Trending Now - Korir Claims Second Boston Marathon Victory With Record Time
WHO:
CNN - Sharon Lokedi won the women's race in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 51 seconds.
CNN - Loice Chemnung finished second in the women's race, 44 seconds behind Lokedi.
CNN - Mary Ngugi-Cooper finished third in the women's race.
CNN - Jess McClain finished fifth in the women's race.
ESPN - John Korir, defending champion and winner of the Boston Marathon.
ESPN - Alphonce Felix Simbu, runner from Tanzania, finished second.
ESPN - Benson Kipruto, 2021 champion, finished third.
ESPN - Zouhair Talbi, Moroccan runner and American citizen, finished fifth.
ESPN - Jack Fultz, grand marshal of the marathon.
WHAT:
CNN - Korir and Lokedi each won $150,000 for their victories and an additional $50,000 for Korir's course record.
CNN - Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds, missing his own course record by 33 seconds.
CNN - Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair race in 1 hour, 30 minutes, 51 seconds, beating runner-up Catherine Debrunner by more than two minutes.
ESPN - John Korir's victory marked his second consecutive win at the Boston Marathon.
ESPN - The 2026 Boston Marathon featured the fastest field in the event's 130-year history.
ESPN - Jack Fultz noted that the weather conditions on April 18th, 2026, were the "polar opposite" of his 1976 win, which had temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).
ESPN - John Korir won the Boston Marathon in a record time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds.
ESPN - Korir broke the previous course record of 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011 by 70 seconds.
ESPN - Kelvin Kiptum holds the marathon world record with a time of 2:00:35, set in 2023.
ESPN - Alphonce Felix Simbu finished 55 seconds behind Korir, and Benson Kipruto finished 3 seconds behind Simbu.
ESPN - Zouhair Talbi finished fifth with a time of 2:03:45, the best time ever for a U.S. runner.
WHERE:
ESPN - The Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts.
ESPN - The race started in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
WHEN:
CNN - The Boston Marathon occurred on April 18th, 2026.
ESPN - The Boston Marathon occurred on April 18th, 2026.
ESPN - The starting temperature was in the 30s, warming to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) by the start of the race.
WHY:
ESPN - The weather conditions included a tailwind, which contributed to fast times.
HOW:
CNN - Race Director Dave McGillivray sent off about 50 members of the Massachusetts National Guard at 6 a.m. to start the day.
ESPN - The race organizers employed a crowd scientist to help spread out runners and avoid bottlenecks on the course, a change implemented for the 2026 marathon.
ESPN - The race organizers employed a crowd scientist to help spread out runners and avoid bottlenecks on the course.
ESPN - A new statue of marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb was installed at the start of the race, the first statue on the course honoring a woman.
(UPDATED April 20, 2026 23:17 UTC)
The Boston Marathon took place on Saturday, with Sharon Lokedi winning the women's race in 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 51 seconds, followed closely by Loice Chemnung, who finished just 44 seconds behind. In the men's wheelchair race, Marcel Hug claimed victory in 1 hour, 16 minutes, and 6 seconds, while Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair race in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 51 seconds, beating her nearest competitor by more than two minutes. Each winner, including Lokedi and Hug, received $150,000 for their victories, with Hug missing his own course record by just 33 seconds.
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(UPDATED April 20, 2026 21:13 UTC)
John Korir celebrated his second consecutive victory at the Boston Marathon, which featured the fastest field in the event's 130-year history. Race organizers made a notable change this year by employing a crowd scientist to help spread out runners and avoid bottlenecks on the course. Jack Fultz remarked that the weather conditions on Saturday, were the "polar opposite" of his 1976 win, when temperatures soared close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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(UPDATED April 20, 2026 17:21 UTC)
John Korir won the Boston Marathon on Saturday, setting a new record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, and 52 seconds, breaking the previous record by 70 seconds. Alphonce Felix Simbu finished in second place, 55 seconds behind Korir, while Benson Kipruto took third, just three seconds later, and Zouhair Talbi rounded out the top five with a time of 2:03:45, the best ever for a U.S. runner. The race, which started in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, benefited from favorable weather conditions, including a tailwind, and featured a new statue honoring marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb at the starting line.