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The 2017 Boston Marathon was the 121st running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 17 ( Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). Geoffrey Kirui won the men's race in 2:09:37 and Edna Kiplagat won the women's race in 2:21:52.
Kenya's Edna Kiplagat won the 121st running of the Boston Marathon on Monday in an unofficial time of two hours 21 minutes and 53 seconds.
On April 17, she finished 4th in the 2017 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:25:06, with the leader Edna Kiplagat winning in 2:21:52. [24] 2018 Des Linden near halfway point of Boston Marathon 2018 in which she placed 1st. On April 16, she placed 1st at the 2018 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:39:55. [25]
April 17: 2017 Boston Marathon [17] [18] Winners: Geoffrey Kirui (m) / Edna Kiplagat (f) April 23: 2017 London Marathon [19] [20] Winners: Daniel Wanjiru (m) / Mary Keitany (f) August 6: Part of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics (Men / Women) in London Winners: Geoffrey Kirui (m) / Rose Chelimo (f) September 24: 2017 Berlin Marathon [21 ...
Catherine Ndereba's four victories between 2000 and 2005 are the most in the women's open division. [4] The Boston Marathon became the first major marathon to include a wheelchair division, in 1975, which was won by Robert Hall, [1] though the first person to complete the race in a wheelchair had been Eugene Roberts in 1970. [6]
Opinion: Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. will share her story at the Nashville Public Library on June 13.
Since Boston started, it’s only six women. Obiri broke away from a large pack late to become the first woman to repeat as Boston Marathon champion since 2005, crossing the finish line in 2 hours ...
For the 2017 Boston Marathon—her ninth time running the race, and the 50th anniversary of her first time—she was assigned bib number 261, the same number she had been assigned in 1967. She was placed in wave 1 and corral 1 and finished in 4:44:31. [ 33 ]