Kenya’s John Korir and Sharon Lokedi put in spirited performances to win the 2025 men’s and women’s Boston Marathon titles, respectively, today.
Korir overcame an early fall to win, mirroring his brother Wesley Korir’s achievement and reaffirming his victory at last year’s Chicago Marathon.
Korir ran without his name and number on the front of his vest after losing his bib when he fell shortly after the start. A video captured by a spectator along the course showed Korir landing heavily on his stomach after being clipped. Fortunately, he avoided being trampled and quickly got back on his feet to continue running.
The 28-year-old found his rhythm around the 30-km mark, allowing the Chicago champion to establish a significant lead over the pursuing pack.
Alphonce Felix Simbu and Cyprian Kotut took the second and third spots on the podium, finishing ahead of the top American male finisher, Conner Mantz, who came in fourth.
Korir won in an unofficial time of 02:04:45, which was 19 seconds clear of Simbu and Kotut, bringing victory back to the family after his elder brother Wesley won world’s oldest annual marathon in 2012. They are the first set of brothers to win the Boston Marathon in the history of the race.
Meanwhile, Lokedi edged a tightly contested race as the 2022 New York Marathon champion clocked a course record of 2:17:20 to cross the finish line first, ahead of immediate former defending champion Hellen Obiri and Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw who took second and third respectively.
Earlier, course record holder Marcel Hug won his eighth men’s wheelchair title and third in a row in Boston, with the 39-year-old Swiss finishing over four minutes ahead of 2022 champion Daniel Romanchuk.
