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The Boston Marathon 2026 is set to take place on Monday, April 19, 2026. Defending champions Sharon Lokedi and John Korir will participate, with Lokedi aiming to break her own course record.
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Sharon Lokedi is back to defend her 2025 title at the Boston Marathon (Getty)
The Boston Marathon takes place this Monday to kick off a jam-packed spring for world marathon majors, with London following hot on its heels the following week.
The 130th edition of the worldβs oldest continously run marathon begins in the rural town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, before winding its way to Boston and finishing on Bolyston Street, next to the Boston Public Library.
2025 champions Sharon Lokedi and John Korir of Kenya both return to defend their titles, with Lokedi having smashed the course record by over two minutes to win in 2:17:22.
Korir followed in older brother Wesleyβs footsteps with his victory, recording a time of 2:04:45 as they made history as the only siblings to win the event.
Kenyan Benson Kipruto - winner in New York last year - is another major contender to reclaim the title he won in 2021 as he returns to Boston for the first time since 2023, while 2025 world championships gold medallist Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania will be desperate to upgrade his runner-up place from last year.
Another two Kenyans line up alongside compatriot Lokedi as favourites: last yearβs fourth-place finisher Irine Cheptai and Vivian Cheruiyot, who won four Olympic medals on the track before switching to the marathon distance.
British hopes are represented by Calli Hauger-Thackery, who was sixth in Boston last year in 2:22:38 before winning the Honolulu Marathon in December and the Houston Marathon this January.
The wheelchair divisions are headlined by seven-time Paralympic champion Marcel Hug, who is aiming for a fourth straight Boston title and ninth in total, while his compatriot Manuela Schar is hot favourite to take a fifth victory in Boston in the absence of defending champion Susannah Scaroni.
The Boston Marathon 2026 is scheduled for Monday, April 19, 2026.
The defending champions for the Boston Marathon 2026 are Sharon Lokedi and John Korir from Kenya.
The specific prize money for the Boston Marathon 2026 has not been detailed in the provided information.
Details on how to watch the Boston Marathon 2026 on TV have not been provided in the excerpt.

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John Korir won the men's race last year (Getty)
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The Boston Marathon takes place on Monday 20 April 2026.
Local viewers can watch on WCVB ABC, while viewers across the US can watch on ESPN2, with coverage getting underway at 9am EDT. In the UK the Marathon will be broadcast on TNT Sports and HBO Max, with coverage live from 2pm BST.
Marcel Hug won an eighth Boston title last year (Getty)
John Korir followed in his brother Wesley's footsteps by winning the major (Getty)
Menβs and womenβs elite races
1st place - $150,000
2nd place - $75,000
3rd place - $40,000
4th place - $25,000
5th place - $18,000
6th place - $13,500
7th place - $10,500
8th place - $8,500
9th place - $7,000
10th place - $5,500
Course record bonus - $50,000