Tiki Barber

Athlete IDATH-1000659

Sport:Running

Biography

Tiki Barber is a former NFL running back and an experienced marathon runner. He has discussed his transition from professional football to distance running and is announced for the 2026 New York City Marathon.

The 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is scheduled for 1 November. An announced entry is not a completed race result.

Barber’s New York City Marathon finishes include 5:14:37 in 2014 and 4:18:24 in 2019. His wider road record includes 1:43:51 at the 2018 Brooklyn Half and 1:51:34 at the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half.

His travels have also taken him to Boston in 2016, where he ran 5:00:34, and to Big Sur and Jerusalem in 2017, finishing in 4:47:48 and 4:53:17 respectively.

Tiki Barber's published record includes performances from 2014 to 2026 in Marathon, 4mi, Half marathon, 10K, 10mi, 1mi. Selected recorded events include TCS New York City Marathon 2014 (2014; source checked); 2026 Achilles Hope & Possibility 4M Presented by TD Bank (2026; source checked); United Airlines NYC Half 2015 (2015; source checked).

Achievements & next milestones

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Achieved

37 finishes completed
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12 marathons completed
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3 mile races completed
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First recorded 5K finish
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First recorded 10K finish
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14 half marathons completed
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2 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
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First marathon major
Different qualifying major marathons. Repeated finishes of one major count once here.
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Raced in 10 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2026
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Next milestones

50 finishes
13 more finishes needed
37 of 50 recorded
5 mile races
2 more mile races needed
3 of 5 recorded
5 5K finishes
4 more 5K finishes needed
1 of 5 recorded
5 10K finishes
4 more 10K finishes needed
1 of 5 recorded
20 half marathons
6 more half marathons needed
14 of 20 recorded
20 marathons
8 more marathons needed
12 of 20 recorded
5 different countries
3 more different countries needed
2 of 5 recorded
2 different sports
1 more different sport needed
1 of 2 recorded
15 calendar years with a finish
5 more calendar years with a finish needed
10 of 15 recorded

Career highlights

Tiki Barber's published record includes performances from 2014 to 2026 in Marathon, 4mi, Half marathon, 10K, 10mi, 1mi.

Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.

TCS New York City Marathon 2014
2014 · Marathon
Performance: 5:14:37
Source checked
2026 Achilles Hope & Possibility 4M Presented by TD Bank
2026 · 4mi
Performance: 3:14:45
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United Airlines NYC Half 2015
2015 · Half marathon
Performance: 2:10:59
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2015 NYRR Five-Borough Series: Queens 10K
2015 · 10K
Performance: 0:55:05
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NYRR Five-Borough Series: Bronx 10-Mile
2015 · 10mi
Performance: 1:26:37
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New Balance 5th Avenue Mile
2016 · 1mi
Performance: 0:06:09
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Earlier results

Showing 31–35 of 37 recorded performances.

Athlete results history
Race date	Race name	Sport	Distance / discipline	Location	Performance	Place	Category
Sun, 1 Nov 2015	Completed event · Major marathon · Finisher · TCS New York City Marathon 2015Major marathon · final	Running	MarathonSurface not recorded	New York	4:50:56VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 4:55:14	31274Gender: 20359Category: 3868	—
Sun, 11 Oct 2015	Completed event · Finisher · 2015 NYRR Five-Borough Series: Staten Island Half	Running	Half marathonSurface not recorded	New York	1:57:51VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:05:55	3223Gender: 2394Category: 379	—
Sun, 27 Sept 2015	Completed event · Finisher · NYRR Five-Borough Series: Bronx 10-Mile	Running	10miSurface not recorded	New York	1:26:37VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 1:30:45	3433Gender: 2594Category: 464	—
Sun, 21 Jun 2015	Completed event · Finisher · 2015 NYRR Five-Borough Series: Queens 10K	Running	10KSurface not recorded	New York	0:55:05VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 1:00:24	2763Gender: 2121Category: 313	—
Sat, 16 May 2015	Completed event · Finisher · Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon 2015	Running	Half marathonSurface not recorded	New York	1:56:31VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:53:03	9878Gender: 6505Category: 841	—

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