Kenyan John Korir wins men’s race in Boston Marathon
Updated: 12:19 PM EDT Apr 21, 2025
THE FINISH LINE LIKE FULL ON GOOSEBUMP MOMENT? I KNOW, AND I DON’T ALWAYS SAYS WIN THE RACE YOU’RE IN. JOHN COURIER IS GOING TO WIN THIS RACE. BUT NOW CONNOR HAS TO WIN THE RACE HE’S IN. IF HE’S GOING TO GET THAT SECOND POSITION, LET ME GET. THIS IS SO GOOD IN JOHN COURIER JOHN COURIER IS THE MAN WHO IS GOING TO MEET THE MOMENT IN BOSTON. CHAMPION OF THE 129TH BOSTON MARATHON. AND THEN THE RACE HERE. SIMBU, KOTUT AND MASS. THEY’VE DROPPED MASS. AND NOW FOR SECOND. KOTUT AND SIMBU. YES, BUT IS A BIG PR FOR CONNOR MASS. IT MIGHT NOT BE SECOND PLACE, 200 AND 506. AMAZING. YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE ME A PHOTO. THAT’S SIMBU. I BELIEVE IT HAS IT IN SECOND. KOTUT IS THIRD AND CONNOR MANN’S JUST OFF THE PODIUM. JOHN BUT A HUGE PR FOR HIM. HPR A HUGE PR AND THAT’S WHAT RUN TO WIN IS. SOMETIMES YOU RACE FOR THE FINISH LINE TO BREAK THE TAPE, SOMETIMES YOU RUN FOR THE PODIUM AND I’M PRETTY SURE ED WOULD BE SO PROUD OF HIM. UNOFFICIALLY. JOHN. COURIER 204 45. WOW, WHAT A DAY HERE. FULLY SPENT. ON THE BOSTON FOREST. YEAH, HE HAS TO BE SO PROUD OF HIMSELF THOUGH. MAN, WHAT A BIG DAY. FOR FOURTH PLACE. THERE. UNOFFICIALLY THE TIME. 204 45
John Korir, of Kenya, has won the men’s division of the 129th Boston Marathon, finishing in an unofficial time of 2:04:45.Korir, 28, was coming off a win in the 2024 Chicago Marathon, which he won in a time of 2:02:44.>> Boston Marathon: Live updatesKorir outpaced Alphonce Felix Simbu, of Tanzania, and Cybrian Kotut, of Kenya by about 20 seconds. American Conner Mantz finished fourth, with a time of 2:05:08.Defending champion Sisay Lemma dropped out of the lead group earlier and was seen stretching out his calf. Before the race, Lemma had noted that he was recovering from an injury.In the women’s race, Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi set a new course record, winning the race in a time of 2:17:22.In the men’s wheelchair division, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug continues his domination of the race, winning his third straight Boston Marathon and eighth overall in a time of 1:21:34.In the women’s wheelchair race, American Susannah Scaroni won in a time of 1:35:20.This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information comes in.
BOSTON —John Korir, of Kenya, has won the men’s division of the 129th Boston Marathon, finishing in an unofficial time of 2:04:45.
Korir, 28, was coming off a win in the 2024 Chicago Marathon, which he won in a time of 2:02:44.
>> Boston Marathon: Live updates
Korir outpaced Alphonce Felix Simbu, of Tanzania, and Cybrian Kotut, of Kenya by about 20 seconds. American Conner Mantz finished fourth, with a time of 2:05:08.
Defending champion Sisay Lemma dropped out of the lead group earlier and was seen stretching out his calf. Before the race, Lemma had noted that he was recovering from an injury.
In the women’s race, Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi set a new course record, winning the race in a time of 2:17:22.
In the men’s wheelchair division, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug continues his domination of the race, winning his third straight Boston Marathon and eighth overall in a time of 1:21:34.
In the women’s wheelchair race, American Susannah Scaroni won in a time of 1:35:20.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information comes in.
