Benoit finished the New York City Marathon in 2:32:40, per NYRR Hall of Fame records.
On October 30, 1988, Joan Benoit competed in the New York City Marathon, one of the world's premier road races, finishing in 2:32:40 according to New York Road Runners Hall of Fame documentation.
By this point in her career, Benoit had already secured her place in history with Olympic gold and multiple Boston Marathon titles. Her continued participation in major marathons like New York demonstrated her enduring commitment to the sport and her role as a standard-bearer for women's distance running well after her most famous victories.
Running competitively into her thirties, Benoit's longevity contrasted with many athletes whose peak performances were concentrated in a narrower window. Her sustained presence in the elite marathon circuit through the late 1980s helped maintain visibility for women's marathoning during a period of growth in the sport's popularity and depth in the United States.
This New York City Marathon result is one of several performances catalogued in her New York Road Runners Hall of Fame profile, reflecting a career marked by remarkable consistency across multiple major marathon courses on both American coasts.