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2026 Boston Marathon
The 2026 Boston Marathon is the ongoing 130th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, being held on Monday, April 20, 2026. It is a Platinum Label marathon, second of seven World Marathon Majors scheduled for 2026 following the 2026 Tokyo Marathon on March 1.
| 2026 Boston Marathon |
|---|
| Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Monday, April 20, 2026 (2026-04-20) |
| https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon |
| John Korir (2:01:52) |
| Sharon Lokedi (2:18:51) |
| Marcel Hug (1:16:06) |
| Eden Rainbow-Cooper (1:30:51) |
The 2026 Boston Marathon is the ongoing 130th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, being held on Monday, April 20, 2026. It is a Platinum Label marathon, second of seven World Marathon Majors scheduled for 2026 following the 2026 Tokyo Marathon on March 1.
For the 2026 edition, runners who ran 4 minutes and 34 seconds faster than the qualifying time for their gender and age group were accepted to the race, for a total of 24,362 runners. There will be a newly redesigned golden medal on a blue and gold ribbon, manufactured by the North Attleborough-based company Ashworth Awards.
John Korir ran a course record time of 2:01:52, overtaking Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 record. Alphonce Simbu and Benson Kipruto also came in under the record, with second and third place times of 2:02:47 and 2:02:50 respectively. Jess McClain set a new American course record of 2:20:49.
Elite male athletes expected to compete include John Korir, the 2025 champion, Alphonce Simbu, Cybrian Kotut, and Conner Mantz. Elite female athletes expected to compete include Sharon Lokedi, the 2025 champion, Fiona O'Keeffe, Dakotah Popehn, and Emily Sisson.
Other notable participants, as announced by event organizers, include Amby Burfoot (1968 men's champion), Zdeno Chara (former Boston Bruins captain), Chelsea Clinton (former first daughter), Jeff DaRosa (guitarist for the Dropkick Murphys), Chris Herren (former NBA player), Kristine Lilly (former player on the U.S. women's national soccer team), Desiree Linden (2018 women's champion), and Sunita Williams (former astronaut).
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Korir | Kenya | 2:01:52 | |
| Alphonce Simbu | Tanzania | 2:02:47 | |
| Benson Kipruto | Kenya | 2:02:50 | |
| 4 | Hailemaryam Kiros | Ethiopia | 2:03:42 |
| 5 | Zouhair Talbi | United States | 2:03:45 |
| 6 | Tebello Ramakongoana | Lesotho | 2:04:18 |
| 7 | Charles Hicks | United States | 2:04:35 |
| 8 | Richard Ringer | Germany | 2:04:47 |
| 9 | Alex Masai | Kenya | 2:05:32 |
| 10 | Milkesa Mengesha | Ethiopia | 2:05:35 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Lokedi | Kenya | 2:18:51 | |
| Loice Chemnung | Kenya | 2:19:35 | |
| Mary Ngugi-Cooper | Kenya | 2:20:07 | |
| 4 | Mercy Chelangat | Kenya | 2:20:30 |
| 5 | Jessica McClain | United States | 2:20:49 |
| 6 | Irine Cheptai | Kenya | 2:20:54 |
| 7 | Workenesh Edesa | Ethiopia | 2:21:52 |
| 8 | Annie Frisbie | United States | 2:22:00 |
| 9 | Emily Sisson | United States | 2:22:39 |
| 10 | Carrie Ellwood | United States | 2:22:53 |
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