by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun presents
Coffee with Larry
November 2nd 2025
TCS New York City Marathon Weekend
Episode 810
This is our special issue for the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, which is happening November 2, 2025.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
1. Furnished Quarters Furnished Quarters specializes in corporate stays of 30 days or more in major cities around the world. Learn more at www.furnishedquarters.com. Please note that they have some opportunities around the majors marathons around the world. Furnished Quarters is the sponsor of RunBlogRun and our partner sites as we cover the NYC Marathon from October 15-November 20!
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4. NIKE NIKE has returned to the sport by sponsoring #RunBlogRun and the #runningnetwork partners. NIKE and #RunBlogRun are collaborating on a newsletter, #TheJourneytoCompete, celebrating cross country and the NIKECrossNationals.com. Find the newsletter at www.runblogrun.com and www.runningnetwork.com and NIKE at www.nikerunning.com
This is a special Coffee with Larry, Special NYC edition, recorded via Zoom and producd by Mike Deering/TheShoeAddicts.
Our topics:
- Kenya took the top three in both the men’s and women’s Elite Marathon races, with Benson Kipruto winning the Men’s marathon, winning by .02 in 2:08:09! Hellen Obiri won the women’s elite Marathon in a new CR of 2:19:51.
- Kenya has won 35 titles at the New York City Marathon, with 18 Men’s titles and 17 Women’s titles.
- Grete Waitz has the record for most women’s elite titles with nine and Bill Rodgers has won four marathon titles in New York.
- Weather was near perfect, with start at 48 degrees and, even with the sunny days, the temperatures stayed down!
- Top American performances were led by Joel Reichow, in a PB of 2:09:56, a 40 second improvement, and Fiona O’Keefe, who took 4th in 2:22:49.
- A busy week in New York: On October 29, Staten Island Running Association’s Legends and Youth Gala, on October 30, The NYRR’s Rising Star Shoe Distribution to 350 young and deserving athletes, and on October 31, the NYC elite athlete presser, where RunBlogRun interviewed nine athletes, and the Museum of World Athletics reception to honor 15 athlete donations at the NYAC! And finally, on Sunday, we covered the 54th TCS NYC Marathon from the NYCC Pavilion!
- We hope that you enjoyed it! See you Monday on #CoffeewithLarry
