Boston Marathon makes springtime return
The 2022 Boston Marathon returned to its traditional mid-April spot after the previous two years were derailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Video: Thrilling Boston Marathon women’s race determined in final seconds
When Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir pulled away from Ababel Yeshaneh with one mile remaining in the 2022 Boston Marathon, it appeared as if the winner of the women’s race had just announced herself.
Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon titles with thrilling women’s finish
Kenyans Peres Jepchirchir and Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon women’s and men’s titles as the world’s oldest annual marathon returned to Patriots’ Day for the first time since 2019.
Kenyans Jepchirchir, Chebet win Boston Marathon titles
Chebet won in two hours, six minutes and 51 seconds to top the first all-Kenyan podium since 2012, beating 2019 Boston winner Lawrence Cherono by 30 seconds with defending champion Benson Kipruto third in 2:07:27. "I'm extremely proud," Chebet said through a translator. "I knew I had it in my legs to win." Jepchirchir, last year's New York Marathon champion, won her Boston debut by edging Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh in the final strides, taking her fifth victory in a row since 2019 in 2:21:01.
Boston Marathon turns into sprint on 50th anniversary of first women’s race
Peres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women’s division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Kenyan Chebet wins Boston Marathon men's title in first major victory
Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet dominated a stellar field to win the men's race. With one mile remaining, Jepchirchir sprinted ahead of Ababel Yeshaneh but the Ethiopian refused to bow and retook the lead before the pair battled down the final stretch. Jepchirchir, who won in New York in November, needed every ounce of energy to break the tape in two hours 21 minutes and one second, four seconds ahead of her rival.
Kenyan runner Evans Chebet wins 2022 Boston Marathon in race's return to Patriot's Day
BOSTON — Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins 50th women's Boston Marathon
BOSTON — Peres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women's division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.