15 |
| 18 | Ashenafi Ketema Birhana | 01:04:18 |
| 19 | Omar Fabricio Castillo | 01:04:30 |
| 20 | Tristan Woodfine | 01:04:32 |
Women’s Race
On the women’s side, Britain’s Calli Hauger-Thackery was in no mood for a tactical game. She stormed through 10K in 32:13, dragging six others along for the ride, including Lokedi, Fiona O’Keeffe, Diane van Es, Emma Bates, Sara Hall, and debutant Amy-Eloise Neale.
As they hit the hills of Manhattan, Lokedi made her move.
With just 5K to go, she hit the gas and didn’t look back.
She covered 15K to 20K in a blistering 15:26, opening up a lead that no one could touch. By the time she crossed the line in 1:07:04, she had smashed Hellen Obiri’s 2023 course record by 17 seconds.
O’Keeffe managed to edge Hauger-Thackery in a tight finish for second, clocking 1:07:46 to the Brit’s 1:07:49. Van Es took fourth with 1:08:03, a huge improvement on last year’s 1:12:03. Neale, making her half-marathon debut, clocked a stellar 1:08:12 for fifth.
Women’s Top 20
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Lokedi | 01:07:04 |
| 2 | Fiona O’Keeffe | 01:07:46 |
| 3 | Calli Hauger-Thackery | 01:07:49 |
| 4 | Diane van Es | 01:08:03 |
| 5 | Amy-Eloise Neale | 01:08:12 |
| 6 | Emma Bates | 01:08:21 |
| 7 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 01:09:03 |
| 8 | Emily Sisson | 01:09:19 |
| 9 | Susanna Sullivan | 01:09:25 |
| 10 | Sara Hall | 01:09:37 |
| 11 | Sarah Lahti | 01:09:42 |
| 12 | Lindsay Flanagan | 01:09:57 |
| 13 | Dakotah Popehn | 01:10:18 |
| 14 | Stephanie Bruce | 01:11:25 |
| 15 | Fabienne Schlumpf | 01:11:35 |
| 16 | Sara Vaughn | 01:11:45 |
| 17 | Des Linden | 01:11:53 |
| 18 | Rose Harvey | 01:12:52 |
| 19 | Paige Wood | 01:13:48 |
| 20 | Kaylee Flanagan | 01:14:23 |
