These Four Americans Will Make Their Marathon Debuts In NYC

This weekend, a handful of Americans will make their debuts over the marathon distance at the 2025 NYC Marathon.

Oct 30, 2025 by John Davern

These Four Americans Will Make Their Marathon Debuts In NYC

Four Americans will race the marathon distance for the first time at the 2025 NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 2. Hillary Bor, Charles Hicks, Joe Klecker and Amanda Vestri will all cover the 26.2 miles through the five boroughs on Sunday.

They will join already stacked elite fields that feature the likes of Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan. The elite women's race is slated to begin at 8:35 AM, with the men's elite race to follow at 9:05 AM.

Hillary Bor

Hillary Bor was formerly one of the best steeplechasers in American History. His 8:08.41 ranks him fourth fastest American man in history. He is a three-time US Champion and a 2021 Diamond League Champion, but he has recently traded in the steeples for the roads.

He has since won two US 10 Mile Championships and run a best of 59:55 over the half marathon distance. He finished third at the USA Half Marathon Championships this year and second at the USA 20k Road Running Championships in September.

Bor will make the leap to the full distance this weekend - with a lot of eager eyes watching to see what he can do.

Joe Klecker

Klecker made the full transition to the roads in 2025 and has found some moderate success in his first year.

He opened the year with a 1:01.06 at the Houston Half Marathon. He followed that performances with a 1:01:34 run to finish eighth at the US Half Marathon Championships.

A month later he ran 46:08 to finish fifth at the USA 10 Mile Road Running Championships.

Klecker will look to have a steady day in his marathon debut.

Amanda Vestri

Vestri has dabbled in the road disciplines and track disciplines in 2025 and has found success with both.

She finished fourth at the Houston Half Marathon with a 1:07:35 and then finished third at the US Half Marathon on March 2. She then won the Women's 6K National Road Title on July 12 before finishing eighth in the 10,000m at the USATF Championships.

Her marathon debut will be exciting to watch as she has a ton of potential to do big things on the road.

Charles Hicks

Hicks has had a quiet couple of years since winning the European U23 5K Title in 2023. That could change for Hicks as he is set to make his marathon debut in NYC.

This year, Hicks has finished fourth at the USA 4 Mile Road Running Championships and sixth at the Boilermaker 15k Road Race in Utica, NY.

That was the longest completed race of his career, so he has a long way to home in New York City.

2025 New York City Marathon Entries

Professional Men

Name - Country - Personal Best

Eliud Kipchoge – Kenya – 2:01:09
Kenenisa Bekele - Kenya - 2:01:41
Benson Kipruto – Kenya – 2:02:16
Deresa Geleta – Ethiopia – 2:02:38
Alexander Mutiso – Kenya – 2:03:11
Abdi Nageeye – Netherlands – 2:04:20 NR
Alphonce Simbu – Tanzania – 2:04:38
Sondre Nordstad Moen – Norway – 2:05:48 NR
Felix Bour – France – 2:06:46
Matthias Kyburz – Switzerland – 2:06:48
Abel Kipchumba – Kenya – 2:06:49
Biya Simbassa – USA – 2:06:53
Albert Korir – Kenya – 2:06:57
Tsegay Tuemay – Eritrea – 2:07:35
Emmanuel Levisse – France – 2:07:41
Pat Tiernan – Australia – 2:07:45
Daniele Meucci – Italy – 2:07:49
Alex Maier – USA – 2:08:33
Jonny Mellor – Great Britain – 2:09:09
Colin Bennie – USA – 2:09:38
Reed Fischer – USA – 2:10:14
Joel Reichow – USA – 2:10:37
Pasquale Selvarolo – Italy – 2:11:34
Yudai Fukuda – Japan – 2:13:19
Ryan Eiler – USA – 2:13:36
Matthew Leach – Great Britain – 2:15:31
Tim McGowan – USA – 2:15:40
Sean Grossman – USA – 2:18:45
Hillary Bor – USA – Debut
Patrick Dever – Great Britain – Debut
Charles Hicks – USA – Debut
Joe Klecker – USA – Debut
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (Debut)

Professional Women

Name - Country - Personal Best

Sifan Hassan – Netherlands – 2:13:44 NR
Sharon Lokedi – Kenya – 2:17:22
Sheila Chepkirui – Kenya – 2:17:29
Hellen Obiri – Kenya – 2:17:41
Gotytom Gebreslase – Ethiopia – 2:18:11
Emily Sisson – USA – 2:18:23 NR
Vivian Cheruiyot – Kenya – 2:18:31
Edna Kiplagat – Kenya – 2:19:50
Sara Hall – USA – 2:20:32
Susanna Sullivan – USA – 2:21:56
Fiona O’Keeffe – USA – 2:22:10
Molly Seidel – USA – 2:23:07
Annie Frisbie – USA – 2:23:21
Sara Vaughn – USA – 2:23:24
Fionnuala McCormack – Ireland – 2:23:46
Eilish McColgan – Great Britain – 2:24:25
Kellyn Taylor – USA – 2:24:29
Fabienne Schlumpf – Switzerland – 2:24:30 NR
Stephanie Bruce – USA – 2:27:47
Elena Hayday – USA – 2:30:51
Argentina Valdepeñas – Mexico – 2:35:16
Khia Kurtenbach – USA – 2:39:50
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal – Norway – N/A
Jessica Warner-Judd – Great Britain – Debut
Amanda Vestri – USA – Debut

How To Track NYC Marathon Runners

In order to track the runners in real-time, download the New York Road Runners app, which is available via Apple and Google Play.

You can also access the live results via browser. The browser will also allow you to search participants and track specific runners.

2025 NYC Marathon Schedule (ET)

8:00 AM - Men's Wheelchair Start
8:02 AM - Women's Wheelchair Start
8:22 AM - Marathon Pushrim and Handcycle Start
8:35 AM - Elite Women Start
9:05 AM - Elite Men Start
9:10 AM - Wave 1 Start
9:45 AM - Wave 2 Start
10:20 AM - Wave 3 Start
10:45 AM - Wave 4 Start
11:30 AM - Wave 5 Start

How To Watch The NYC Marathon In The United States?

National coverage of the 2025 NYC Marathon will be available on ESPN 2 starting at 8 AM ET. The broadcast will also be available live in Spanish on ESPN3. ABC may show the coverage on local listings.

When Is The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon?

The race begins at 8:00am ET with the men's professional wheelchair division. The professional women's open division will follow at 8:35am ET, followed by the professional men's open division at 9:05am ET.

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