Korir’s Boston course record

John Korir won the 130th Boston Marathon on April 20 in 2:01:52, breaking the men’s course record while defending his title. (baa.org) The Boston Athletic Association results page lists Korir first among 28,506 finishers, with Alphonce Felix Simbu second in 2:04:45 and Cybrian Kotut third in 2:05:04. (baa.org) Sharon Lokedi made it a Kenyan sweep in the women’s open race, winning in 2:18:51 after also taking Boston in 2025. Olympics.com listed Loice Chemnung second in 2:19:35 and Mary Ngugi-Cooper third in 2:20:07. (olympics.com) The race was the 130th edition of the Boston Marathon, held on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 20, with the field moving from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. The Boston Athletic Association called it the world’s oldest annual marathon. (baa.org, baa.org) Boston is one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, and Olympics.com described the 2026 race as the series’ second stop of the year. The Boston Athletic Association also offers a $50,000 course-record bonus in both the open and wheelchair divisions. (olympics.com, baa.org) The wheelchair races produced repeat winners too. Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair division for the ninth time, and Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women’s wheelchair race for her second Boston title. (wbur.org, olympics.com) The field size for the 2026 race was set at 30,000 official entrants, according to the Boston Athletic Association’s qualifier announcement. The results page showed 28,506 finishers after the race. (baa.org, baa.org) The day also kept its mix of elite racing and civic spectacle. CBS Boston reported that more than 30,000 people from around the world were expected to run, and Boston.com said Chelsea Clinton finished in 3:40:52 among the notable participants. (cbsnews.com, boston.com) Korir’s finish turned Marathon Monday into a record day at a race built on history, with Boston again ending on Boylston Street behind a defending champion who ran faster than anyone before him on this course. (baa.org, baa.org)