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Boston 10K pro field to feature Boston Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi, American Olympians
'Winning the Boston Marathon is a highlight of my career so far,' said Lokedi in a release. 'I'm excited to return to Boston to race the 10K and relive the same feeling from the marathon.'
Lokedi will be joined in the women's pro field by another Boston Marathon champion, Edna Kiplagat, as well as a pair of American Olympic marathoners, Providence College alum Emily Sisson and 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials winner Fiona O'Keeffe.
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American Olympians Emily Sisson (left) and Fiona O'Keeffe (center) will race the Boston 10K this month.
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The stacked women's field also features 2024 New York City Marathon champion Sheila Chepkirui (who boasts the fastest personal best in the field at 29:46), as well as
The women's wheelchair field will be led by four-time Boston Marathon and five-time Boston 10K champion Tatyanna McFadden. Two-time Boston Marathon champion Daniel Romanchuk will headline the men's wheelchair race.
The men's professional field is loaded with depth, with Tanzania's Gabriel Geay — event winner in 2018 and 2023, as well as Boston Marathon runner-up in 2023 — among the biggest names on the start list.
Joe Klecker, an Olympian over 10,000 meters in 2021, will lead the American charge. Kenya's Dennis Kitiyo has the fastest personal best in the field at 27:01.
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'The Boston 10K annually brings together some of the fastest and most competitive athletes from around the globe,' said Mary Kate Shea, the BAA's senior director of professional athletes. 'The Boston running community can expect fast times and thrilling races at this year's 10K across all divisions.'
Around 10,000 athletes are expected to race on June 22, with the course winding through Cambridge and the Back Bay.
The route begins on Charles Street and crosses the Longfellow Bridge for an out-and-back and Memorial Drive before crossing back over the Harvard Bridge on Massachusetts Avenue. Runners will then loop through Kenmore Square, make the right on Hereford and left onto Boylston, finishing between the Boston Common and Public Garden.
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