Who were the winners of the 2025 Boston Marathon?
The 129th running of the Boston Marathon — the oldest annual marathon in the world — is still ongoing, but we have our winners from Monday's 26.2-mile race.
On the women's side, Sharon Lokedi of Kenya took home first place honors while shattering the previous course record by more than two minutes. It was a close race down the stretch between Lokedi and two-time defending champion Hellen Obiri, but after coming up just short and finishing as the runner-up in 2024, Lokedi finished on top of the podium this year with a time of two hours, 17 minutes and 22 seconds.
She won the race by 19 seconds.
The men's race was a bit less exciting, with John Korir (also of Kenya) pulling away in the final few miles to win with a time of 2:04:45. Korir won the Chicago Marathon last year, and along with his brother Wesley — who won in 2012 — became part of the first sibling duo to win the Boston Marathon.
Korir fell at the beginning of the race but ultimately shrugged it off to finish with the third-fastest men's time ever. His brother was at the finish line to greet him upon his victory.
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