Evans Chebet of Kenya was the repeat men’s winner of today’s Boston Marathon in 2:05:54. Hellen Obiri of Kenya won in her second-ever marathon in 2:21:38. Obiri recently relocated to Boulder, Colorado to train in person with her coach Dathan Ritzenhein. The 127th annual Boston Marathon had a field of 30,000 athletes.
Hellen Obiri was a late entry to the women’s field for Boston, having been convinced by Ritzenhein to enter the race just late last month. Obiri was in the mix from the start, but the race was up for grabs until the very end, with a lead pack of at least five runners all jockeying for the top.
“My coach told me that the marathon is about patience,” she told reporters after her win. “So I tried to be patient until the right time.”
Amane Beriso of Ethiopia was second and Lonah Salpeter of Israel placed third. Emma Bates was the first American finisher in fifth.
Evans Chebet of Kenya pulled away from the pack on a rainy Monday morning, to become a repeat champion. Eliud Kipchoge was the favorite, but struggled and finished sixth in his first appearance at the Boston Marathon. It marked just the third time in 20 marathons that Kipchoge didn’t cross the finish line in first.
Tanzanian runner Gabriel Geay was second and Benson Kipruto of Kenya, who is one of Chebet’s training partners finished in third. Scott Fauble was the top-finishing American, placing just behind Kipchoge in seventh, with a time of 2:09:44.
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