The 2023 Boston Marathon, touted as the fastest and most decorated lineup in the race’s history, lived up to the hype. In its 127th year, the world’s oldest annual marathon saw athletes turn out great performances from Hopkinton to Boylston.

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Temperatures were in the low-50s with rain that continued to pick up throughout the day. Here are the highlights from Marathon Monday. Heading into the men’s elite race, all eyes were on two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, who lowered his own world record last fall. But another champion emerged in Boston on Monday.

After winning two of the World Marathon Majors last year, Evans Chebet tapped into his experience on the course to defend his Boston Marathon title.

In the early sections of the race, the field keyed off the world record-holder, who dictated most of the pacing effort through halfway. By 13.1, led by Kipchoge in 1:02:19, the top group included nine runners battling humidity and a surge of rain between Hopkinton and Boston. At that point, the course record was off the table as the pack was on pace to finish between 2:04:37 and 2:04:39, well off the 2:03:02 course record set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011.

In just her second marathon ever, Obiri, from Kenya, stunned with a victory at the Boston Marathon. The former track star crushed the competition with a winning time of 2:21:38, 12 seconds ahead of runner-up Amane Beriso. It was a last-minute decision for Obiri to race Boston, but the commitment paid off with her biggest road victory to date.

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