John Korir breaks Boston Marathon course record as Kenyans retain titles
Summary
Kenyan runners John Korir and Sharon Lokedi won the Boston Marathon for the second year in a row. Korir set a new course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, and 52 seconds, while Lokedi won the women’s race in 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 51 seconds.Key Facts
- John Korir broke the Boston Marathon men’s course record by 70 seconds, finishing in 2:01:52.
- Sharon Lokedi won the women’s race with a time of 2:18:51, repeating her victory from last year.
- Zouhair Talbi and Jess McClain set the fastest times ever recorded by Americans in the men’s and women’s races.
- Korir pulled ahead near Heartbreak Hill and maintained a 40-second lead to the finish.
- Winners Korir and Lokedi each received $150,000 and a gilded olive wreath from Greece; Korir earned an additional $50,000 for the record.
- Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race for the ninth time, while Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain won the women’s wheelchair race.
- Weather conditions included clear skies and a slight tailwind, which helped runners achieve fast times.
- Race organizers used crowd science to reduce congestion and unveiled a new statue honoring marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb, the first statue of a woman on the course.
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