129th Boston Marathon: Lokedi Sets a Course Record, Korir Wins
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CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEStated as firm, per the B.A.A.'s race report datelined "BOSTON (21-April)" on the 129th Boston Marathon it describes as having played out, with the first start from the B.A.A.'s race-eve media notes: "9:06 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men" (13:06 UTC, EDT).[1]
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women's race in 2:17:22, breaking the 2014 course record of 2:19:59, and John Korir won the men's race in 2:04:45 after falling in the opening meters. Marcel Hug took his eighth wheelchair title on the 250th anniversary of Patriots' Day.
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