The winners are: Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia in the men’s division and Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia in the women’s division.
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Crowds, five to six people deep in places, cheered enthusiastically for almost everyone who passed, from the field’s elite runners to a male runner wearing little more than a bow tie and American flag underwear.
Baysa meanwhile won a pulsating women’s race, producing a late charge over the final few miles to win in 2:29.19. As the AP reports, “Joyce Chepkirui was third in the women’s race, the lone Kenyan to medal in a race that had been dominated by her countrymen for decades”.
More than 31 survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings were among the more than 30,000 participants in this year’s marathon.
Downes wasn’t the only survivor who took back the finish line Monday; in total, 30 survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings took on the 26.2 mile course.
Haslet-Davis began training with a new running blade this past fall.
Despite the bombings several years ago, people flocked from all over the world to watch and participate in the Boston Marathon.
Many spectators were walking around with “Boston Strong” on T-shirts and hats, reflecting the city’s rallying cry after the 2013 bombings. Mayor Marty Walsh placed a second wreath with the families of the other slain victims, 8-year-old Martin Richard and 23-year-old Lingzi Lu.
The Boston Athletic Association is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon.
A general view as Wave One runners start the 120th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston.
Evans was at the finish line Monday morning checking things out.
Haslet-Davis crossed the finish line with 26.2 miles behind her from one of the toughest major marathons in the world.
“There is a significant increase in spending on security here, the costs have quadrupled over what it was in 2013”, he said. Others ran for charity, for a personal best time or just to prove to themselves that they could do it. She will run with a team of four people on behalf of the Oklahoma City-based Limbs for Life Foundation, which provides prosthetics for those who can’t afford them.
Neely was born while her father was running Boston in 1990.
The marathon’s top 15 finishers will split an $830,500 prize, with an additional $220,000 up for grabs if records are broken.
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Many top American runners skipped this year’s Boston Marathon, having just competed in the Olympic Trials in February to determine the USA delegation for Rio.
