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Boston Marathon winner John Korir of Kenya, left, hoists the trophy with women's division winner Sharon Lokedi also of Kenya, at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Sharon Lokedi finished the Boston Marathon in 2:18:51, marking the second-fastest time ever in the women's race.
John Korir of Kenya won the men's division, setting a new course record with a time of 2:01:52.
The Boston Marathon is known for its challenging hills and unpredictable weather, which often rewards strategic running over sheer speed.
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Boston Marathon winner John Korir of Kenya, left, hoists the trophy with women's division winner Sharon Lokedi also of Kenya, at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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John Korir of Kenya, hoist the trophy after winning the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Sharon Lokedi of Kenya, celebrates after winning the women's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Boston Marathon winner John Korir of Kenya, celebrates while approaching the finish line, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) BOSTON (AP) â Maybe the Boston Marathon isnât that hard after all. After a second straight year of blistering times, a course record on the menâs side, and a pair of repeat winners, back-to-back champion Sharon Lokedi said it wonât be the last time that runners ignore the hype and the hills and attack the historic Boston course. âHonestly, it is hard,â she insisted Tuesday, a day after running the second-fastest time ever in the womenâs race to win for the second year in a row. âBut I think itâs also people are starting to realize that if (you get good conditions), it just makes for a really good day. And even, you know, a fast one.â Defending men's champion John Korir took advantage of cool weather and a tailwind on Monday to outrun the strongest field in race history and win in a course record 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds. That was 70 seconds faster than Geoffrey Mutaiâs then-world best in 2011, and the fifth-fastest marathon of all time. Korir, who ran alone for the last 5 miles, said Tuesday that he could have gone even faster if another runner had been out front with him. âI think we will run even under 2:01,â he said. âBecause if someone were to push me, we would have tried to run away from each other, and that is why I think it will be faster.â With its hills and unpredictable weather, Boston has always been known as a course that rewards strategy more than outright footspeed. Eliud Kipchoge, the world record holder at the time and considered the greatest marathoner ever, flopped in his only Boston attempt, in 2023; Korirâs brother, Wesley, won Boston in 2012 on a hot day with a time that was 10 minutes slower than John ran on Monday. âIn Boston, I donât care that much about the time,â John Korir said Tuesday. âBut now I think from today I will be caring about the times when I come back.â Lokedi, who lowered the womenâs course record by more than 2 1/2 minutes last year, finished in 2:18:51 on Monday â the second-fastest time ever in the Boston womenâs race. Runner-up Loice Chemnung was 44 seconds back â a performance that would have been a course record before Lokediâs 2:17:22 last year. The top three men all finished faster than Mutaiâs 2:03:02. Runners looking for fast times will likely still prefer the flatter courses in Chicago and Berlin. (Kelvin Kiptum ran 2:00:35 in Chicago in 2023 and Ruth Chepngetich set the womenâs mark there at 2:09:56 in â24.) Still, the assault on the record books may encourage future Boston runners to go for it. âYou put it in your head, âOh, itâs going to be hard, itâs going to hard,â and then you come in here and you have everything that you need: You get really good competitors, you have people that want to push, and people that want to race, and you get good conditions,â Lokedi said. âAnd it just makes it for a really good day and even, you know, a fast one.â Korir, who dedicated last yearâs win to the Transcend Talent Academy in his native Kenya, said the school will again get 10% or his winnings, which this year include a $50,000 bonus for the course record. Korir said he received videos of the students cheering him on. â(Itâs) to help them to go to school, and study, and have a better future,â he said. âAnd one day, one time to become a champion like me.â \\\_ AP sports: