Manuela Schär, from Switzerland, led the pack on the women’s side, finishing with a time of 1:35:21. This is her third win, coming on the heels of her 2019 victory, with a time of 1:34:19. In second place was Tatyana McFadden, who won the Chicago Marathon yesterday.
The Boston Marathon is normally held on Patriots Day. This year, it was postponed until today due to Covid. When attending in the past, I have positioned myself closer to the end of the race. This year, I decided to try a location closer to the start (1.75 miles). Here I enjoyed generally unobstructed views of the participants and managed to capture images of the winners in the men’s and women’s elite and wheelchair divisions.
Marcel Hug crossed the finish line first in the Men’s Wheelchair category with a time of 1:11:18. Hug had been aiming for a new record this year but came just seven seconds shy of the best-ever time, which he himself set in 2017. Hug suffered a last-minute setback when he made a wrong turn as he approached Hereford Street, a mistake that likely cost him the record and the accompanying $50,000 prize.Kenyan Benson Kipruto (left side with yellow shoes) won in the men’s elite division, finishing with a time of 2:09:51. The victory, a first in Boston for the 30-year-old, is an improvement over his performance in 2019, when he placed 10th with a time of 2:09:53. The all-time record time of 2:03:02 was set in 2011.
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