The 2025 Boston Marathon has a new winner on the men's side. John Korir won the event Monday with a time of 2:04:45.
Korir, a runner from Kenya, hung with the pack throughout most of the race, but a late surge pushed him way ahead of the other runners down the stretch. Tanzanian runner Alphonce Felix Simbu and Kenyan runner Cyprian Kotut finished tied for second with a time of 2:05:04. American Conner Mantz turned in his best performance at the Boston Marathon, finishing fourth with a time of 2:05:08.
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Sharon Lokedi wins 2025 Boston Marathon in record fashion
It was tense down the stretch, but Sharon Lokedi defeated Hellen Obiri to win the professional women's portion of the 2025 Boston Marathon in record fashion.
Lokedi won the event with a time of 2:17:20, shattering the previous course record of 2:19:59. Obiri finished second with a time of 2:17:41 and Yalemzerf Yehualaw took third with a time of 2:18:06.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/boston-marathon-2025-john-korir-follows-in-brothers-footsteps-sharon-lokedi-breaks-record-to-win-event-154547405.html
Pretty tight finish for a race that long.
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