Boston 5K winners named
- Ethiopians Yihune and Hambese won the Boston 5K titles during pre‑marathon events on Friday. (sports.yahoo.com) - Tatyana McFadden won the pro wheelchair 5K in 12:29, while Marcel Hug won in 10:25 for his fourth straight victory. (sports.yahoo.com) - Marcel Hug will head into Monday's marathon chasing a ninth Boston Marathon title after this strong warmup. (sports.yahoo.com)
Addisu Yihune and Gela Hambese gave Ethiopia a sweep of the Boston 5K open titles, the first major results of Boston Marathon weekend. (baa.org) Yihune won the men’s race in 13:13, a course and event record, after pulling away from Amon Kemboi and Victor Kiprop on Boylston Street. Hambese won the women’s race in 14:53, finishing ahead of Americans Taylor Roe and Weini Kelati. (sports.yahoo.com) In the professional wheelchair races, Tatyana McFadden won the women’s 5K in 12:29 and Marcel Hug won the men’s race in 10:25. Hug’s victory was his fourth straight Boston 5K wheelchair title. (baa.org) The race opened the weekend program for the 130th Boston Marathon, which is scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026. The Boston Athletic Association said 9,306 runners finished the 5K course from Boston Common to the marathon finish line on Boylston Street. (baa.org) Hug’s 5K win sets up another run at Boston Marathon history. The Swiss racer has already won the Boston Marathon wheelchair division eight times and will try for a ninth title on Monday. (sports.yahoo.com) McFadden also used the 5K as a tune-up for Monday’s marathon, where she is one of the most decorated names in wheelchair racing. The Boston 5K has become a regular opening event for elite runners and wheelchair athletes before Marathon Monday. (baa.org) Boston Marathon weekend continues with the expo and Fan Fest through Sunday before the full marathon field heads to Hopkinton for Monday’s start. The 5K winners now move from a short downtown test to the sport’s best-known finish line over 26.2 miles. (boston.com)
