Boston Marathon results

John Korir turned the 2026 Boston Marathon into a record run, winning Monday in 2:01:52 and breaking a course mark that had stood since 2011. (baa.org) Korir, the defending champion from Kenya, cut 1 minute 10 seconds off Geoffrey Mutai’s 2:03:02 record from 2011 at the 130th running on April 20. Sharon Lokedi, also of Kenya, repeated as women’s champion in 2:18:51. (baa.org) The race was deep well beyond the winners. Olympics.com listed Alphonce Felix Simbu second in 2:02:47 and Benson Kipruto third in 2:02:50, while 13 men broke 2:06, according to LetsRun. (olympics.com) (letsrun.com) Jess McClain delivered one of the standout U.S. performances, finishing fifth in 2:20:49. Olympics.com said that made her the fastest American woman ever on the Boston course. (olympics.com) Outside said this was the fastest Boston Marathon in the race’s 130-year history, helped by favorable weather and aggressive pacing through the elite fields. LetsRun reported American Zouhair Talbi ran 2:03:45, the fastest ever by an American citizen in Boston. (run.outsideonline.com) (letsrun.com) Boston is one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, but its point-to-point course and downhill opening miles make direct record comparisons tricky. The Boston Athletic Association still tracks course records separately, and this year’s men’s race reset that standard by a wide margin. (olympics.com) (baa.org) The day’s most shared moment came near the finish on Boylston Street, where Aaron Beggs of Britain and Robson De Oliveira of Brazil stopped to help Ajay Haridasse after he stumbled repeatedly. The Boston Athletic Association photo of the three runners spread widely after the race. (usnews.com) Haridasse told the Boston Herald, as quoted by The Guardian, that he was “getting ready to crawl” after falling four times in the final stretch. Beggs and De Oliveira put his arms over their shoulders and walked him across the line. (theguardian.com) The official entry list showed 32,192 registered runners for the 2026 race, underscoring how Boston combines elite records with mass-participation tradition. On one Monday, the race produced both a historic winning time and a finish-line rescue people kept replaying. (registration.baa.org)