2025 Boston Marathon

2025 Boston Marathon
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date	April 21, 2025 (2025-04-21)
Total prize money	$1,137,500 [1]
Website	https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon
Champions
Men	John Korir (2:04:45)
Women	Sharon Lokedi (2:17:22)
Wheelchair men	Marcel Hug (1:21:34)
Wheelchair women	Susannah Scaroni (1:35:20)
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Elite women runners in Ashland during the marathon

Finishing line

The 2025 Boston Marathon was the 129th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, held on Monday, April 21, 2025. ^[a] It was a Platinum Label marathon, one of seven World Marathon Majors ^[b] scheduled for 2025 and the second to be run, following the 2025 Tokyo Marathon of early March.

In early April, organizers announced that Bill Rodgers, four-time winner of the event, and Bob Hall, "the father of wheelchair racing", ^[4] would serve as grand marshals. ^[5] Each won their division in the 1975 Boston Marathon. ^[6]

Entrants

A total of 32,080 runners appeared on the official entry list (24,000 chosen based on their performances in qualifying events), an increase from the 29,685 runners on the entry list of the 2024 edition. ^[7] Entrants came from all 50 U.S. states and 118 countries. ^[8]

Notable professional entrants in the event included: ^[9]

• Men: Sisay Lemma †, John Korir, Evans Chebet, Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut, and Haymanot Alew
• Women: Hellen Obiri †, Amane Beriso, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Irine Cheptai, Keira D'Amato, and Rahma Tusa
• Men's wheelchair: Marcel Hug †, Johnboy Smith, Daniel Romanchuk, Kota Hokinoue, and Rafael Botello Jimenez
• Women's wheelchair: Eden Rainbow-Cooper †, Susannah Scaroni, Manuela Schar, Tatyana McFadden, and Catherine Debrunner
• Men's para-athletes: El Amin Chentouf, Wajdi Boukhili, and Richard Whitehead
• Women's para-athletes: Kelly Bruno and Melissa Stockwell

Note: a dagger (†) denotes a defending champion from the 2024 edition

Other notable entrants included: ^{[10] [11]}

• Amby Burfoot, American former long-distance runner, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon and 1966 Philadelphia Marathon
• Alice Cook, American former figure skater and sports reporter
• Brian Diemer, American former track and field athlete, bronze medalist in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Matt James, American television personality ( The Bachelor )
• Paula Radcliffe, British former long-distance runner, former women's marathon world record holder
• Scott Stallings, American professional golfer

Zdeno Chára, former team captain of the Boston Bruins, was listed as an entrant but did not run. ^[12]

Results

Source: ^{[13] [14]}

Open

Winners Sharon Lokedi and John Korir pose together after their victories

John Korir during the marathon

Elite men top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	John Korir	Kenya	2:04:45
	Alphonce Simbu	Tanzania	2:05:04
	Cybrian Kotut	Kenya	2:05:04
4	Conner Mantz	United States	2:05:08
5	Muktar Edris	Ethiopia	2:05:59
6	Rory Linkletter	Canada	2:07:02
7	Clayton Young	United States	2:07:04
8	Tebello Ramakongoana	Lesotho	2:07:19
9	Daniel Mateiko	Kenya	2:07:52
10	Ryan Ford	United States	2:08:00

John Korir's brother, Wesley Korir, won the 2012 Boston Marathon, making them the first brothers to have both won the event. ^[15]

Defending champion Sisay Lemma appeared to have a leg issue approximately 17 miles (27 km) into the race and did not finish. ^[16]

Jordan Maddocks of Utah, sponsored by Chiquita Banana, finished dressed in a banana costume with a time of 2:33:19, breaking the world record for fastest marathon run in a fruit costume. ^[17]

Sharon Lokedi, Hellen Obiri, and Yalemzerf Yehualaw

Elite women top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Sharon Lokedi	Kenya	2:17:22
	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	2:17:41
	Yalemzerf Yehualaw	Ethiopia	2:18:06
4	Irene Cheptai	Kenya	2:21:32
5	Amane Beriso	Ethiopia	2:21:58
6	Calli Hauger-Thackery	United Kingdom	2:22:38
7	Jessica McClain	United States	2:22:43
8	Annie Frisbie	United States	2:23:21
9	Stacy Ndiwa	Kenya	2:23:29
10	Tsige Haileslase	Ethiopia	2:23:43

Lokedi's time of 2:17:22 set a new course record for women, besting the prior mark of 2:19:59 set by Buzunesh Deba in the 2014 Boston Marathon. ^[13]

Desiree Linden, women's champion of the 2018 Boston Marathon, completed the race in 2:26:18 after announcing that this would be her final race as a professional. ^[18]

Wheelchair

Wheelchair winners Susannah Scaroni and Marcel Hug pose after their victories

Marcel Hug near the halfway point

Men's wheelchair top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:21:34
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:25:58
	Jetze Plat	Netherlands	1:30:16

Susannah Scaroni near the halfway point

Women's wheelchair top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Susannah Scaroni	United States	1:35:20
	Catherine Debrunner	Switzerland	1:37:26
	Manuela Schär	Switzerland	1:39:18

Handcycle

Source: ^{[19] [20]}

Men's handcycle top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Alfredo de los Santos	United States	1:07:36
	Zachary Stinson	United States	1:13:30
	Casey Falkner	United States	1:15:23

Women's handcycle top finishers

Place	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jo Ann Outten-Kenton	United States	1:42:57
	Edie Perkins	United States	1:42:57
	Katty Abran	Canada	1:43:07

Notes

1. Organizers specified 5:30 p.m. (ET) as the fixed finishing time for all runners. ^[2]
2. The number of World Marathon Majors increased from six to seven in 2025 with the addition of the Sydney Marathon. ^[3]

References

1. "2025 Boston Marathon Prize Money & Awards". baa.org. Boston Athletic Association . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
2. "Boston Marathon's Cutoff Rule Caused Controversy. This Year, There's Finally a Solution". Runner's World . April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
3. "Sydney Marathon to join elite ranks of world marathon majors alongside London and New York City". ABC News . November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
4. "Bob Hall". moveunitedsport.org. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
5. Haynes, Veronica (April 2, 2025). "Boston Marathon legends Bob Hall, Bill Rodgers named grand marshals for 2025". WCVB-TV . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
6. "Champions of the Boston Marathon". baa.org. Boston Athletic Association . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
7. Rock, Brian (March 21, 2025). "A First Look at the Field of the 2025 Boston Marathon". Runner's Life. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Medium.
8. "Mayor Wu Announces Preparations Ahead of 2025 Boston Marathon". boston.gov (Press release). April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
9. "Professional Athlete Team". baa.com. Boston Athletic Association . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
10. Carney, Abby (April 17, 2025). "Here Are the Celebrities and Notables Running the 2025 Boston Marathon". Runner's World . Retrieved April 17, 2025.
11. Healy, Emma (April 17, 2025). "Which celebrities are participating in the 2025 Boston Marathon?" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
12. Slane, Kevin (April 21, 2025). "How celebrities, notable figures finished at the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
13. Schad, Tom (April 21, 2025). "Boston Marathon 2025 live: Race updates, highlights, results of 129th running". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
14. "Leaderboard". baa.org. Boston Athletic Association. April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
15. Bird, Hayden (April 21, 2025). "John Korir overcame an early fall to win the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
16. Gardner, Steve. "Defending Boston Marathon champion Sisay Lemma drops out". usatoday.com usatoday.com.
17. Comeau, Connor (April 28, 2025). "Utah man sets Guinness World Record at the Boston Marathon in a banana costume". ABC4.com. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
18. Touri, Amin (April 21, 2025). "Des Linden, 2018 champion, says 2025 Boston Marathon was her final professional road race" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved April 29, 2025.
19. Einset, Elli (April 21, 2025). "American racers win handcycling and duo teams categories". Boston.com . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
20. Bird, Hayden (April 21, 2025). "These are the winners of the 2025 Boston Marathon". Boston.com . Retrieved April 21, 2025.

Further reading

• Gault, Jonathan (April 16, 2025). "2025 Boston Marathon Men's Preview: Can Conner Mantz Make the Leap Into Contention?". LetsRun.com . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
• Golen, Jimmy (April 19, 2025). "Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong". apnews.com. AP . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
• Schoenheider, Jon (April 18, 2025). "FBI says no credible threat against Monday's Boston Marathon, though vigilance urged". WMUR-TV . Retrieved April 19, 2025.

External links

• Official website