Sharon Lokedi dispatched an elite field in Boston on Monday, finally dropping star rival Hellen Obiri in the 26th and final mile in downtown Boston.
She’ll go home $200,000 richer after breaking the course record by over two minutes.
Lokedi, a 31-year-old Kenyan who trains in the United States, ran 2:17:22, averaging just under 5 minutes, 15 seconds per mile. The previous course record of 2:19:59 was set in 2014.
Obiri had won the previous two Boston Marathons.
The Boston Athletic Association, which has put on the race since 1897, pays out $150,000 each to the men’s and women’s winners and offers a $50,000 bonus for a new course record.
John Korir did not cash the course record bonus in the men’s race, but nearly everything else went right for the 28-year-old Kenyan after he fell at the start.
Korir, who won the Chicago Marathon in October, tore apart the men’s field in the famous Newton Hills in miles 20 and 21 with back-to-back miles in the low 4:40s.
His older brother Wesley won Boston in 2012, making the Korirs the first pair of siblings to ever win the Boston Marathon.
Korir crossed the line in 2:04:45, the fastest winning time since 2011. American Conner Mantz was fourth in 2:05:08, just behind Ryan Hall’s mark for the fastest U.S. time on the course and one of the fastest times ever by a U.S. runner in any conditions.
Korir’s win netted him $150,000. He has said he plans to donate any Boston winnings to a school in Kenya.
Men’s Top 10
1. 2:04:45, John Korir, Kenya ($150,000)
2. 2:05:04, Alphonse Felix Simbu, Tanzania ($75,000)
3. 2:05:04, Cybrian Kotut, Kenya ($40,000)
4. 2:05:08, Conner Mantz, United States ($25,000)
5. 2:05:59, Muktar Edris, Ethiopia ($18,000)
6. 2:07:02, Rory Linkletter, Canada ($13,500)
7. 2:07:04, Clayton Young, United States ($10,500)
8. 2:07:19, Tebello Ramakongoana, Lesotho ($8,500)
9. 2:07:52, Daniel Mateiko, Kenya ($7,000)
10. 2:08:00, Ryan Ford, United States ($5,500)
Women’s Top 10
1. 2:17:22, Sharon Lokedi, Kenya ($200,000)(course record)
2. 2:17:41, Hellen Obiri, Kenya ($75,000)
3. 2:18:06, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Ethiopia ($40,000)
4. 2:21:32, Irine Cheptai, Kenya ($25,000)
5. 2:21:58, Amane Bersio, Ethiopia ($18,000)
6. 2:22:38, Calli Thackery, United Kingdom ($13,500)
7. 2:22:43, Jess McClain, United States ($10,500)
8. 2:23:21, Annie Frisbie, United States ($8,500)
9. 2:23:29, Stacy Ndiwa, Kenya ($7,000)
10. 2:23:43, Tsige Haileslase, Ethiopia ($5,500)
Wheelchair men (T53/T54)
1. 1:21:34, Marcel Hug, Switzerland ($50,000)
2. 1:25:58, Daniel Romunchunk, United States ($30,000)
3. 1:30:16, Jetze Plat, Netherlands ($15,000)
Wheelchair women (T53/54)
1. 1:35:20, Susannah Scaroni, United States ($50,000)
2. 1:37:26, Catherine Debrunner, Switzerland ($30,000)
3. 1:39:18, Manuela Schar, Switzerland ($15,000)
Complete results
This developing news story has been updated.
