Kenya's Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon for the second year in a row. His winning time was two hours, five minutes, 54 seconds. The weather wasn't perfect on this day with temperatures  in the low-50s plus, on and off rain throughout the day. 

Gabriel Geay of Tanzania suprised everyone by putting running an amazing race to finish second.

Another Kenyan Benson Kipruto was third.

Men's results:

1. Evans Chebet (KEN) — 2:05:54
2. Gabriel Geay (TAN) — 2:06:04
3. Benson Kipruto (KEN) — 2:06:06
4. Albert Korir (KEN) — 2:08:01
5. Zouhair Talbi (MOR) — 2:08:35
6. Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) — 2:09:23
7. Scott Fauble (USA) — 2:09:44
8. Hassan Chahdi (FRA) — 2:09:46
9. John Korir (KEN) — 2:10:04
10. Matt McDonald (USA) — 2:10:17
11. Conner Mantz (USA) — 2:10:25
14. Shura Kitata (ETH) — 2:11:26
23. Ben True (USA) — 2:16:06

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge met with media on Tuesday morning. He said his 6th-place finish at the 2023 Boston Marathon was because he developed a left leg issue approaching 30 kilometers.

Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay made the move that dropped Kipchoge from the lead pack midway through the Newton Hills.

“My left leg was actually was not coming up anymore,” Kipchoge said. “I think that’s where the problem is. I tried to do the necessary [pace] but it was not working so I put my mind just to run a comfortable pace just to finish.”

Africa Team