JAPAN SPORTS AGENCY Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism The Yomiuri Shimbun Nippon Television Network Corporation The Tokyo Shimbun. JAAF (Japan Association of Athletics Federations) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Fuji Television Network, Inc. Selection Trials for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Selection Trials for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Kipchoge, 38, has said that running all six major marathons is on his “bucket list.” He now has just the New York City Marathon to check off his list, which will happen in November.Tokyo Marathon 2023 Entry Information Race Name His last marathon loss came at the 2020 London Marathon in similar rainy conditions. Kipchoge has lost only two marathons in 15 attempts, which includes 10 world marathon major wins. Kipchoge’s time was 2:09:23, his slowest marathon finish ever and well below his world record time of 2:01:09. Geay staged a late rally to take second from Kipruto. Geay remained in the lead through 24 miles in a leading trio alongside Chebet and Kipruto.īut Chebet and Kipruto kicked on in the final two miles and Chebet led with a mile to go before pulling away to retain his crown. The Kenyan icon still looked in control when the leading group started to thin after around 16 miles (26km), with the pace picking up as the undulating Boston course made its descent.īut the complexion of the race changed in mile 19 when Geay made what turned out to be a huge move that broke Kipchoge's resistance.Īs the pack gave chase to Geay, the world record-holder was rapidly left behind and was soon nearly 100m off the pace.
Kipchoge had looked in prime form over the opening stages, coolly leading a group of 10 runners through the halfway stage in 1:02:19.
Two-time Olympic champion and world record holder Kipchoge - who had been bidding to add the Boston crown to previous marathon victories in Berlin, Tokyo, London and Chicago - trailed home in sixth place in 2:09:23, around three-and-a-half minutes adrift of Chebet. In wet and windy conditions, 2022 champion Chebet of Kenya took his time before surging away in the closing stages to become the first man to defend the Boston crown since compatriot Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot completed a hat trick of victories between 2006-2008.Ĭhebet finished in a time of 2hr 5min 54sec, with Tanzania's Gabriel Geay finishing second in 2:06:04, and Kenyan Benson Kipruto third in 2:06:04. BOSTON - Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner of all time, finished sixth in his first race at the Boston Marathon on Monday (April 17), as his compatriot Evans Chebet powered to victory.
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