Sisay Lemma and Hellen Obiri Triumph in Boston Marathon
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:06:17, while Hellen Obiri of Kenya defended her title in the women's race with a time of 2:27:37. Lemma set a record pace in the first half of the race before slowing down due to the heat, while Obiri outkicked her competition on Boylston Street. Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race, and Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair race. The event marked the 100th anniversary of the marathon's start in Hopkinton and paid tribute to the 2013 bombing victims.
