Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s race.
The 50th anniversary of women competing in the BAA Boston Marathon was celebrated with a battle for the ages. Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir made a desperation surge on her friend and rival Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia at the finish line to win the women’s race in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon. Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s race in 2:06:51, beating 2019 winner Lawrence Cherono (2:07:21) and 2021 champion Benson Kipruto (2:07:27). Scott Fauble of Flagstaff, Ariz., was the top American with a seventh-place finish in 2:08:52 American Daniel Romanchuk won his second Boston in the men’s wheelchair race with a time of 1:26:58. Defending champion Manuela Schar capture her fourth BAA title in the women’s race in 1:41:08. Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh exchanged the lead five times in the home stretch between Kenmore and Copley squares. Jepchirchir broke the tape in 2:21:01 to secure her first win at Boston and third Abbott World Marathon Major. In the span of eight months, Jepchirchir has won the Olympic marathon in Sapporo, Japan, on Aug.21, the New York Marathon on Nov.21, and Boston on Patriots Day. Yeshaneh placed second in 2:21:05 followed by Kenyans Mary Ngugi (2:21:12) and former champion Edna Kiplagat (2:21:40). For the second year in a row, Nell Rojas was the first American, placing 10th in 2:25:57. “I was not expecting to win but I am very grateful,” said Jepchirchir.
