Philadelphia Marathon Crowns Champions in 2025 Race

Thousands of participants laced up their running shoes for the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 23. The marathon wound its way through Center City and Fairmount Park, across University City and Manayunk, and along the Schuylkill River. Runners from across the globe competed in the marathon, half-marathon, and 8K races last Sunday.

According to a CBS News Philadelphia report, Melikhaya Frans, 35, of Gqeberha, South Africa, was the first male professional to complete the 26.2-mile race. Frans finished with a time of 2:13:57. The first female professional to finish was Anna Oeser, 26, of Brookfield, Connecticut. Oeser ran the race — her first marathon — with a time of 2:34:55.

"Every time the crowds got a little quiet, and I was like, 'Where is everybody?' the crowds erupted in the next 200 feet. Manayunk was insane," she told CBS News Philadelphia. 

In the men's professional wheelchair division, Miguel Vergara, 25, of Chula Vista, California, finished with a time of 1:44:22. Hannah Babalola, 37, of Chicago, was the first female wheelchair winner to cross the finish line with a time of 2:15:21.

View complete results from the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon when they are posted on the race's website.