![]() The race was held in unusually cold weather at 39 ☏ (4 ☌) with rain. It took place on Monday, Ap( Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). ![]() Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for news and updates.The 2018 Boston Marathon was the 122nd running of the Boston Athletic Association's Boston Marathon. and will likely conclude around noon E.T.Ĭanadian Running will be your home for the 127th Boston Marathon, featuring live-tweeting for April 15th’s B.A.A 5K and the Boston Marathon. The men’s open race will begin at 9:37 a.m. The 2023 Boston Marathon will be broadcasted on TSN 5 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Stay tuned for our women’s marathon preview. Look for him to sit on former champions Chebet and Kipruto early on, and make his move around the 25- to 27-kilometre mark before the Newton Hills, then ride the roar of the crowd home to Boylston Street.Ĭanadian Running pick: Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) – 2:05-mid What matters to Kipchoge first and foremost is getting the victory, and he’ll execute whatever race strategy it takes to get the job done. Photo: Kevin MorrisĪlthough he may not have the Boston experience, he is the fastest athlete in the field. Eliud Kipchoge at the 2019 London Marathon. ![]() If I had to guess, Kipchoge will execute a similar race strategy as he did in the Tokyo Olympic marathon, where he sat with the lead group for 25 km and then took matters into his own hands, winning by a minute and a half. The conditions won’t be perfect, and there’s too much uncertainty and variability around the Boston course for him to go out at a 2:01 or 2:02 pace. Kipchoge will win this race, but he won’t do it in course record time. If you are looking for a sleeper pick, Shiferaw could certainly catch a few people by surprise. This is Shiferaw’s first marathon major, and he has little to lose. Shiferaw won Ottawa in a course record 2:06:04 on a warm and windy day in the nation’s capital last year, and has only lost one marathon since 2018 (he was 2nd at the 2022 Riyadh Marathon). Photo: Victah Sailer, PhotoRunĪ dark horse who might be a familiar name to many Canadians is the 2022 Ottawa Marathon champion, Adualem Shiferaw of Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s Adualem Shiferaw breaking the tape at the 2022 Ottawa Marathon. His personal best of 2:04:49 was set as a 21-year-old at the 2018 London Marathon. Like Kipruto, Kitata is much more of a tactical racer than a speedy one. Kitata’s results have been up and down since his 2020 win, but he bounced back last fall, placing second at the 2022 NYC Marathon. Shura Kitata of Ethiopia was the last man to beat Kipchoge in a marathon major, which happened on a wet day at the 2020 London Marathon. The 2:03-flat runner ranks inside the top 10 for all-time in the marathon but has yet to win a major–will he get his first win in Boston? Geay has always been the bridesmaid but never the bride–he was second in Valencia last December, fourth at Boston in 2022 and seventh at the 2022 World Championships. Kipchoge, Kipruto and Chebet will be the main contenders to watch, but there are a few other candidates who could either pull off an upset or get dropped by Kipchoge around kilometre 35, starting with Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay. Kipchoge will need to find a strategy to manage the two-headed dragon of Kipruto and Chebet, who are both familiar with the course and know what it takes to win. He’s a two-time major marathon champion (Chicago 2022 and Boston 2021) and in both wins he has showcased his ridiculous speed, dropping a 13-high 5K split between kilometres 35 and 40. Photo: Kevin MorrisĬhebet’s training partner and Kenyan compatriot, Benson Kipruto, is one of the best tactical marathoners in the world. Kenya’s Evans Chebet wins the 126th Boston Marathon in 2022.
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