Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s pro race at the Boston Marathon in 2:17:22, the fastest time ever on the course by more than two minutes. Lokedi, who is sponsored by Under Armour and trains with the Arizona-based UA Mission Run Dark Sky Distance team, will earn $150,000 for the victory and an additional $50,000 for the course record.
Kenya’s John Korir won the men’s pro race, finishing in 2:04:45 and earning $150,000 in prize money.
This is Lokedi’s second major marathon victory, having won the 2022 New York City Marathon; she finished fourth in the Olympic marathon in Paris last summer.
With less than a mile to go, Lokedi made her move over the two-time defending Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and slowly pulled away ahead of the course’s infamous right on Hereford and left on Boylston at the end of the race—a reverse of last year’s race when Lokedi finished second to Obiri. Obiri, who is sponsored by On and trains with the On Athletics Club in Boulder, Colo., finished this year in 2:17:41 and takes home $75,000.
“I’m always second to [Obiri],” Lokedi said to Duke Castiglione on the ESPN broadcast after the race. “Today I was like, there’s no way, I had to put it out there and fight to the end. … She was right behind me.”
Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia rounded out the podium in 2:18:06, taking $40,000. Jess McClain was the fastest American woman, running 2:22:43 to finish seventh; Annie Frisbie, also of the U.S., followed her in 2:23:21 for eighth. The two women earned $10,500 and $8,500 in prize money, respectively.
Korir, who won the 2024 Chicago Marathon and is sponsored by Asics, broke away from the men’s pack after the 20-mile mark, opening up about a 20-second lead that he carried through the finish line. This was the fastest time since Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai ran the course record of 2:03:02 in 2011.
Korir tripped and fell out of the start, knocking his bib off, but said on the broadcast after the race that it didn’t significantly impact his race. Korir’s older brother Wesley won the men’s race at the Boston Marathon in 2012.
Second, third and fourth were divided by seconds in the men’s race. Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania and Cyprian Kotut of Kenya sprinted to the line, both finishing in 2:05:04. Simbu leaned over the line first—and will take home $75,000 versus Kotut’s $40,000. American Conner Mantz finished four seconds behind for fourth in 2:05:08, his fastest professional marathon and good for $25,000.
“When Korir made that move around mile 20 or 21, I tried to go with it, but it was a little too strong for me at the time,” Mantz said on the ESPN broadcast after the race.
Two other American men finished in the top 10: Clayton Young in seventh (2:07:04) and Ryan Ford in 10th (2:08:00). They’ll take home $10,500 and $5,500, respectively.
Sisay Lemma, the 2024 Boston Marathon men’s champion, dropped out before 16 miles.
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair race in 1:21:34, his eighth Boston Marathon victory in 10 years, and he’ll take home $50,000 in prize money. Hug broke away from the group after the 10K mark of the race, and “the last 5 or 6K, I could just enjoy the crowd, which was incredible,” he said to Hannah Storm after the race on the ESPN broadcast.
American Daniel Romanchuk finished second in 1:25:58, and Jetze Plat of the Netherlands finished third, winning $30,000 and $15,000, respectively.
Susannah Scaroni of the U.S. opened up about a minute lead with around five miles to go in the women’s wheelchair race, and she took that lead all the way to the finish to win her second Boston Marathon in 1:35:20. Swiss athlete Catherine Debrunner finished two minutes behind in 1:37:26 for second, and four-time Boston Marathon champ Manuela Schär crossed third in 1:39:18.
The 129th Boston Marathon distributed a total of $1,137,500 in prize money—$705,000 to the top 10 finishers in the men’s and women’s open division and $308,000 to the men’s and women’s top 10 finishers in the wheelchair races. Runners in these categories are eligible for a $50,000 bonus for setting a course record. Additionally, the top three finishers in the wheelchair T51-52 division and the top three masters finishers receive a piece of the prize money pie.
In tradition with Patriots Day in Boston, the Boston Red Sox hosted the Chicago White Sox at 11:10 a.m. ET at Fenway Park.
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Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s pro race at the Boston Marathon in 2:17:22, the fastest time ever on the course by more than two minutes. Lokedi, who is sponsored by Under Armour and trains with the Arizona-based UA Mission Run Dark Sky Distance team, will earn $150,000 for the victory and an additional $50,000 for the course record.
Kenya’s John Korir won the men’s pro race, finishing in 2:04:45 and earning $150,000 in prize money.
This is Lokedi’s second major marathon victory, having won the 2022 New York City Marathon; she finished fourth in the Olympic marathon in Paris last summer.
With less than a mile to go, Lokedi made her move over the two-time defending Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and slowly pulled away ahead of the course’s infamous right on Hereford and left on Boylston at the end of the race—a reverse of last year’s race when Lokedi finished second to Obiri. Obiri, who is sponsored by On and trains with the On Athletics Club in Boulder, Colo., finished this year in 2:17:41 and takes home $75,000.
“I’m always second to [Obiri],” Lokedi said to Duke Castiglione on the ESPN broadcast after the race. “Today I was like, there’s no way, I had to put it out there and fight to the end. … She was right behind me.”
Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia rounded out the podium in 2:18:06, taking $40,000. Jess McClain was the fastest American woman, running 2:22:43 to finish seventh; Annie Frisbie, also of the U.S., followed her in 2:23:21 for eighth. The two women earned $10,500 and $8,500 in prize money, respectively.
Korir, who won the 2024 Chicago Marathon and is sponsored by Asics, broke away from the men’s pack after the 20-mile mark, opening up about a 20-second lead that he carried through the finish line. This was the fastest time since Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai ran the course record of 2:03:02 in 2011.
Korir tripped and fell out of the start, knocking his bib off, but said on the broadcast after the race that it didn’t significantly impact his race. Korir’s older brother Wesley won the men’s race at the Boston Marathon in 2012.
Second, third and fourth were divided by seconds in the men’s race. Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania and Cyprian Kotut of Kenya sprinted to the line, both finishing in 2:05:04. Simbu leaned over the line first—and will take home $75,000 versus Kotut’s $40,000. American Conner Mantz finished four seconds behind for fourth in 2:05:08, his fastest professional marathon and good for $25,000.
“When Korir made that move around mile 20 or 21, I tried to go with it, but it was a little too strong for me at the time,” Mantz said on the ESPN broadcast after the race.
Two other American men finished in the top 10: Clayton Young in seventh (2:07:04) and Ryan Ford in 10th (2:08:00). They’ll take home $10,500 and $5,500, respectively.
Sisay Lemma, the 2024 Boston Marathon men’s champion, dropped out before 16 miles.
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair race in 1:21:34, his eighth Boston Marathon victory in 10 years, and he’ll take home $50,000 in prize money. Hug broke away from the group after the 10K mark of the race, and “the last 5 or 6K, I could just enjoy the crowd, which was incredible,” he said to Hannah Storm after the race on the ESPN broadcast.
American Daniel Romanchuk finished second in 1:25:58, and Jetze Plat of the Netherlands finished third, winning $30,000 and $15,000, respectively.
Susannah Scaroni of the U.S. opened up about a minute lead with around five miles to go in the women’s wheelchair race, and she took that lead all the way to the finish to win her second Boston Marathon in 1:35:20. Swiss athlete Catherine Debrunner finished two minutes behind in 1:37:26 for second, and four-time Boston Marathon champ Manuela Schär crossed third in 1:39:18.
The 129th Boston Marathon distributed a total of $1,137,500 in prize money—$705,000 to the top 10 finishers in the men’s and women’s open division and $308,000 to the men’s and women’s top 10 finishers in the wheelchair races. Runners in these categories are eligible for a $50,000 bonus for setting a course record. Additionally, the top three finishers in the wheelchair T51-52 division and the top three masters finishers receive a piece of the prize money pie.
In tradition with Patriots Day in Boston, the Boston Red Sox hosted the Chicago White Sox at 11:10 a.m. ET at Fenway Park.
