Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds -- the 10th-fastest time in the race's 128-year history.
BOSTON (Reuters) -Ethiopian Sisay Lemma won the 2024 Boston Marathon on Monday after a solo surge early in the race gave him the platform to finish first in two hours, six minutes and 17 seconds. His compatriot Mohamed Esa took second place,
Obiri edged out fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi for the title. The post Hellen Obiri captures 2nd-straight Boston Marathon title, is first woman to repeat since 2005 appeared first on Boston.com.
Kenyan Hellen Obiri edged countrywoman Sharon Lokedi by just 8 seconds to become the first woman to win back-to-back Boston Marathon titles since 2005.
Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile. Then the weather heated up, and the 34-year-old Ethiopian slowed down.
Lemma defeated two-time defending champion Evans Chebet and the rest of a talented field with a stunning solo attack early in the race. The post Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia wins 2024 Boston Marathon after a strong early attack appeared first on Boston.
Using her extensive track experience, Obiri made a kick in the final stretch of the race Monday to propel her past Sharon Lokedi for her second Boston women’s title in a time of 2:22:37.
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Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the Boston Marathon on Monday, blazing through the course in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 17 seconds — the 10th-fastest time in the race's history.
After setting the course record at the Valencia Marathon in December (2:01.48), becoming the fourth man to run a marathon less than 2 hours, 2 minutes, 33-year-old Ethiopian Sisay Lemma is looking to carry his momentum into an improved effort at the Boston Marathon.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia opened a big early lead and cruised to victory in the men’s professional race during Monday morning’s running of the 128th BAA Boston Marathon. Lemma broke the tape in 2:06:17 — the 10th-fastest time in BAA history — to become the first Ethiopian champion since Lemi Berhanu Hayle in 2016.
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Sisay Lemma has both. The 2024 Boston Marathon champion says he expects to be on the roster for the Paris Games when Ethiopian officials make their decisions in the coming weeks. “Because of the fast race I ran in Valencia,
Defending champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya turned a controlled tactical race into a wild sprint to the finish in the women’s professional race during Monday’s 128th running of the BAA Boston Marathon. Obiri broke the tape in 2:22:37 to become the sixth woman to win consecutive races and first since four-time Boston winner Catherine Ndereba of Kenya did it in 2004 and 2005.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the Boston Marathon to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds. Hellen Obiri repeated as the women's winner. She outsprinted Sharon Lokedi down Boylston Street to win by eight seconds.
Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile. Then the weather heated up, and the 34-year-old Ethiopian slowed down.
Hellen Obiri became the first woman to repeat as champion at the Boston Marathon in nearly two decades while Sisay Lemma denied Evans Chebet of a men's three-peat en route to his first victory Monday on Beacon Street.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours, six minutes, 17 seconds — the 10th fastest time in the race's 128-year history.
Hellen Obiri defended her title in the women’s race, outsprinting fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi down Boylston Street to win by eight seconds. Obiri is the first woman to win back-to-back Boston Marathons since 2005.
Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma attacked early and held on for a dominant victory in the Boston Marathon on Sunday, gaining the redemption he sought after failing to finish last year.The victory was all the more satisfying on a course where Lemma had twice failed to finish and placed 30th in 2019.
Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men's wheelchair race for the sixth time.
Ethiopian Sisay Lemma won the men’s race at the 2024 Boston Marathon, crossing the line in 2:06:17. The 33-year-old jumped out to an early lead, leading the men’s pack by 80 seconds at the 15K mark and enjoying a lead of as much as two and a half minutes.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the race, and Kenya's Hellen Obiri repeated as the women's winner. Check out more highlights from the 2024 Boston Marathon.
At the time, there was no standard marathon distance. That changed after the 1908 London Games, when the start was moved to Windsor Castle, 26 miles away from the Olympic stadium,
Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri won the Boston Marathon women’s race for the second year in a row while wearing an unreleased running sneaker from On. With an official time of 2:22:37, Obiri first woman to defend her title in Boston since fellow Kenyan Catherine Ndereba in 2004 and 2005.
The 128th Boston Marathon was run Monday, with over 30,000 runners participating and even more spectators expected along the 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston. The race marks the 100th anniversary of the start moving from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform to the new international distance standard of 26.
With one mile remaining in the 128th Boston Marathon, Hellen Obiri of Kenya made a break from her lone remaining challenger, countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, and went on to win her second consecutive Boston title.
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to victory in the Boston Marathon.
After threatening the course record for more than 20 miles, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia slowed significantly over the final miles, but held on to win the pro men’s title at the 2024 Boston Marathon in 2:06:17.
Ethiopian runner Sisay Lemma won the Boston Marathon men’s race while wearing the Adidas Adio Pro Evo 1. His official time was 2:06:17, the tenth fastest in the history of the event. Monday’s victory marks the second World Marathon Major for Lemma,
Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile. Then the weather heated up, and the 34-year-old Ethiopian slowed down.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, running alone through most of the course to finish in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds — the 10th-fastest time in the race’s 128-year history.
Lemma runs mostly alone to win the men's race, while Obiri repeats as the women's champion. BOSTON — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, running alone through most of the course to finish in 2 hours,
And in the men's wheelchair race, Switzerland's Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record.