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126th Boston Marathon Post-Race Stats and Storylines
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126th Boston Marathon Starters, Finishers, and Stats
- 25,314 athletes crossed the start line in Hopkinton
- 24,918 athletes crossed the finish line on Boylston Street (as of 5:35
p.m. ET), a 98.4% finish rate.
- Detailed results and leaderboards can be found here.
- A race recap highlighting our 126th Boston Marathon professional races
can be found here.
- A video highlight recap can be found here.
126th Boston Marathon Facts & Notes
Men's Professional Division
- Evans Chebet (KEN) won his first Boston Marathon title in 2:06:51, the
eighth-fastest time in Boston Marathon history
- Chebet avenges a DNF from the 2018 Boston Marathon, his lone other
attempt at the Hopkinton-to-Boston course.
- Chebet has completed three other Abbott World Marathon Majors- the TCS
London Marathon in 2021, the Tokyo Marathon in 2017, and the BMW Berlin
Marathon in 2016.
- Chebet was followed across the line by Lawrence Cherono (KEN) in 2:07:21
and Benson Kipruto (KEN) in 2:07:27.
Women's Professional Division
- Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) became the first athlete in history to have won
the Boston, New York City, and Olympic Marathon titles with a final time of
2:21:01.
- Jepchirchir is the fifth Olympic Marathon champion to win Boston. This
was her Boston Marathon debut.
- Today's race was the sixth-closest finish in women's race history, as
Jepchirchir defeated Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) by four seconds (2:21:05)
followed by Mary Ngugi (KEN) in 2:21:32.
Men's Wheelchair Division
- Daniel Romanchuk (IL) won his second Boston Marathon title in 1:26:58.
Romanchuk also won the 2019 Boston Marathon (1:21:36).
- After early leads from Aaron Pike and Hiroki Nishida, Romanchuk took to
the front and led for more than 23 of the 26.2 mile course.
- Romanchuk becomes the third American male to win at least two Boston
Marathon wheelchair division titles (Bob Hall, two wins and Jim Knaub, five
wins). Romanchuk's margin of victory over Aaron Pike was five minutes, 51
seconds.
Women's Wheelchair Division
- Manuela Schär (SUI) won her fourth Boston Marathon crown in 1:41:08.
Schär previously won the 2017 (course record 1:28:17), 2019 (1:34:19), and
2021 (1:35:21) races.
- Schär is the sixth athlete in women's wheelchair division history to earn
four Boston wins, joining Louise Sauvage,Wakako Tsuchida, Candace
Cable-Brookes, Jean Driscoll, and Tatyana McFadden.
- Schär led from Hopkinton to Boston, finishing 5:12 ahead of runner-up
Susannah Scaroni (USA, 1:46:20) and Madison De Rozario (AUS, 1:52:48).
Para Athletics Divisions
- Winners of the Para Athletics Divisions included:
- Marko Cheseto Lemtukei (USA) in 2:37:01 (T61-T64 lower-limb impairment)
- Liz Willis (USA) in 3:56:31 (T61-T64 lower-limb impairment)
- Chaz Davis (USA) in 2:45:45 (T11/T12 vision impairment)
- Joyce Cron (USA) in 4:31:36 (T11/T12 vision impairment)
- Ary Carlos Santos (BRA) in 2:46:37 (T13 vision impairment)
- Lisa Thompson (USA) in 3:47:25 (T13 vision impairment)
Notable Finishers
- NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth finished in a time of 3:01:40.
- Soccer player Ethan Zohn finished in a time of 5:02:44.
- Previous The Bachelor lead Matt James finished in a time of 3:49:38.
- Zac Clark, previous contestant on The Bachelorette finished in a time of
3:43:46.
- Chris Nikic, the Dick & Rick Hoyt award-winner, ESPY honoree, and first
athlete with Down Syndrome to complete an Ironman, finished in a time of
5:38:51.
- Para athlete & advocate Adrianne Haslet finished in a time of 5:18:41.
126th Boston Marathon Honorary Team
- 50 years after placing sixth at the 1972 Boston Marathon – the first to
feature an official women's division, Valerie Rogosheske finished in a time
of 6:38:57 sporting bib no. 1972. She was joined on the course by her
daughters Abigail and Allie.
- Mary Ngugi finished in third place for the second year in a row, crossing
the line in a time of 2:21:32.
- Manuela Schär earned her fourth Boston Marathon title, completing the
course in 1:41:08.
- Paralympic medalist Melissa Stockwell finished in a time of 3:58:36.
- Football and soccer star Sarah Fuller finished her first marathon in a
time of 5:50:59.
- Former U.S. National Team soccer player Kristine (Heavey) Lilly finished
in a time of 3:54:42. This was Lilly's second Boston Marathon, having her
first ten years ago in 2012.
- Guinness World Record holder Jocelyn Rivas finished her 112th marathon in
a time of 4:40:47.
- Native Women Running founder and activist Verna Volker finished in a time
of 5:49:47.
ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit
organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through
sports, especially running. The B.A.A.'s Boston Marathon is the world's
oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events and
supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs.
Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John
Hancock. The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors,
along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and
New York City. For more information on the B.A.A., the B.A.A. running club,
or the B.A.A. High Performance Team, please visit www.baa.org.
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