Masters Men: Marcel Hug seizes the lead at mile 5 and never looks back

• Marcel Hug wins in 1:28:14 (3:22/mi), posting the fastest men's split on the 5M→6M segment en route to his Masters Men title.
• David Weir holds 3rd among men throughout, finishing 2nd in Masters Men in 1:35:38 — with the 2nd-fastest men's split on the 6M→10K stretch.
• Aaron Pike rounds out the podium in 1:37:06, running the 3rd-fastest men's split on the 25K→16M segment.
• A field of 11 spans from Hug's 3:22/mi to Bill Reilly's 8:18:35 (19:01/mi) — a remarkable range of effort across the Masters Men field.

Marcel Hug's win was a masterclass in patience and precision. He tracked in 2nd among men through the early miles, holding that position through the halfway point before making his decisive move — posting the fastest men's split on the 5M→6M stretch and surging to the front of the men's field, a lead he never relinquished. His 1:28:14 is a sharp improvement on his 2025 winning time of 1:30:16 and betters his 2022 and 2021 Masters Men titles here as well, cementing him as the defining force of this race in the editions we have. For a 40-year-old, that 3:22/mi average across 26.2 miles in 51°F conditions is simply formidable.

David Weir, at 47, was a picture of consistency — holding 3rd among men from the first checkpoint to the last, never wavering, never fading. His 2nd-fastest men's split on the 6M→10K segment showed he had real speed in the tank, and his 1:35:38 finish (3:39/mi) was a composed, controlled performance. Aaron Pike (1:37:06, 3:42/mi) slotted in behind him for 3rd in Masters Men, running the 3rd-fastest men's split on the 25K→16M segment — a sign of strength in the back half of the course.

Patrick Monahan and Simon Lawson each showed flashes of speed — Monahan with the 5th-fastest men's split on the 3M→5K segment, Lawson with the 7th — before finishing 4th (1:40:39) and 5th (1:50:52) respectively. Behind them, Rob Balucas (2:36:43) and Antonio Milano (3:06:30) completed their marathons at their own pace, while George Gallego (4:33:56), Bill Reilly (8:18:35), Michael DiLello (8:41:30), and David Fraser (8:49:11) — New York's own contingent — made sure every corner of this field had a story worth telling.