Korir wins Boston Marathon, Lokedi denies Obiri ‘three-peat’

Kenyan John Korir overcame a tumble near the starting line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours four minutes and 45 seconds, while his compatriot Sharon Lokedi denied Hellen Obiri a third straight title in a course record. Tanzanian Alphonce Simbu eked out a second-place finish in 2:05:04, battling Kenyan Cybrian […]

Korir wins Boston Marathon, Lokedi denies Obiri ‘three-peat’

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Kenyan John Korir overcame a tumble near the starting line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours four minutes and 45 seconds, while his compatriot Sharon Lokedi denied Hellen Obiri a third straight title in a course record.

Tanzanian Alphonce Simbu eked out a second-place finish in 2:05:04, battling Kenyan Cybrian Kotut down the final straight.

Korir, who appeared to lose his bib in his early fall, had the paper in his hands as he held his arms out wide to break the tape in the second-fastest time in Boston.