With one mile remaining in the 128th Boston Marathon, Hellen Obiri of Kenya made a break from her lone remaining challenger, countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, and went on to win her second consecutive Boston title. Obiri’s victory, in 2:22:37, was her third win in a row at a World Marathon Major. Lokedi finished second, 8 seconds back, in 2:22:45. And at 44 years old, Edna Kiplagat, also of Kenya and a two-time Boston champion, finished third in 2:23:21.
Sure enough, at 20 miles, 15 women were still running together. By 21 miles, the pack was down to 12—Bates was off the back. Then Kiplagat, Obiri, and Lokedi took over. From mile 21 to 22, they ran 5:17. And they were just getting warmed up. Obiri and Lokedi ran the 23rd mile in 4:57 and the 24th mile in 4:41, separating themselves from everyone. Their 5K split from 35K to 40K was 15:06—fast enough to qualify for the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials if they had run that on a track.
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