At 9:37 a.m. Eastern Time on April 18, the 126th Boston Marathon started on time, and after 1,099 days, Poma once again returned to the traditional race day in April, and it was also the second world six Grand Slam event to be held after the Tokyo Marathon this year. After fierce competition, in the end, The 34-year-old veteran Chebet Evans from Kenya won the men's championship with 2 hours, 06 minutes and 51 seconds (pace 3 minutes), which was Chebet Evans' first six-grand slam title. The women's group staged the strongest 100m sprint, and the last champion, Peres Jepchirchir, had the last laugh and successfully defended the title with 2 hours, 21 minutes and 01 seconds (pace 3 minutes 20 seconds).
Elite assembles immortals fight
As early as January this year, the Poma Organizing Committee officially announced the super luxurious lineup of this tournament, although the most concerned Bekele, Ekirux and the American sister Sarah Hall and other people withdrew a little regretfully, but this year's Poma is still known as the highest level of competition in history with high competitiveness.
In terms of men's players, there are 5 sub204 players, 8 sub205 players, 11 sub206 players, and sub208 players even reached 15 players.
At the same time as Bekele withdrew, Birhanu Legese, whose compatriot runner, two-time Tokyo Marathon champion and the third PB in history, 2 hours 02 minutes and 48 seconds, announced his joining, in addition to the 2019 Valencia Marathon champion and PB 2 hours 03 minutes 51 seconds Kinde Atanaw also announced his joining.
In addition, this year's Poma also gathered a number of previous champions, including 2021 Poma champion Benson Kipruto (2:05:13), 2019 Poma champion and Tokyo Olympics 4th place Lawrence Cherono (2:03:04), 2018 Poma champion Kawauchi Yuki (2:07:27), 2016 Poma champion Lemi Birhanu (2:04:33), and two-time winner 2013 and 2015, Lerissa Desisa Desisa (2:04:45). Among them, 35-year-old Yuki Kawauchi is also the oldest player in the top 15 men's of this tournament, and the only Asian player.
In addition to the various champions, the men's runners are also many world famous players, including Kenyan runners who are known as Kipchoge's successor, three-time half-time World Champion Geoffrey Kamworor (2:05:23), and Albert Korir (2:08:03), last year's New York Marathon champion.
Compared with the strong African players, although the American players do not have an advantage in performance, there are still many powerful players whose performance is worth looking forward to. For example, in last year's Poma, CJ Albertson, who led 32 kilometers alone and finally surpassed four people in the sprint stage to finish tenth with 2 hours, 11 minutes and 44 seconds, and Scott Fabre in 2019 PBM2 hours 09 minutes and 09 seconds, and Elkana Kibert, who was the first in the 2020 New York City Marathon and 38 years old This year (2 hours, 11 minutes and 15 seconds).
In terms of women's athletes, there are 13 sub225 players in this tournament. Among them, the top three sub218 players are undoubtedly strong contenders for the championship, including Kenyan stars Peres Jepchirchir and Joyciline Jepkosgei, and Ethiopia's Deigtu Azimeraw. Peres Jepchirchir was the boston marathon winner last year, and Joyciline Jepkosgei was also a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. Jepchirchir and Jepkosgei had a head-on duel at the Valencia Marathon last year, and in the end Jepchirchir beat Jepkosgei, and whether Jepkosgei can get revenge in this race is also a major attraction of the race.
Although SAR Hall of the United States team retired from the competition, there are still 38-year-old star Desiree Linden, the 2018 Poma women's champion, and Molly Seidel, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Men's Division: The 34-year-old veteran wins the Grand Slam for the first time The local player broke the record
At 21:37 Beijing time, the men's group took the lead. After the race began, American CJ Albertson, who led the 32 km alone in Poma, rushed out first, but was followed by the big troops when he ran nearly 2 km.
The 5km First Group took 14 minutes and 55 seconds (pace 2 minutes 59 seconds), with American CJ Albertson and Kenya's Bethwell in the lead.
At the 10km time point, the First Group took 29 minutes and 38 seconds (pace 2 minutes and 57 seconds), with Bethwell in the lead, followed by CJ Albertson of the United States.
The pace of the men's first 10 kilometers is much different from the record, and it is still difficult for the runners to break the record and win the championship.
At 15km, with The First Group taking 44 minutes and 43 seconds (pace 2 minutes 58 seconds), CJ Albertson and Kenya's Bethwell were in the lead.
At the 20 km time point, the first group took 1 hour and 01 seconds (pace 3 minutes), CJ Albertson was in the leading position, and the men's first group was still in large numbers.
Half-time 1 hour 03 minutes 24 seconds (pace 3 minutes). CJ Albertson is in the lead.
After half-time, CJ Abbotson began to pick up speed and lead alone.
At 25 km, the First Group took 1 hour, 15 minutes and 25 seconds (pace 3 minutes 01 seconds), with CJ Albertson leading the way. Not sure how many kilometers he can lead the 2022 Boston Marathon.
30 km, leading the group in 1 hour 30 minutes and 59 seconds (pace 3 minutes 01 seconds). CJ Albertson fell to 6th place. The leading group has more than 15 people.
At 35 km, the First Group took 1 hour, 46 minutes and 31 seconds (pace 3 minutes and 02 seconds), Kenya's Chebet Evans led the way, and CJ Albertson slowly fell out of the First Group.
After 35 kilometers, Kenya's Chebet Evans began to accelerate, and Tanzania's Geay Gabriel did not keep up, and the gap between the two grew.
Judging from the segmented timing, it is no longer possible for men to break the record. In the back, as long as The Chebet Evans did not drop significantly, the championship was at his fingertips.
40 km/h, Chebet Evans took 2 hours and 26 seconds (pace 3 minutes). 18 seconds ahead of second place.
In the end, The 34-year-old veteran Chebet Evans from Kenya won the championship in 2 hours 06 minutes and 51 seconds (pace 3 minutes), which was Chebet Evans' first six-grand slam title. His compatriot Cherono Lawrence finished second in 2 hours 07 minutes and 21 seconds, and third, also from Kipruto Benson, Kenya, with a time of 2 hours 07 minutes and 27 seconds. It is worth mentioning that Fauble Scott, a native American, set the best time for a local player in the tournament with 2 hours, 08 minutes and 52 seconds.
Women's Division: Strongest 100m Sprint! The defending champion laughed to the end
At 21:45 Beijing time, the women's players set off, among the women's players, the duel between Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir and Joyciline Jepkosgei will be the biggest attraction.
At 5 km, the First Group took 17 minutes and 41 seconds (pace 3 minutes and 32 seconds), and The American Lyndon was in the leading position. Like the men's team, the top 5 km runners didn't pull away. However, the 17 minutes and 41 seconds is a certain gap from the record (16 minutes and 12 seconds).
Less than 10 km, the women's first group has 11 runners.
10 km, the first group took 34 minutes and 21 seconds (pace 3 minutes 26 seconds). Defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir rushed to the top two. American Lyndon, who was previously in the lead, fell out of the top 10 to rank 17th.
At 15 km, the first group took 50 minutes and 10 seconds (pace 3 minutes and 20 seconds), leaving only two Kenyan and two Ethiopian runners left in the leading group.
In the third 5 km, the women's first group has clearly accelerated, and they are attacking the record.
By 58 minutes, there were only three men left in the women's leading group, namely Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir, Joyciline Jepkosgei and Ethiopia's Yeshaneh Ababel.
20 km, the first group took 1 hour 06 minutes 10 seconds (pace 3 minutes 18 seconds).
Halfway, the First Group took 1 hour 09 minutes and 41 seconds (pace 3 minutes 18 seconds).
The three players continued to pound on the record.
25 km, women's first group time 1 hour 22 minutes 20 seconds (pace 3 minutes 17 seconds). Pace increased again.
After the women's 10 km, the time of each 5 km segment exceeded the club record, and the runner is expected to break the race record.
30 km, 1 hour, 39 minutes and 20 seconds (pace 3 minutes 18 seconds)
At 35 km, the First Group took 1 hour, 56 minutes and 46 seconds (pace 3 minutes and 20 seconds), and the pace dropped slightly. However, there is still a chance to break the record.
After 35 km, Joyciline Jepkosgei withdrew from the title race, leaving Peres Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh Ababel ahead of the group.
At 40 km, the First Group took 2 hours, 13 minutes and 39 seconds (pace 3 minutes and 20 seconds), and the final champion will be produced between Peres Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh Ababel.
The women's sprint staged a showdown of the century, with Peres Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh Ababel leading each other alternately in the last 1km, Yeshaneh Ababel had surpassed Peres Jepchirchir several times, but the defending champion did not give up and overtook Yeshaneh Ababel in the final moments to defend the title with 2 hours 21 minutes 01 seconds (pace 3 minutes 20 seconds). Yeshaneh Ababel finished second in 2 hours 21 minutes 05 seconds and Ngugi Mary finished third in 2 hours 21 minutes and 32 seconds. Joyciline Jepkosgei finished seventh with 2 hours, 24 minutes and 43 seconds.
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