Die Kenianerin Sharon Lokedi vergaß ihre Sportuhr vor dem Boston-Marathon und lieh sich die Uhr eines Amateur-Läufers. Der Hobbysportler wurde dadurch auf dem Laufnetzwerk Strava zum Star – seine Uhr zeigte plötzlich die Siegerzeit des Marathon-Rennens.
El keniano John Korir ganó este lunes el Maratón de Boston (130ª edición) con un tiempo de 2h 1m 52s, estableciendo un nuevo récord del circuito y mejorando en más de un minuto la anterior marca de Geoffrey Mutai (2h 3m 2s). Korir, que ya ganó en 2025, Valencia y Chicago 2024, se impuso a Felix Shimbu y Benson Kipruto, mientras que la keniana Sharon Lokedi revalidó su título femenino con la segunda mejor marca de la historia (2h 18m 51s). La carrera celebró sus 130 años y los 60 años de la primera mujer, Bobby Gibb, en 1966.
Sharon Lokedi wins women’s race againMarcel Hug win’s men’s wheelchair for ninth timeGB’s Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s wheelchair raceThere was Kenyan joy at the Boston Marathon for a second year in a row as Sharon Lokedi and John Korir retained their titles.Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record in the men’s race, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in event history in a time of 2hr 1min 52sec – the fifth-fastest marathon of all time. Continue reading...
Sharon Lokedi won the Boston Marathon women's race for the second consecutive year, finishing in 2:18:51. The Kenyan runner took the lead during the Newton Hills and maintained her advantage to join fellow Kenyan John Korir, who set a new course record in the men's race, as a back-to-back champion. Loice Chemnung finished second, 44 seconds behind Lokedi, while Mary Ngugi-Cooper placed third. Each champion earned $150,000 and a gilded olive wreath.
