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Sharon Lokedi won the Boston Marathon women’s race, shattering the course record by more than two minutes.

The previous Boston Marathon women’s record was held by Buzunesh Deba with a mark of 2:19:59 back in 2014.

Lokedi finished the 2025 race with a time of 2:17:22.

The Kenyan was running just ahead of two-time defending champion Hellen Obiri into the 25th mile, but pulled away late to win.

There was history in the men’s Boston Marathon on Monday as John Korir earned the victory in the men’s division with an official time of 2:04:45.

John Korir became the first brother of a former champion to win the Boston Marathon. Wesley Korir won the 2012 race.

The Kenyan will take home a prize of $150,000 for the win.

The 2025 Boston Marathon was a good day for American athletes.

There were three American men finishing in the top 10.  Utah’s Conner Mantz finished fourth and ran one of the fastest marathons ever for an American at 2:05:08.

Arizona’s Jess McClain was the top American runner in the women’s race, finishing seventh at 2:22:43.

An American won the women’s wheelchair division. Susannah Scaron of Washington won her second Boston title in a time of 1:35:20.

Daniel Romanchuk from Illinois was the runner-up in the men’s wheelchair race. He finished in 1:25:58.

The last American runner to win the Boston Marathon, 2018 champion Des Linden, finished 17th in the women’s race. She said the 2025 Boston Marathon was her final professional marathon.

For more on the top American finishers, click here.

Conner Mantz was the top American finisher at the 2025 Boston Marathon.

He crossed the finish line in fourth place, just behind Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania and Cybrian Kotut of Kenya.

Mantz, who is 28 years old, is from Provo, Utah. He ran cross country at Brigham Young University.

A familiar face is once again champion of the Boston Marathon women’s wheelchair division.

American Susannah Scaroni won her second Boston Marathon title on Monday with an unofficial time of 1:35:20. She was part of a pack of several athletes early in the race, but pulled away as the marathon went on and won comfortably.

Scaroni was the 2023 champion in Boston but had to withdraw in 2024 due to injury.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland, dubbed “The Silver Bullet” is a Boston Marathon champion again.

Hug won Boston for the eighth time, dominating on Monday.

It was not particularly close in Hug’s latest win, as he crossed the finish line in an unofficial time of 1:21:34, several minutes ahead of the competition.

There are several celebrities, influencers, professional athletes, and notable participants who ran the 2025 Boston Marathon.

Some of the familiar faces in the crowd of more than 30,000 runners, included former Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, Matt James, one of the former Bachelors, and former WBZ-TV sports reporter Alice Cook.

Read more about the notable runners here.

The 2025 Boston Marathon had a special guest at the finish line Monday morning, long before the professional runners and wheelchair racers reached Boston.

First Sgt. Matthew Johnson of the National Lancers, dressed as Paul Revere, rode down down Boylston Street on a horse to the finish line, while shouting “the runners are coming, the runners are coming.” 

There was a slight bit of confusion as the horse stopped at the finish line and would not cross it. Johnson got off the horse, read a declaration and then eventually walked over the line with his horse.

Newbury Street was buzzing Monday with people making their way to the finish line to cheer on their favorite runners.

“My mom has grown up watching the Boston Marathon for a very long time, so she’s very excited to do this,” said Emily Testa of North Attleboro.

Vendor Patsy Pedicini has been traveling up to the area for 11 years now on Marathon Monday, selling flags, shirts, hats and more.

“It’s a big celebration. People are very proud to be part of this marathon,” he said.

Walker Buehler had a strong start as the Red Sox beat the visiting Chicago White Sox, 4-2, on Patriots’ Day.

Buehler gave up just one run over seven innings at Fenway Park in a game that started at 11:10 a.m.

The annual morning contest finished in a crisp 2 hours and 16 minutes.

The 2025 Boston Marathon marked the 50th anniversary of the first official wheelchair athlete in the race.

Back in 1975, 23-year-old Bob Hall completed the course in 2 hours and 58 minutes. He had received permission from the race director to compete using a wheelchair.

The makeshift racing chair Hall used bears little resemblance to today’s high-tech equipment. 

“I cut off the back real low. I angled the wheels,” Hall told CBS News.

 You can read more about his historic race and it’s legacy here. 

WBZ-TV’s Levan Reid talked to a runner from Oregon who was at Boston Common waiting to board a bus to the starting line.

Jordan has run several marathons before, but never Boston. He was blown away by the energy and the size of the crowd. He said he wanted to get there early just to make sure he didn’t mess anything up along the way. Jordan said he’s going to try not to burn out too early in the race, but knows it’ll be a challenge not to.

“Just the energy. The people. I’ve never been in a race this big,” he said, adding that he had a special message. “I just want to say hi mom. I wish you could be here. We’ll be thinking about you,” said Jordan.

Athletes in the 2025 Boston Marathon left Hopkinton in several waves Monday morning.

It began with the men’s wheelchair division at 9:06 a.m.

The women’s wheelchair division started at 9:09 a.m.

Handcycles and duos began the race at 9:30 a.m.

The professional men’s race started at 9:37 a.m.

The professional women left ten minutes later at 9:47 a.m.

The para athletics division began at 9:50 a.m.

The rest of the runners left Hopkinton in four waves.

Wave 1 started at 10 a.m.

Wave 2 left at 10:25 a.m.

Wave 3 began at 10:50 a.m.

Wave 4 was the last to leave at 11:15 a.m.

Three hours before the Boston Marathon started Monday morning, a group of marchers from the Massachusetts National Guard lined up at the start line in Hopkinton.

The group left at 6 a.m. in uniform to walk the 26.2 mile course all the way to Boylston Street in Boston.

“We appreciate their service, and just the fact that it’s Patriots’ Day gives it even more meaning,” Race Director Dave McGillivray told the Associated Press.

There will be a massive number of streets closed in the eight communities along the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday.

There will also be plenty of parking restrictions. 

The timing of closures and when roads reopen varies throughout the day. 

Click here for a town-by-town look at road closures for Marathon Monday.

The 2025 Boston Marathon is expected to be a great day for runners and spectators based on the weather forecast.

The weather changes every year, but the challenging 26.2 mile course does not.

Here’s a map of the route through eight communities from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston.

Nearly 32,000 people are running this year and there will also be hundreds of thousands of spectators.

Click here to see the best places to watch the race.

In addition to coverage from WBZ-TV, there are several other ways to track runners and follow their progress during the 2025 Boston Marathon.

The best way is with the Boston Athletic Association’s racing app.  

You can also follow runners in the tracking section of the B.A.A. website.

Social media is another great way to stay connected during the Boston Marathon.

For more information on tracking runners today, click here.

Most runners prefer a cool and cloudy day with a light tail (westerly) wind. 

This year’s Boston Marathon weather forecast will be pretty close to perfect.

You can rule out any heavy rain, excessive heat, bitter cold or strong winds.

Click here for full details on Monday’s forecast.

Patriots’ Day is Monday, April 21 in Massachusetts. 

Not only is it Marathon Monday in Boston, but it’s also a special day to recognize where and how the American Revolution started.

Public schools are closed on Patriots’ Day, as are state and municipal offices and courts.

Because it’s only a state holiday, most stores and banks are open.

You can see the full list here.