Kyle King Wins Third Straight Marine Corps Marathon

Marine Maj. Kyle King of Montclair, Va., won the 51st Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 25, his third consecutive title and fourth overall. He crossed the finish line near the Marine Corps War Memorial in 2:17:31, a 5:15 per mile pace and his best time on the course.

That still left him 3 minutes and 30 seconds off the course record of 2:14:01, set by Jeff Scuffins in 1987.

King leaned on the crowd to get through it. The Blue Mile, between miles 12 and 13, honors fallen service members, and King said that stretch helped him reset. “I was hurting throughout the race, but the crowd was so loud and intense that it brought me back to why I was there in the first place,” he said.

Daniel Soltys of Falmouth, United Kingdom, finished second in 2:22:10. Joseph Reimann of Lauderdale, Miss., took third in 2:23:28. 

Kaylee Slade of Arvada, Colo., won the women’s race in 2:44:34. Stafford’s Rebekka Kalenga was second in 2:46:36, and Julia Flower of Charlotte, N.C., finished third in 2:49:01. Washington, D.C. runner Tessa Barrett set the women’s course record during the 2025 Marine Corps Marathon at 2:34:08.

Marine veteran Zachary Stinson of Chambersburg, Pa., won the men’s handcycle division in 1:15:10, his second win after a 2023 victory and a runner-up finish in 2024. Alexandria’s Kevin Hillery was second in 1:24:47, followed by Christian Lopez Soto of Isabela, Puerto Rico, in 1:39:02. Holly Koester of Walton Hills, Ohio, won the women’s handcycle division in 2:18:39, ahead of Dianne Sumner of Newton Grove, N.C. (2:28:02) and Stafford’s Amanda Seward (2:46:17).

The weekend also debuted an 8K, which drew about 3,700 runners. Owen Pittman of Carmel, Ind., won in 25:44, with Vienna’s Evan Fallor (26:12) and D.C.’s Connor Mayr (26:16) close behind. D.C. runners swept the top two spots in the women’s race, where Sydney Friedel won in 28:20 and Maryann Cousens finished second in 29:45. Sierra Baker of New York was third in 30:16. The MCM Kids Run rounded out the weekend with 1,000 participants.

The MCM, known as the “People’s Marathon,” is the largest marathon in the world that does not offer prize money. The course guided runners through Arlington and the nation's capital before finishing near the Marine Corps War Memorial.

View the full results from the Marine Corps Marathon weekend here.

Photo by Cpl. Juaquin Greaves