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Marathon record-holder Eliud Kipchoge to run in Boston

December 2, 2022 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — World record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge will make his Boston Marathon debut in 2023 along with reigning women’s world champion Gotytom Gebreslase and six former Boston winners returning 10 years after two bombs exploded at the finish line.

Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men’s

By JAKE SEINERNovember 3, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever...

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINEROctober 31, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Runners are all over the course regarding the IOC's plan to move next summer's Olympic marathon from Tokyo to Sapporo in pursuit of a cooler climate...

When Boston Marathon turned into a sprint, Cherono was ready

By JIMMY GOLENApril 16, 2019 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Sometimes a race is both a marathon and a sprint.

Lawrence Cherono paced himself for 26 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, making the turn from Hereford Street for the last 600 meters on Boylston shoulder-to-shoulder with two other runners...

Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s Boston Marathon in sprint to tape

By JIMMY GOLENApril 15, 2019 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight...

Ethiopia’s Desisa, Kenya’s Keitany win NYC Marathon

By DENIS P. GORMANNovember 4, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Mary Keitany was pacing her way up Manhattan's First Avenue, she had no reason to look back for challengers...