This article is part of Outside Run’s complete 2023 Boston Marathon race coverage.
Kenyans Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri stole the show at the Boston Marathon on Monday morning.
After breaking away from training partner Benson Kipruto and Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay at the 24-mile mark, Chebet surged down Boylston Street to win the race in 2:05:54 and become the sixth man to repeat as the Boston Marathon champion.
Meanwhile, Obiri, running in just her second marathon, outran a deep women’s field to win in 2:21:38—the 10th fastest time in Boston history. The 32-year-old Kenyan and mother of a 7-year-old daughter who just moved to Boulder, Colorado, outran pre-race favorite Amane Beriso of Ethiopia, who placed second in 2:21:50. Israel’s Lonah Salpeter finished third in 2:21:57.
Obiri ran her debut marathon in New York last fall, but struggled in the final miles and finished sixth in 2:25:49. That left such a bad taste in her mouth, she was on the verge just sticking with half marathons. But after getting settled in Boulder and undergoing improved training under coach Dathan Ritzenhein with the On Athletics Club,…
