Hellen Obiri defended her title in the women’s race, outsprinting fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi down Boylston Street to win by eight seconds.

The Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program features 168 non-profit organizations with a goal of raising $50 million around this years race.

Runners sought medical care for heat related nausea and cramping. Doctors at the finish line’s medical tents said when a wheelchair freed up.

Former Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is a marathon man now, running for Team Hoyt. I decided that I wanted to start fast early,” he said. “I said I was going to redeem myself.

You’ll find snapshots of inspirational figures like 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi and Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara running the race.

I knew that Sharon was very strong so I tried my best at the end, Obiri said in a post-race interview. When I won here last year, I was not that familiar with the marathon.

Shaun told GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath while on their drive back home to Saratoga County, New York.

Nothing broke so I could move forward. But now when I see the video I think I can be grateful nothing happened worse and I was able to finish the race.

With Lodeki crossing second in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 45 seconds. This was a dramatic increase over the 2023 Boston Marathon when the high was in the 50s and it was raining.

The runners were experiencing hyperthermia, heat strokes. when temperatures reached 73 degrees. DPH’s Milesky said the medical teams were ready.