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Defending champion Evans Chebet who is also an upcoming force to reckon with might pull off a surprise.
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is keen add glory to his marathon credentials with another win in marathon majors while Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso will also be looking to shine in the incredibly deep women’s field at this year’s sixth World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race on Monday, April 17.
During last year’s Berlin Marathon, Kipchoge improved his own world marathon record from 2:01:39 to 2:01:09. Now, the 2022 Tokyo Marathon champion will be debuting in Boston as he aims to take another step towards his goal of winning all six of the races in the World Marathon Majors series.
So far, he has won the London Marathon and Berlin Marathon four times each, and has also claimed victories in Tokyo and Chicago. That leaves Boston and New York City still to conquer.
The race will not be a walk in the park for him despite being the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T) marathoner. Although the Boston event takes place on an undulating course, two-time Olympic champion Kipchoge is confident that his usual training lends itself to a hilly race.
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14:15 - 15.04.2023
ATHLETICS Eliud Kipchoge opens up on his secret for marathon success
The 38-year-old is a two-time Olympic marathon champion.
Defending champion Evans Chebet who is also an upcoming force to reckon with might pull off a surprise. After winning the Boston title last year, he went ahead to display a good run that saw him clinch top honors at the New York City Marathon. He came the sixth man to ever win the Boston and New York City Marathons in the same year.
Benson Kipruto, the 2021 Boston Marathon champion, who doubles up as Chebet’s training mate will also be looking to improve his third-place finish from last year’s race. He is also the 2022 Chicago Marathon champion.
Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, a two-time Boston Marathon winner having mastered the course, will also be eyeing the coveted title. He also secured second-place finishes in 2016 and 2019. This year marks 10 years since his first victory, after which he donated his champion’s medal back to the City of Boston in recognition of the tragedy of April 15, 2013.
Joining them on the start line will be another Ethiopian, Shura Kitata, who won the 2020 London Marathon, when Kipchoge placed eighth after struggling with a blocked ear. He was also runner-up in New York in 2022 and 2018 and finished second behind Kipchoge in London in 2018.
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17:49 - 27.03.2023
ATHLETICS Kipchoge sets eyes on another milestone at Boston Marathon
The men’s field this year has attracted some elite athletes including defending champion Evans Chebet.
2021 New York Marathon champion Albert Korir returns after a sixth-place finish last year. He will also be keen to redeem himself after failing to defend his New York City Marathon title last year due to unfavourable weather conditions.
In a field that features seven sub-2:05 runners, Tanzanian record-holder Gabriel Geay is the joint second-fastest behind Kipchoge, tied with Chebet after a 2:03:00 runner-up performance in Valencia last year, while Herpasa Negasa clocked his 2:03:40 PB in 2019.
The women’s race is also filled with great quality, featuring many strong contenders led by Beriso, thanks to the 2:14:58 PB she ran to win the Valencia Marathon last year. She made her comeback last year after a series of knee injuries. She does have experience of Boston as she raced the event in 2016, finishing 12th on that occasion.
World champion Gotytom Gebreslase, another Ethiopian, makes her Boston Marathon debut, five months on from her third-place finish in the New York City Marathon.
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17:00 - 13.04.2023
ATHLETICS Heartbreak as Sheila Chepkirui withdraws from Boston Marathon due to visa hitch
Chepkirui will now head to the London Marathon scheduled for Sunday, April 23.
Although it is her first time racing 26.2 miles in Boston, she is not new to racing in the city as she is a two-time runner-up of the Boston Half Marathon and has achieved three top five places at the Boston 5K.
Two-time world 5000m champion Hellen Obiri will also be making her first appearance at the Boston Marathon. She ran her first marathon in New York in November, finishing sixth, but since then she has won half marathons in Ras Al Khaimah and New York, where she set a 1:07:21 course record.
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12:00 - 15.04.2023
ATHLETICS Edna Kiplagat reveals one major concern that could present a hurdle in Boston
The two-time winner is preparing for the mental challenge that cold weather could present in Monday’s race.
Kenya’s two-time Boston Marathon winner Edna Kiplagat returns, as do Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh and Kenya’s Mary Ngugi who finished second and third, respectively, in Boston last year.
Now aged 43, Kiplagat remains highly competitive and finished fourth at last year’s Boston Marathon in 2:21:40 and also placed fourth in New York last year.
Yeshaneh finished a close second behind Peres Jepchirchir in Boston last year, clocking 2:21:05 to miss the title by just four seconds.
Ngugi ran 2:21:32 for her place on the podium last year, repeating her finishing position from 2021. Kenya’s former world half marathon record-holder Joyciline Jepkosgei is also back in Boston after her seventh-place finish last year.
She will be aiming to add another major marathon win to the New York and London titles she claimed in 2019 and 2021, respectively. After racing in Boston last year, she finished second at the London Marathon.
Kenyan-born Israeli Lonah Salpeter placed second at the New York City Marathon last year and now races the Boston Marathon for the first time, as does Ethiopia’s Hiwot Gebremaryam. The field also features Kenya’s Angela Tanui and Viola Cheptoo.
Other US athletes joining Linden on the start line will be Sara Hall, Aliphine Tuliamuk and Emma Bates.
Elite fields
Women
Amane Beriso (ETH) 2:14:58
Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:17:43
Lonah Salpeter (ISR) 2:17:45
Angela Tanui (KEN) 2:17:57
Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) 2:18:11
Hiwot Gebremaryam (ETH) 2:19:10
Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:50
Celestine Chepchirchir (KEN) 2:20:10
Maurine Chepkemoi (KEN) 2:20:18
Mary Ngugi (KEN) 2:20:22
Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet (ERI) 2:20:29
Sara Hall (USA) 2:20:32
Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) 2:20:51
Vibian Chepkirui (KEN) 2:20:59
Atsede Baysa (ETH) 2:22:03
Desiree Linden (USA) 2:22:38
Viola Cheptoo (KEN) 2:22:44
Nienke Brinkman (NED) 2:22:51
Emma Bates (USA) 2:23:18
Dakotah Lindwurm (USA) 2:25:01
Laura Thweatt (USA) 2:25:38
Helen Obiri (KEN) 2:25:49
Nell Rojas (USA) 2:25:57
Annie Frisbie (USA) 2:26:18
Sara Vaughn (USA) 2:26:23
Haruka Yamaguchi (JPN) 2:26:35
Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 2:26:50
Maggie Montoya (USA) 2:28:07
Hanna Lindholm (SWE) 2:28:59
Maegan Krifchin (USA) 2:29:12
Militsa Mircheva (BUL) 2:29:23
Men
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:09
Evans Chebet (KEN) 2:03:00
Gabriel Geay (TAN) 2:03:00
Herpasa Negasa (ETH) 2:03:40
Benson Kipruto (KEN) 2:04:24
Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2:04:45
Shura Kitata (ETH) 2:04:49
John Korir (KEN) 2:05:01
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2:05:34
Andualem Belay (ETH) 2:05:45
Mark Korir (KEN) 2:05:49
Filmon Ande (ERI) 2:06:38
Isaac Mpofu (ZIM) 2:06:48
Hamza Sahli (MAR) 2:07:15
Michael Githae (KEN) 2:07:28
Albert Korir (KEN) 2:08:03
Conner Mantz (USA) 2:08:16
Hassan Chahdi (FRA) 2:08:19
Scott Fauble (USA) 2:08:52
Matt McDonald (USA) 2:09:49
Nico Montanez (USA) 2:09:55
Mustafa Mohamed (SWE) 2:10:03
Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER) 2:10:18
CJ Albertson (USA) 2:10:23
Nathan Martin (USA) 2:11:05
Colin Mickow (USA) 2:11:22
Wilkerson Given (USA) 2:11:44
Turner Wiley (USA) 2:11:59
Augustine Choge (KEN) 2:20:53
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