Home › Race Coverage › Sharon Lokedi and John Korir win the 129th Boston Marathon

Sharon Lokedi and John Korir win the 129th Boston Marathon

By on • ( 0 )

Story and Photos by Clay Shaw

Boston, MA, April 21, 2025—Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the 129th Boston Marathon with a strong final mile to set a new women’s course record of 2:17:22. Two-time and defending champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya was second in 2:17:41.  Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia was third in 2:18:06.  All three podium women were well under the course record of 2:19:59 set in 2014 by Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia.

Irine Cheptai of Kenya was fourth in 2:21:32 after a three-minute gap.  Amane Beriso of Ethiopia who was in the front pack at Cleveland Circle, was fifth in 2:21:58.  Calli Thackery of Great Britain was sixth in 2:22:38.

Jess McClain of Phoenix, AZ was seventh and top USA in 2:22:43, a personal best.  Also running a PB was Annie Frisbie of Hopkins, MN, eighth in 2:23:21.  Emma Bates of Boulder, CO was third USA and thirteenth in 2:25:10.  Kudos also to Americans Dakotah Popehn of Burnsville, MN who ran 2:26:09 and Tristin Colley of Blowing Rock, NC who ran 2:26:39.

Desiree Linden of Charlevoix, MI was top master in her final pro marathon in 2:26:19.  Des had a spirited battle with Sara Hall of Flagstaff, AZ who was second master in 2:26:32.  The third master won the 45-49 age group; Dot McMahan of Rochester Hills, MI ran 2:33:43. 

John Korir of Kenya lost his bib in an early fall, but won the marathon in 2:04:45.  He actually kept his bib stuffed in his shorts and held it crossing the finish line.  John’s brother Wesley Korir won the 2012 Boston Marathon.  Korir gapped the field in the famed Newton Hills and ran alone unchallenged for the final 10K.  Alphonce Felix Simba of Tanzania won the heated battle for second with Cybrian Kotut of Kenya.  Both men were clocked at 2:05:04.  Conner Mantz of Provo, UT was fourth in 2:05:08, leading the chase trio for much of the home stretch.  Muktar Edris of Ethiopia was fifth in 2:05:59 in his marathon debut.  Rory Linkletter of Calgary, Alberta, Canada earned a PB with a 2:07:02 and a sixth-place finish. Clayton Young of Springville, UT was seventh and second American in 2:07:04.  Tebello Ramakongoana of Lesotho was eighth in 2:07:19. Ryan Ford of Boone, NC was tenth and third USA with a PB of 2:08:00. 

Primoz Kobe of Novo Mesto, Slovenia was top master in 2:19:45.  Samuel Bradbury of Amherst, MA was second master in 2:22:23.

28,845 participants made it to the Hopkinton starting time of the 31,670 entered. The Bank of America is the title sponsor, and Boston is one of six Abbott Marathon Majors. Yours truly was at his 40th Boston (ran 8 times, photography 32 times).

Top Women

  1. 2:17:22 Sharon Lokedi, 31, Kenya
  2. 2:17:41 Hellen Obiri, 25, Kenya
  3. 2:18:06 Yalemzerf Yehualaw, 25, Ethiopia
  4. 2:21:32 Irine Cheptai, 33, Kenya
  5. 2:21:58 Amane Beriso, 33, Ethiopia
  6. 2:22:38 Calli Thackery, 32, Great Britain
  7. 2:22:43 Jess McClain, 33, Phoenix, AZ
  8. 2:23:21 Annie Frisbie, 28, Hopkins, MN
  9. 2:23:29 Stacy Ndiwa, 32, Kenya
  10. 2:23:43 Tsige Halleslase, 24, Ethiopia
  11. 2:24:39 Mary Ngugi, 36, Kenya
  12. 2:24:43 Cynthia Limo, 35, Kenya
  13. 2:25:10 Emma Bates, 32, Boulder, CO
  14. 2:25:23 Viola Cheptoo, 36, Kenya
  15. 2:25:59 Buze Diriba, 31, Ethiopia
  16. 2:26:09 Dakotah Popehn, 29, Burnsville, MN
  17. 2:26:19 Desiree Linden, 41, Charlevoix, MI
  18. 2:26:32 Sara Hall, 42, Flagstaff, AZ
  19. 2:26:39 Tristin Colley, 30, Blowing Rock, NC
  20. 2:31:07 Sara Vaughn, 38, Boulder, CO
  21. 2:32:07 Jacqueline Gaughan, 25, Boston, MA
  22. 2:32:13 Gabriella Rooker, 37, Minneapolis, MN
  23. 2:32:19 Lily Partridge, 34, Great Britain
  24. 2:33:33 Sarah Reiter, 31, Hood River, OR
  25. 2:33:43 Dot McMahan, 48, Rochester Hills, MI
  26. 2:34:04 Mimi Smith, 27, Dallas, TX
  27. 2:34:15 Diana Bogantes Gonzalez, 36, Costa Rica
  28. 2:34:41 Kylee Raftis, 25, Canada
  29. 2:34:42 Rachel Hannah, 38, Canada
  30. 2:34:47 Sharon Cherop, 41, Kenya

Top Men

  1. 2:04:45 John Korir, 28, Kenya
  2. 2:05:04 Alphonce Felix Simbu, 33, Tanzania
  3. 2:05:04 Cybrian Kotut, 32, Kenya
  4. 2:05:08 Conner Mantz, 28, Provo, UT
  5. 2:05:59 Muktar Edris, 31, Ethiopia
  6. 2:07:02 Rory Linkletter, 28, Canada
  7. 2:07:04 Clayton Young, 31, Springville, UT
  8. 2:07:19 Tebello Ramakongoana, 28, Lesotho
  9. 2:07:52 Daniel Mateiko, 26, Kenya
  10. 2:08:00 Ryan Ford, 27, Boone, NC
  11. 2:08:08 Patrick Tiernan, 30, Australia
  12. 2:08:54 Wesley Kiptoo, 28, Kenya
  13. 2:10:13 Victor Kiplangat, 25, Uganda
  14. 2:10:16 CJ Albertson, 31, Fresno, CA
  15. 2:10:22 Erenjia Jia, 31, China
  16. 2:10:50 JP Flavin, 26, Rochester Hills, MI
  17. 2:11:03 Tsegay Weldlibanos, 29, Eritrea
  18. 2:11:46 Colin Bennie, 29, San Francisco, CA
  19. 2:12:00 Charlie Sweeney, 26, Boulder, CO
  20. 2:12:16 Joseph Whelan, 34, Webster, NY
  21. 2:12:40 Reed Fischer, 30, Westminster, CO
  22. 2:13:01 Colin Mickow, 35, Oswego, IL
  23. 2:13:10 Brian Shrader, 33, Brighton, MA
  24. 2:13:41 Robert Miranda, 24, San Mateo, CA
  25. 2:13:51 Jacob Heslington, 30, Provo, UT
  26. 2:13:57 Yudai Fukuda, 28, Japan
  27. 2:14:31 Turner Wiley, 35, Issaquah, WA
  28. 2:14:55 Tesfu Tewelde, 27, Ethiopia
  29. 2:15:20 Ben Kendell, 28, Troy, MI
  30. 2:15:31 Nathan Martin, 35, Jackson, MI
John Korir of Kenya won the 129th Boston Marathon in 2:04:45. His brother Wesley Korir won in 2012.
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya had course record form at 40k. She went on to win in 2:17:22. Two-time champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya was second in 2:17:41, also under the course record.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia was third in 2:18:06, and she was also under the old course record of 2:19:59.
All out racing for podium spots at 40k. Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania was second in 2:05:04, Conner Mantz of Provo, UT was fourth in 2:05:08, and Cybrian Kotut of Kenya was third in 2:05:04.
Tatyana McFadden of Clarksville, MD was fifth in 1:48:52. Tatyana is a 5-time Boston Marathon women’s wheelchair champion (2013-2016) and (2018)..
Calli Thackery of Great Britain was sixth in 2:22:38.
Jess McClain of Phoenix, AZ was top USA with a PB of 2:22:43, which placed her seventh.
Annie Frisbie of Hopkins, MN was eighth in 2:23:21, a personal best.
Emma Bates of Boulder, CO was 13th and third USA in 2:25:10.
Des Linden of Charlevoix, MI was top master in her final pro marathon. The 2018 Boston Marathon champ ran 2:26:19.
Dakotah Popehn of Burnsville, MN was 16th in 2:26:09.
Sara Hall of Flagstaff, AZ was second master in 2:26:32.
Tristin Colley of Blowing Rock, NC was 19th in 2:26:39.
Dot McMahan of Rochester Hills, MI was top 45-49 and third master overall in 2:33:43.
Keira D’Amato of Park City, UT and Midlothian, VA was fifth master in 2:35:57.
David Levy of Etters, PA ran 2:56:49. Levy is the manager of the new Fleet Feet York store.
Jordan Maddock of Utah ran fast for a banana, 2:33:19.
Zygimantas Matusevicius of Lithuania ran 2:43:19 with his guide for vision impairment.
Margaret Vido of Lafayette Hill, PA ran 2:46:11.
Claire Benjamin of Louisville, KY ran 2:40:30. Emilee Risteen of Derry, NH ran 2:40:35. Idk why the motorcycles are behind them.
Veronica Eder of Narberth, PA was 40th in 2:37:10 and top Pennsylvania woman.
Abbie McNulty of San Francisco, CA was 32nd in 2:34:53.
Sarah Reiter of Hood River, OR was 24th in 2:33:33.
Primoz Kobe of Novo Mesto, Slovenia was the top master in 2:19:45.
Kevin Kirk of Ogden, UT was 33rd in 2:17:02.
Charles Sweeney of Boulder was 19th in 2:12:00. Joseph Whelan of Webster, NY was 20th in a 2:12:16, a PB.
Victor Kiplangat of Uganda, the 2023 Budapest World Champs marathon winner, was 13th in 2:10:13.
Ryan Ford of Boone, NC had a PB of 2:08:00 and was tenth overall.
Rory Linkletter of Calgary, Alberta, Canada had a PB of 2:07:02 in a sixth place finish.
‹
›

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: , , ,

Leave a comment