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Boston has a winner — make that several back-to-back winners. Follow live updates from Marathon Monday below:The 130th Boston Marathon kicked off Monday morning with 30,000 runners, world-class athletes and thousands of spectators lining the course.Defending champion John Korir of Kenya set a course record to win the marathon’s men’s division, with an unofficial time of 2:01:52. He beat the 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011 by 70 seconds. Kelvin Kiptum holds the marathon world record, with a 2:00:35 on the flatter Chicago course in 2023.In the women’s division, Sharon Lokedi also defended her 2025 title, with an unofficial time of 2:18:51.Video above: Top athletes you can expect to see on the Boston Marathon courseMarcel Hug of Switzerland captured his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title and Great Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper claimed her second win in Monday’s running of the prestigious race. The 26.2-mile course will bring athletes through eight Massachusetts cities and towns. Sister station WCVB in Boston contributed to this report.
Boston has a winner — make that several back-to-back winners.
Follow live updates from Marathon Monday below:
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The 130th Boston Marathon kicked off Monday morning with 30,000 runners, world-class athletes and thousands of spectators lining the course.
Defending champion John Korir of Kenya set a course record to win the marathon’s men’s division, with an unofficial time of 2:01:52. He beat the 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011 by 70 seconds. Kelvin Kiptum holds the marathon world record, with a 2:00:35 on the flatter Chicago course in 2023.
In the women’s division, Sharon Lokedi also defended her 2025 title, with an unofficial time of 2:18:51.
Video above: Top athletes you can expect to see on the Boston Marathon course
Marcel Hug of Switzerland captured his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title and Great Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper claimed her second win in Monday’s running of the prestigious race.
The 26.2-mile course will bring athletes through eight Massachusetts cities and towns.
Sister station WCVB in Boston contributed to this report.
