Boston Marathon saw Kenyans dominate the headlines as defending champion Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, as Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000m, won the women’s race in a sprint to finish in an unofficial 2:21:38 to complete the Kenyan sweep.
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has vowed to bounce back after falling short at the Boston Marathon on Monday evening.
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There’s always tomorrow, says Eliud Kipchoge after Boston Upset
While making his debut in Boston, Kipchoge finished sixth after clocking 2:09:23 in a race won by compatriot and defending champion Evans Chebet who clocked 2:05:54
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In a social media post after the race, Kipchoge, 38, hinted that he might not be hanging his running shoes anytime soon.
“I live for the moments where I get to challenge the limits. It’s never guaranteed, and it’s never easy. Today was a tough day for me. I pushed myself as hard as I could but sometimes, we must accept that today wasn’t the day to push the barrier to a greater height.
“I want to congratulate my competitors and thank everyone in Boston and from home for the incredible support I am so humbled to receive. In sports you win and you lose and there is always tomorrow to set a new challenge. Excited for what’s ahead.” Kipchoge wrote on his official social media handles.
It was Kipchoge’s only third loss in his illustrious marathon career and the first since the London Marathon in 2020 where he finished eighth.
How Eliud Kipchoge faced defeat in Boston
Chebet, 2021 winner Benson Kipruto of Kenya and Gabriel Geay of Tanzania dropped Kipchoge from the lead pack around Mile 20 and then ran together for the last three miles.
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Kipchoge, a 12-time major marathon winner, was sixth. Scott Fauble was the top American, finishing seventh.
Kipchoge hoped to add a Boston Marathon victory to his unprecedented running resume.
However, the 38-year-old has won two Olympic gold medals and four of the six major marathons; he has never lifted Boston and New York is now the only one he has competed in and failed to win, not forgetting he also broke two hours in an exhibition in a Vienna park.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race in a course record time – his sixth victory in Boston – and American Susannah Scaroni won her first Boston title despite having to stop early in the race to tighten her wheel.
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For the first time, the race also includes a nonbinary division, with 27 athletes registered.
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A dozen former champions and participants from 120 countries and all 50 US states were in the field of 30,000 running 10 years after the bombing that killed three people and wounded hundreds more. The race also included 264 members of the One Fund community – those injured by the attack, their friends and family and charities associated with them.
