US EditionSharon Lokedi smashes women’s course record at the Boston Marathon, John Korir wins men’s race
- On Monday in Boston, Sharon Lokedi set a new women's course record at the Marathon, while John Korir claimed victory in the men's competition.
- Lokedi overtook Hellen Obiri, who had won the previous two races, during the last mile, reversing her narrow defeat to Obiri from the year before.
- Lokedi finished unofficially in 2:17:22, 19 seconds ahead of Obiri, while Korir finished in 2:04:45, the second-fastest men's winning time.
- The marathon spanned the traditional course from Hopkinton to Boston’s Copley Square in ideal weather conditions, with the Korir brothers making history as the first family members to both secure victories.
- The event coincided with Boston's 250th Revolutionary War anniversary, highlighting historic significance and record performances by the elite runners.
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Korir wins Boston Marathon 2025 after early tumble, Lokedi denies Obiri ‘three-peat’
Kenyan John Korir overcame a tumble near the starting line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours four minutes and 45 seconds, while his compatriot Sharon Lokedi denied Hellen Obiri a third straight title.
Lokedi sets course record, Korir also wins at Boston Marathon
BOSTON — Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
By imposing in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 22 seconds, Lokedi broke the record for the 2014 women's event.
Sharon Lokedi broke the record of the Boston Marathon tour, and his Kenyan compatriot John Korir emulated his brother as champion of the race on a Monday in which the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. War of Independence.
Despite a stumbling block right after the start, the Kenyan John Korir won the prestigious Boston Marathon on Easter Monday! The 28-year-old winner of the 2024 Chicago Marathon immediately got up again, sat down after a little more than 30 kilometres from the competition and finally reached the finish with the second fastest time of Boston's history after 2:04:45 hours – 19 seconds before Alphonce Simbu from Tanzania.Korir did the same to his br…
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