Defending champion John Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record, riding a tailwind to outrun the fastest field in event history and win in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds for his second straight victory. The Kenyan broke away from the pack as it headed into Heartbreak Hill in Newton and opened a 40-second lead, peeking behind him as he went through Kenmore Square with a mile to go. Sharon Lokedi joined her fellow Kenyan as a back-to-back champion, winning the women’s race in 2:18:51. Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his ninth wheelchair title in 1:16:06. Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain won her second women's wheelchair title in Boston.
Defending champion Sharon Lokedi of Kenya wins women's race at the Boston Marathon.
Defending champion John Korir of Kenya sets course record to win Boston Marathon.
Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.
Two men have been disqualified from one of South Africa’s flagship marathon races after they finished in the top 10 of the women’s race. The men swapped bibs with women runners who were registered to compete in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town on April 12. The annual race is one of South Africa’s iconic marathons, attracting over 16,000 participants. The men finished seventh and tenth. They were disqualified after a marathon board member uncovered the deception by spotting discrepancies with images posted on social media. The women runners have since been recognized for their honest finishing places.