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11/09/2025

History at 50th MCM: King Captures Third Win; Barrett Smashes 35-Year-Old Women’s Record

Story and Photos by George Banker

Sunday, October 26, 2025 was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon.

The Founding Father of the Marine Corps Reserve Marathon was Colonel James Fowler and after the completion of the first race the following comment was made, “It appeals to my sense of mischief. I can recall General Michael Ryan saying, ‘We give this race and what happens if no one comes?’ I replied, ‘A few have shown up.’ Once the Marines do something two years in a row it becomes a tradition.” Colonel Fowler could not have imagined the first-year registration of about 1,175 runners to 40,000 this year. The entry fee in the first year was $2.00.

30,191 finished this year, breaking the prior record of 23,519 set in 2012.

The air was full of excitement as the runners lined up in the starting area. Each runner had a purpose and only one male and one female could win. It was going to happen, but no one could predict who.

The two 2024 winners both returned to defend their titles. Tessa Barrett of Arlington, VA, (2:38:38) and Major Kyle King of Dumfries, VA, a two-time winner (2022-2:19:19, 2024-2:25:06). One notable runner was Ruth Hamilton of McLean, VA who represented the female runners from 1976 where she placed 15th (3:57:54) among 24.

The course was challenging with 24 turns over 26.2 miles. All training had been completed and it was show time.

The men’s race opened with a pack of 9 which remained close through mile 7 and dropped to 7 near the Kennedy Center at mile 10. The runners included Michale Schmidt of Boston, Brett Brady of Pensacola, Wojciech Kopec of Poland, and King was near the rear. Going into the Blue Mile into Hains Point the pack remained. Once beyond that point the dynamics of the race began to change over the remaining miles. King was the runner to beat, but there were no takers.

King outlasted the competition and became the first three-peat winner and the second active-duty Marine to win in a time of 2:18:52 (10th fastest winning time). The runner-up was Kopec at a time of 2:23:10. Schmidt was third at a time of 2:23:47.

“Standing at the starting line and seeing a lot of the guys I had looked up to throughout this journey before I was able to run the times I am running now. I used to always be amazed at how fast they were when I watched them on this course. So, standing next to them right before the gun went off, I questioned myself and my ability to go after such ambitious goals. But I knew the work had truly been put in and what I was capable of now, so once the gun went off, the nerves went away. I knew it was just time to do everything I had done in training,” stated Jonathan Ladson of Woodbridge, VA (2:35:50, 33rd).

The women’s race was a shutout as Barrett ran uncontested. There was no time wasted as to the strategy to defend her title. Barrett crossed the finish line in a history making time of 2:34:11. The prior record was set by Russian Army Sergeant Olga Markova in 1990 (2:37:00).

The magic of 2:37:00 is that time needed to qualify for the US Olympic Marathon Trials for the 2028 Olympics. The time will not be honored because the marathon did not have a USATF sanction request on file.

The runner-up was Meghan Sevcik of Westminster, CO, at 2:43:18. The third place was Julie Hartenbach of Springfield, VA. “Going into this race, I was not confident with my build at all. My personal life had a lot changes. I did not run throughout March and April, not because of injury but because of life changes that left me with no time to train. I started this build feeling behind, but chose Marine Corps Marathon as a hometown race that would not be overcomplicated with travel. In my training journal, I wrote “top 5 finish and sub 2:50,” stated Hartenbach.

The top female master was Liz Camy of Simi Valley, CA, in a time of 2:52:36. The male was Tesfaye Wosene of Temecula, CA in a time of 2:32:19. Wosene defended his 2024 title (2:33:11).

“I thought the level of competition was much deeper than normal. I thought I ran a time that would normally be top 20 and probably first master and I was 41st and 3rd master . . . so that was different but also great. I love seeing people getting after it and it makes everyone work harder,” stated Michael Wardian.

The top push-rim was Heather Sealover of Clearmont, FL with a time of 2:24:37. The runner-up was Andrea Kinder of Chubbuck, ID with a time of 3:39:28. Ilene Boyar of Norwalk, CT was third with a time of 5:16:01.

The U.S. Army Forces Championship team competition was won by the U.S. Navy for the women and the U.S. Army for the men. The Challenge Cup competition between the U.S. Marine and Royal Naval started in 1978. This year the U.S. Marines captured the title.

Jim Loveday who was on the first team was honored by teammates Ed French and Al Rich. Joining team Loveday was Stella French and Annabelle Loveday.

“My friend Colin Carthy (another original from ’78) was running a Marathon in Oct 1977 and invited me to train with him. I ran that race (my first marathon) in 2:47. From there I ran in the Inter Services Champs (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) 3rd Navy finisher in March 1978. Later that year I received a phone call from Al Rich saying we had been selected to represent the Royal Navy, Royal Marines in the MCM in November of that year. The rest is history,” stated French.

The top teams in the Service Academy were the U.S. Naval Academy for the women and the U.S. Air Force Academy for the men.

“The goal of the team was to beat the other service academy contingents of Army and Navy and see how we could contend with the department level Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine teams. While we tried our best to run our own race, whenever there was an opposing team in striking range our focus shifted towards decisive surges to put them behind us definitively,” stated Elijah Cox (2:26:23, 9th place).

Full results

50th Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington, VA, October 26, 2025

Top Women

2:34:11 Tessa Barrett 29 Arlington, VA
2:43:18 Maj Meghan Sevcik 39 Westminster, CO
2:48:05 Julie Hartenbach 39 Springfield, VA
2:48:41 Madison Overby 28 Richmond, VA
2:48:47 Megan Walsh 28 San Diego, CA
2:51:20 Kate Ruffin 22 Richmond, VA
2:52:36 Liz Camy 42 Simi Valley, VA
2:52:49 Paige Combs 31 Bentonville, AR
2:54:56 Camille Herhusky 31 Newport, RI
2:54:56 Erin Bellissimo 40 Monument, CO

Women Masters

7. 2:52:36 Liz Camy 42 Simi Valley, CA
10. 2:54:56 Erin Bellissimo 40 Monument, CO
27. 3:00:20 Kristin Lemos 44 Bethesda, MD
28. 3:00:47 Eleni Rundle 42 Apex, NC
31. 3:02:38 Jilane Petrie 41 Washington, DC

Top Men

2:18:52 Maj. Kyle King 35 Dumfries, VA
2:23:10 Wojciech Kopec 39 Olszunec, Poland
2:23:47 Michael Schmidt 35 Boston, MA
2:24:32 Daniel Soltys 25 Falmouth, England
2:24:51 Geoffrey Kipchumba 37 Peyton, CO
2:24:57 Kyle Smith 37 Colorado Springs, CO
2:25:20 Zachary Fenton 24 Pensacola, FL
2:26:20 Brent Brady 25 Pensacola, FL
2:26:23 Elijah Wilcox 21 USAF Academy, CO
2:27:44 Ian Webb 20 USAF Academy, CO

Men Masters

22. 2:32:19 Tesfaye Wosene 44 Temecula, CA
27. 2:34:07 John Heitzman 40 McFarland, WI
38. 2:36:56 Michael Wardian 51 Arlington, VA
48. 2:38:56 Seth Kampf 40 Collegeville, PA
51. 2:41:31 Abaham Dahan 51 Ramat Gan, Israel

Push Rim

5:16:01 Ilene Boyar 45-49 Norwalk, CT
2:24:37 Heather Sealover 35-39 Clearmont, FL
3:39:28 Andrea Kinder 25-29 Chubbuck, ID

11/08/2025

Obiri wins NYC Marathon in new record 2:19:51; Kipruto wins by a step

By Clay Shaw
Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

11.2.25 New York, NY—Hellen Obiri of Kenya stressed that patience was the key element in her record setting victory at the 54th TCS New York City Marathon. Obiri, the 2023 champion, waited until 59th Street in the final mile to surge powerfully on the slightly uphill final stretch to the finish line in Central Park. She set a record New York City Marathon time of 2:19:51. Sharon Lokedi of Kenya, the 2022 NYC champion and the 2025 Boston Marathon champion, was second in 2:20:07. Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya, the 2024 champ, was third in 2:20:24. All three broke the long standing 2:22:31 record set by Margaret Okayo of Kenya in 2003.

Fiona O’Keeffe of Cary, NC ran strong, mixing it up with the leaders for much of the race. She set a new USA women’s record of 2:22:49, finishing in fourth. Annie Frisbie of Edina, MN was fifth and second American in 2:24:12. Sifan Hassan of Netherlands, the Paris Olympic champ, and recently the Sydney Marathon winner in 2:18:22, was sixth in 2:24:43. Running a strong debut marathon was Jessica Warner-Judd of Great Britain, finishing seventh in 2:24:45. Amanda Vestri of Boone, NC had a 2:25:40 in her first ever marathon, placing ninth. Fionnuala McCormack of Ireland was top master and tenth overall in 2:27:00.

Benson Kipruto had a “shadow” for the latter part of the marathon in the name of Alexander Mutiso. Both Kenyan runners, with matching Adidas kits, were nearly inseparable, even at the very end. Kipruto opened a bit of real estate nearing the finish, but Mutiso roared back. Kipruto won by half a step, both timed in 2:08:09. The closest race in New York Marathon history was also the world’s largest, with 59,226 finishers. Albert Korir of Kenya, the 2021 champion, ran his fifth NYC Marathon and earned his fourth podium, finishing third in 2:08:57. Patrick Dever of Great Britain, running his debut marathon, was fourth in 2:08:58. Matthias Kyburz of Switzerland was fifth in 2:09:55. American Joel Reichow of St. Paul, MN was sixth and top American in a personal best of 2:09:56. Charles Hicks of Eugene, OR had a strong debut, placing seventh in 2:09:59. Daniele Meucci of Italy was top master in 2:10:40, placing eleventh. Nice debuts by Americans Joe Klecker of Boulder, CO in 2:10:37 placing tenth and Hillary Bor of Colorado Springs in 2:10:47 placing twelfth. Legendary marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, 40, of Kenya earned his 6-star Abbott World Major medal, placing 17th in 2:14:36.

Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL won her third NYC Marathon in 1:42:10. Marcel Hug of Switzerland dominated the pro men’s wheelchair race in 1:30:16

Top Women

2:19:51 Hellen Obiri, 35, Kenya
2:20:07 Sharon Lokedi, 31, Kenya
2:20:24 Sheila Chepkirui, 34, Kenya
2:22:49 Fiona O’Keeffe, 27, Cary, NC
2:24:12 Annie Frisbie, 28, Edina, MN
2:24:43 Sifan Hassan, 32, Netherlands
2:24:45 Jessica Warner-Judd, 30, Great Britain
2:25:05 Emily Sisson, 34, Providence, RI
2:25:40 Amanda Vestri, 26, Boone, NC
2:27:00 Fionnuala McCormack, 41, Ireland
2:28:34 Susanna Sullivan, 35, Reston, VA
2:31:22 Elena Hayday, 26, Minneapolis, MN
2:33:26 Stephanie Bruce, 41, Flagstaff, AZ
2:35:17 Felicia Pasadyn, 23, New York, NY
2:37:47 Abigail Shoemaker, 26, Brooklyn, NY
2:39:50 Sarah Chandler, 30, New York, NY
2:40:44 Bit Klecker, 27, New York, NY
2:41:58 Marlei Willers, 47, Brazil
2:42:49 Rebecca Mehra, 31, Seattle, WA
2:43:19 Alex Wang, 34, Oakland, CA

Top Men

2:08:09 Benson Kipruto, 34, Kenya
2:08:09 Alexander Mutiso, 29, Kenya
2:08:57 Albert Korir, 31, Kenya
2:08:58 Patrick Dever, 29, Great Britain
2:09:55 Matthias Kyburz, 35, Switzerland
2:09:56 Joel Reichow, 32, St. Paul, MN
2:09:59 Charles Hicks, 24, Eugene, OR
2:10:15 Sondre Norstad Moen, 34, Norway
2:10:36 Tsegay Weldlibanos, 29, Eritrea
2:10:37 Joe Klecker, 28, Boulder, CO
2:10:40 Daniele Meucci, 40, Italy
2:10:47 Hillary Bor, 35, Colorado Springs, CO
2:10:53 Abbabiya Simbassa, 32, Flagstaff, AZ
2:11:06 Abel Kipchumba, 31, Kenya
2:12:35 Colin Bennie, 30, Boston, MA
2:13:05 Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, 30, France
2:14:36 Eliud Kipchoge, 40, Kenya
2:14:51 Yudai Fukuda, 28, Japan
2:15:48 Matthew Leach, 32, Great Britain
2:16:35 Reed Fischer, 30, Boulder, CO

11/04/2025

Rodenfels, Kemboi win Abbott Dash 5K

By Clay Shaw

Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

11.1.25 New York, NY—Annie Rodenfels of Boston, MA knows this course and used that knowledge and her kick to win her third Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5k in 15:33.

Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, AZ was second in 15:34, Elle St.Pierre of Berkshire, VT was third in 15:35. Parker Valby of Gainesville, FL was fourth in 15:37.

Amon Kemboi of Kenya had the best kick to the finish line, winning in 13:50. Cole Sprout of Eugene, OR was second in 13:51. Anthony Rotich of the US Army team in Colorado Springs, CO was third in 13:52. Adam Fogg of Great Britain and UA Baltimore was fourth in 13:53.

The 2025 Abbott Dash was not a USATF 5K Championship, but did have a quality, but small pro field. The general public race had 10,750 finishers.

Charlize-Trinity McKenzie of Cedarburg, WI (17:55), and Vidal Macchia of Shirley, NY (16:35) won the USATF National Youth Championships.

Top Women

15:33 Annie Rodenfels, 29, Boulder, CO
15:34 Weini Kelati, 28, Flagstaff, AZ
15:35 Elle St.Pierre, 30, Berkshire, VT
15:37 Parker Valby, 23, Gainesville, FL
15:45 Phoebe Anderson, 23, Great Britain
15:46 Courtney Frerichs, 32, Park City, UT
15:47 Chloe Thomas, 22, Canada
16:22 Alicia Monson, 27, Boulder, CO

Top Men

13:50 Amon Kemboi, 29, Kenya
13:51 Cole Sprout, 23, Eugene, OR
13:52 Anthony Rotich, 35, Colorado Springs, CO
13:53 Adam Fogg, 26, Great Britain
13:58 Drew Bosley, 25, Flagstaff, AZ
14:01 Patrick Kiprop, 26, Kenya
14:14 Abdihamid Nur, 28, Flagstaff, AZ
14:41 Ryan Fowkes, 24, East Hampton, NY

10/31/2025

Mantilla, Latvakoski win inaugural Fleet Feet Half

By Clay Shaw

Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.26.25 York, PA—Leila Mantilla of Havertown, PA and the Liberty Track Club blitzed the new race course from John Rudy Park to York City and back, on the York Heritage Rail Trail. Her time of 1:17:59 was only topped by the first two men.

Mark Latvakoski of Hyde Park, Utah was the overall champion in 1:16:20. Latvakoski is a Lehigh University grad and Hyde Park is just north of Logan, UT, almost Idaho.

The Fleet Feet Half Marathon drew 345 finishers and ideal running weather among the Autumn colors. The event started and finished on the exact archway of the northern end of the York Heritage Rail Trail, about 27.5 miles from the Maryland border.

Nicole Register of Jacobus, who in September won the York White Rose 5 Mile, was second with a personal best of 1:25:55. Katryn Yocum and Lacey Higgins, both of Carlisle, finished third and fourth in 1:32:55. Katie Fuller of Mechanicsburg was fifth in 1:33:12. Tasha Martin of McSherrystown was the top master in 1:44:15.

Ryan Addlesberger of Dover was second in 1:17:10. Jonathan Wyrick of Carlisle was third in 1:20:14. Travis Luckenbaugh of Harrisburg was fourth in 1:20:58, and top master. David Rizzuto, 59, of York led the grand-masters in 1:21:11 and was fifth overall.

Thank you, Fleet Feet, for staging and organizing the new half marathon. York badly needed a stand-alone half marathon.

Full Results

Top Women

1:17:59 Leila Mantilla, 31, Havertown, PA
1:25:55 Nicole Register, 22, Jacobus, PA
1:32:55 Katryn Yocum, 21, Carlisle, PA
1:32:55 Lacey Higgins, 24, Carlisle, PA
1:33:12 Katie Fuller, 33, Mechanicsburg, PA
1:33:38 Lindsay Fox, 33, Hummelstown, PA
1:35:41 Kelly Rose, 37, York, PA
1:37:23 Jaime Sheatler, 36, East Berlin, PA
1:37:40 Natasha Clarke, 34, Mt Joy, PA
1:38:19 Hannah McCoy, 36, York, PA
1:39:55 Kelly Robinson, 37, Harrisburg, PA
1:41:11 Melissa Reid, 38, Lancaster, PA
1:41:21 Madeleine Smith, 38, Harrisburg, PA
1:41:37 Amanda Cario, 39, York, PA
1:42:02 Sarah Kochinsky, 30, Lancaster, PA

Top Men

1:16:20 Mark Latvakoski, 21, Hyde Park, UT
1:17:10 Ryan Addlesberger, 34, Dover, PA
1:20:14 Jonathan Wyrick, 24, Carlisle, PA
1:20:58 Travis Luckenbaugh, 41, Harrisburg, PA
1:21:11 David Rizzuto, 59, York, PA
1:21:37 Nathan Kimmel, 22, Ephrata, PA
1:21:37 Eli McClymont, 20, Mechanicaburg, PA
1:24:09 Matt Silveira, 38, Elizabethtown, PA
1:25:17 Aaron Hoffman, 45, West Chester, PA
1:26:43 Declan Barber, 28, Mt Joy, PA
1:27:19 Chad Custer, 25, Harrisburg, PA
1:27:59 Eric Gibson, 36, Camp Hill, PA
1:28:49 Nicholas Batdorf, 44, New Cumberland, PA
1:29:03 Matt Staub, 50, Hanover, PA
1:30:36 Zak Kelly, 34, Willow Street, PA

The Fleet Feet Half Marathon started at the exact northern end of the York Heritage Rail Trail.

10/31/2025

Cluett, Mance Win 25th Baltimore Marathon

by Clay Shaw

Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.18.25 Baltimore, MD—Rachel Cluett of Garrett Park, MD ran strong over the final six miles to earn a victory in 2:53:12. 2024 NCR Marathon champ Liz Ozeki of Rockville, MD was second in 2:54:13. Jennifer Stephenson of Baltimore was third in 2:54:40. Charity Chaser for ASA (Athletes Serving Athletes) Hannah Betman of Baltimore, started last and passed 2066 runners on her way to a fourth place finish, 2:59:51. Corrigan Sports Enterprises donated $2 to ASA for every person that Hannah passed, totaling $4,132. Betman is a 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier with a 2:40:49 personal best. Hannah Flinchum of Gaithersburg, MD was fifth in 3:05:56. The first master and ninth overall was Brenda McRae of Sandy Hook, CT in 3:09:33.

Steve Mance of Washington, DC won the 25th Baltimore Marathon in 2:27:18; he was also the top master at age 41. Mance was with Casey Comber and Patrick Blair for the first half of the race, as we photographed near miles nine and twelve. Daniel Rowe, 41, of Baltimore ran a solid race to place second in 2:28:48. 22-year-old Max Crockett of Ellicott City, MD was third in 2:29:33 and the youngest man in the top ten. Nicolas Crouzier of Gaithersburg, MD was fourth and the third master in 2:30:11. Brian Clapp of Annapolis, MD was fifth in 2:30:52.

While over 14,000 completed one of the races of the Baltimore Marathon Running Festival, 2098 finished the marathon. Hannah Betman passed all but 32 runners that started with the marathon.

The Baltimore Marathon weather was perfect. Congrats on 25 years.

Top Women

2:53:12 Rachel Cluett, 37, Garrett Park, MD
2:54:15 Liz Ozeki, 37, Rockville, MD
2:54:40 Jennifer Stephenson, 27, Baltimore, MD
2:59:51 Hannah Betman, 33, Baltimore, MD
3:05:56 Hannah Flinchum, 28, Gaithersburg, MD
3:07:27 Danielle Bowen, 33, Baltimore, MD
3:09:02 Dominique Meyer, 28, Baltimore, MD
3:09:28 Erika Ito, 28, Baltimore, MD
3:09:33 Brenda McRae, 41, Sandy Hook, CT
3:11:12 Audrey Schaffer, 22, Towson, MD
3:16:50 Jenna Lange, 24, Baltimore, MD
3:16:59 Susan Hendrick, 40, Bethesda, MD

Top Men

2:27:18 Steve Mance, 41, Washington, DC
2:28:48 Daniel Rowe, 41, Baltimore, MD
2:29:33 Max Crockett, 22, Ellicott City, MD
2:30:11 Nicolas Crouzier, 40, Gaithersburg, MD
2:30:52 Brian Clapp, 37, Annapolis, MD
2:31:22 Casey Comber, 28, Baltimore, MD
2:31:46 Jordan Christman, 33, Summit Hill, PA
2:37:28 Michael Wardian, 51, Arlington, VA
2:37:48 Ryan Fan, 28, Pikesville, MD
2:39:00 Russell Martin, 33, Baltimore, MD
2:41:25 Benjamin Behm, 25, Birdsboro, PA
2:44:17 Joshua Derrick, 27, Baltimore, MD

10/23/2025

Hayman, Myers Win 42nd Delaware Distance Classic 15K

By Clay Shaw

Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.19.25, Wilmington, DE—Lindsay Hayman of Newark, DE won a very close women’s race in 56:05. Hayman had the faster finish on the Wilmington Waterfront, taking the lead there. Jennifer Pesce of Vincentown, NJ was second and top master in 56:15. Allison Emmons of Hockessin, DE was third and second master in 56:33. Elaine Esyes-Harton of Philadelphia was fourth in 56:43. Elizabeth Swierzbinski of Wilmington was fifth in 57:44.

Luke Myers of Philadelphia led the way, winning in 48:44. David Dosey of Philadelphia was second in 49:48. Eric Reitinger of Mt Laurel, NJ was third and top master in 50:43. The first three men wore Philadelphia Track Club kits. Alexander Catina was fourth in 52:41. Anthony Swierzbinski of Wilmington was fifth, as was his wife in the women’s race.

Notable age group athletes raced, as Tim Harte of Coatesville, PA at age 57 ran 55:43 to place eleventh overall and top fifty-year-old. Siobhan McHugh of Line Lexington, PA was top fifty in the woman at age 54, with a 1:08:08 placing eighteenth in the strong women’s field. Frank McKelvey, 61, of Wilmington ran 58:06. William Rose, 66, of Hockessin, DE ran 1:06:16. Robert Mason, 70, of Wilmington ran 1:10:11. Tom Jennings, 81, of Fort Washington, PA ran 1:24:23.

Jan Summers, 64, of Mullica Hill ran 1:24:21. Ann Wolf, 69, of Marlton, NJ ran 1:24:49. And Mary Ann Gurka, 72, of Berlin, NJ ran 1:27:44.

The race drew 165 finishers, and did not hold the companion 5K in 2025. The course is, in our opinion, beautiful and unusual with the Wilmington Waterfront, the Jack Markell Trail, and running on the boardwalk over the marshland. It’s a race worth traveling to, with ample parking and runner organization.

Full Results

Top Women

56:05 Lindsay Hayman, 33, Newark, DE
56:15 Jennifer Pesce, 45, Vincentown, NJ
56:33 Allison Emmons, 46, Hockessin, DE
56:43 Elaine Estes-Garton, 28, Philadelphia, PA
57:44 Elizabeth Swierzbinski, 38, Wilmington, DE
57:52 Emily Dooley, 32, Philadelphia, PA
58:55 Roxanne Ramirez, 28, Wilmington, DE
1:00:08 Sara Girotto, 49, Wynnewood, PA
1:00:20 Erin Fitzgerald, 45, Middletown, DE
1:00:36 Robin England, 36, Oaklyn, NJ
1:02:38 Jordyn Duby, 22, San Diego, CA
1:03:46 Kristina Novick, 42, Wallingford, PA
1:04:34 Sarah Rusk, 45, Wilmington, DE
1:05:04 Laura Brenner, 34, Mt Wolf, PA
1:05:38 Natalia Henry, 26, Philadelphia, PA

Top Men

48:44 Luke Myers, 28, Philadelphia, PA
49:48 David Dorsey, 30, Philadelphia, PA
50:43 Eric Reitinger, 41, Mt Laurel, NJ
52:41 Alexander Catina, 24, Unknown
53:08 Anthony Swierzbinski, 39, Wilmington, DE
53:30 Colin McFarlane, 37, Collingswood, NJ
53:35 Alex Pearson, 40, Hummelstown, PA
54:20 Jason Muermann, 28, Runnemede, NJ
55:26 Pete LoBianco, 47, Mt Wolf, PA
55:37 Michiel Van Eyck, 23, Newark, DE
55:43 Tim Harte, 57, Coatesville, PA
55:55 James Barker, 27, Philadelphia, PA
56:21 Tom Goetz, 29, Wilmington, DE
56:26 Nick Geigle, 38, West Chester, PA
57:13 Marco Cardoso, 53, Sayreville, NJ

10/16/2025

Feysa Hawi, Jacob Kiplimo Win Chicago Marathon; Mantz sets new American record, Rogers is first USA woman

By Clay Shaw

Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.12.25, Chicago, IL---Feysa Hawi of Ethiopia is now 5th on the all-time women’s marathon list, with a strong and convincing 2:14:57 victory. After going through halfway in 1:07:30 with Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania, Hawi ran a slight negative split of 1:07:27 for the second half of the marathon. Megertu Alemu, also from Ethiopia, finished second in 2:17:18. Shauri hung tough to place third in 2:18:03, a national record for Tanzania. In her marathon debut, Loice Chemnung of Kenya ran 2:18:24 to place fourth. 36-year-old Mary Ngugi-Cooper of Kenya ran a personal best of 2:19:26 to place fifth.

Natosha Rogers of Boulder, CO was the first USA runner and sixth overall in 2:23:28. Rogers set a PB by 23 seconds over her 2:23:51 time in Nagoya, Japan earlier in 2025. USA Olympian Dakotah Popehn of Minnesota was seventh with a 19 second personal best of 2:24:20, placing seventh. Argentina’s Florencia Borelli was eighth in 2:24:23, just missing her own national record by five seconds. Gabriella Rooker of Minneapolis was third USA in 2:26:32, placing ninth overall. Melody Julien of France was tenth in 2:27:08. Marta Galimany of Spain was top master and twelfth overall in 2:28:24.

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda, running his second marathon, won in 2:02:23. Kiplimo is the world record holder in the half-marathon, running 56:42 in Barcelona earlier in 2025. Kiplimo has won gold in world cross country, in 2017 Kampala as a junior athlete and both 2023 Bathurst and 2024 Belgrade as a senior athlete. Kiplimo ran 2:03:37 in his debut marathon in London in April 2025.

Kiplimo and three others went through the halfway split in 1:00:16. Amos Kipruto of Kenya who was third in 2024, moved up to second with a 2:03:54. Alex Masai of Kenya, who ran with American Conner Mantz, outsprinted his rival to finish third in 2:04:37. Masai is based in the USA and ran a big personal best over his 2:08:03 set in Rotterdam earlier in 2025.

Conner Mantz of Provo, Utah is the new American record holder, running 2:04:43 and finishing fourth. Mantz had been "eyeing the American record for a long time." He said his coach, Ed Eyestone, stressed the four P’s: patience, pace, presence, and push. Mohamed Esa of Ethiopia was very close in fifth in 2:04:49. Seifu Turu of Ethiopia, the Chicago 2021 champion, was sixth in 2:05:17. Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, another World Cross Country great was seventh in 2:05:31. Kamworor won the NYC Marathon in 2017 and 2019. Philemon Kiplimo of Kenya, who was in the lead group at halfway, hung on to place eighth in 2:06:14. Rory Linkletter of Canada was ninth in 2:06:49. Bashir Abdi of Belgium, who won silver in the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon, was tenth in 2:07:08. The first master was David Mansfield of Ireland who ran 2:18:29.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland powered away to a significant 4:06-minute victory; the “Silver Bullet" won in 1:23:20. Susannah Scaroni of Champaign, IL won the women’s race in 1:38:14. She was happy to win after suffering a flat tire in the 2024 marathon.

Heidi Peoples of Clark Summit, PA won the 45 - 49 age group in placed 29th overall in 2:30:30. While we don't have an extensive list of central Pennsylvania runners, what we do know is two solid performances: Samantha Snukis of Lititz ran 2:50:54 and Teal Liu of Hershey ran a PB of 3:04:45. Both women are 39; look out masters!

Our 50sub4 friend Gwen Jacobson of Minnesota ran 3:18:43 to win the 65-69 age group.

17 men broke 2:10 in the marathon and 43 men broke 2:20. 15 women broke 2:30; 5 women broke 2:20. Based on post-race reports, the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon had a record-breaking 54,351 runners cross the finish line.

Full Results

Top Women

2:14:57 Hawi Fesya, 26, Ethiopia
2:17:18 Megertu Alemu, 28, Ethiopia
2:18:03 Magdalena Shauri, 29, Tanzania
2:18:24 Loice Chemnung, 28, Kenya
2:19:26 Mary Ngugi-Cooper, 36, Kenya
2:23:28 Natosha Rogers, 34, USA
2:24:20 Dakotah Popehn, 30, USA
2:24:23 Florencia Borelli, 32, Argentina
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2:27:08 Melody Julien, 26, France
2:27:51 Bedatu Hirpa, 26, Ethiopia
2:28:24 Marta Galimany, 40, Spain
2:28:56 Aubrey Frentheway, 26, USA
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2:34:59 Maria Lindberg, 40-44,USA
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2:35:31 Christa Cain, 39, Great Britain
2:35:37 Maddie Myers, 30-34, USA

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2:05:31 Geoffrey Kamworor, 32, Kenya
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2:06:49 Rory Linkletter, 29, Canada
2:07:08 Bashir Abdi, 36, Belgium
2:07:27 Zouhair Talbi, 30, Morocco
2:07:42 Timothy Kiplagat, 32, Kenya
2:07:52 Daniel Ebenyo, 30, Kenya
2:09:02 Wesley Kiptoo, 26, USA
2:09:37 Ryan Ford, 27, USA
2:09:41 Galen Rupp, 39, USA
2:09:43 Andrew Colley, 34, USA
2:10:23 Aidan Troutner, USA
2:10:38 CJ Albertson, 32, USA
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10/14/2025

Presenting RG poet George Hancock's October Poetry.
October 2025

October arrives on Wednesday
Long daylight has slipped away
Often, there’s a morning chill
Yet sights providing a thrill.

More colors along the road
Highlight autumn’s road mode
Sadly, our dry weather days
Crippled autumn’s color ways.

For weeks we had leaves drop
So dry the leaves couldn’t stop
Inch worms also attacked trees
Last spring many ran in unease.

However, October runs are great
Perfect road weather on our slate
Sure, it’s dark but the roadside light
Illuminates our road-running flight.

Autumn festivals and races abound
Autumn makes folks get around
October brings more apples to eat
Delighting this aging road athlete.

62 days remain at October’s end
Our year never seems to bend
Time does steadily move on
Soon it’s a new 2026 dawn.

George A. Hancock

Spooky Runs

October brings spooky runs
Since darkness covers our sun
Daylight hours are growing short
Be prepared is the best retort.

Staying visible is the main key
Safety first so many do agree
Reflective vests and good light
Aid our road-running flight.

The trees shed their leaves
And many road folk grieve
The bare trees stand stark
Chilling our morning lark.

I run outside every day
Enjoying this road play
Often, I miss spooky things
So quiet, no friendly rings.

These days there’s a chill
In the air, minus a thrill
It’s time for warm run gear
Thus, we can run without fear.

Bright light eases the run
Permitting some October fun
Spooky runs and Halloween
Are always kind of keen.

George A. Hancock

So Dry

Locally, our weather was dry
The skies just didn’t cry
Rainfall became sparse fast
We pondered will it last?

Sadly, as of this writing, YES!
And no one needs to guess
Drought conditions do prevail
Rainy days just skip and fail.

I run past a vast corn field
That before produced a yield
Now it’s brown and very dry
As folks see and ponder why?

Of course, running’s not bad
Cool weather makes me glad
But the ground is dry and hard
I seldom need to cut my yard.

I run near the Little Paint Creek
The low water makes one shriek
Our grass is brown and so dry
Clear skies remain up high.

I continue to run early on
Seeking a soaking rainy dawn
But here the drought is on
It’s become a dry marathon.

George A. Hancock

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