Mexico City Marathon 2025 concluded on Sunday (31 August) with Ethiopia’s Tadu Abate and Bekelech Gudeta winning the men’s and women’s race, respectively.
Abate, the bronze medallist from the 2022 Berlin Marathon, took the title clocking 2:11:14 with Kenya’s Benard Kipkorir finishing 13 seconds adrift.
Edwin Kiptoo of Kenya took third place with a timing of 02:11:14.
Gudeta dominated the women’s race, crossing the finish line nearly four minutes ahead of her nearest rival with a winning time of 2:23:22.
Thalia Valdivia of Peru clocked 02:27:16 with second place. Ruth Jebet of Kenya rounded off the top three with a timing of 02:32:45.
The Mexico City Marathon is an annual road running event over the marathon distance 42.19 kilometres (26.22 mi) which is held on the streets of Mexico City in late August or early September that in 2018 received IAAF Gold Label Status.
The start point of the race is near Hemiciclo a Juárez in Alameda Central. The course takes a south to north loop on Paseo de la Reforma then follows another loop back, passing Torre Mayor twice. The final part of the race follows Avenida de los Insurgentes westwards to reach the end-point at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.
The Mexico City Marathon course overall is slightly uphill with a total rise of around 65 metres. It is largely flat at the beginning, has a hilly section between 10 km and 25 km and ends with an incline in the final ten kilometres.
The race was established in 1983 at a time of growing interest in marathons in the country- the Independencia Marathon had been launched three years earlier and the Monterrey Marathon had been run over the full distance in 1982.
The men’s course record for the event is held by Bolivian Héctor Garibay won in a record time of 2:08:23 hours in 2023, while the women’s course record for the event is held by Ethiopian Amane Beriso’s time of 2:25:04 hours in 2022.
The most successful athlete of the Mexico City Marathon is María del Carmen Díaz with four wins from 1993 to 1997. Course record holder Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir is the most successful man, with three wins to his name. Alene Shewarge Amara and Patricia Jardon also have won the race on three occasions.
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Mexico City Marathon 2025: Top 10 Results
Men’s elite
- Tadu Abate (ETH) 02:11:14
- Benard Kipkorir (KEN) 02:11:27
- Edwin Kiptoo (KEN) 02:13:06
- Adane Kebede Gebre (ETH) 02:13:54
- Frank Yober Lujan (PER) 02:14:59
- Shifera Tamru Aredo (ETH) 02:16:51
- Moses Kibet (KEN) 02:20:38
- Hillary Biwott (KEN) 02:23:24
- Emmanuel Reyes (MEX) 02:25:54
- Jesus Rendon (MEX) 02:26:45
Women’s elite
- Bekelech Gudeta (ETH) 02:23:22
- Thalia Valdivia (PER) 02:27:16
- Ruth Jebet (KEN) 02:32:45
- Visiline Jepkesho (KEN) 02:34:52
- Mercy Kwambai (KEN) 02:35:21
- Cynthia Kosgei (KEN) 02:36:59
- Sifan Melaku (ETH) 02:40:43
- Brenda Flores (MEX) 02:43:34
- Kathya Mirell Garcia Barrios (MEX) 02:44:56
- Ivon Dominguez (MEX) 02:50:35
