Marcel Hug, from Switzerland, collapsed at the head of the field to win his eighth wheelchair title of the Boston Marathon, claiming the victory in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds
Boston – Marcel Hug from Switzerland collapsed at the head of the field to win his eighth wheelchair title of the Boston Marathon, claiming the victory on Monday in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds.
The 39 -year -old hug crossed the finish line in the center of Boston to claim its fifth consecutive victory in the 50th anniversary of the first official end of wheelchair in Boston. Daniel Romonchuk of the United States was second at 1:25:58, followed by Jetze Plat from the Netherlands at 1:30:16.
Hug and Romonchuk broke off the field and remained tight for about six miles. But Hug opened around a three -minute advantage in the middle of the way and began expanding his advantage.
In the women’s race, Susannah Scaroni of the United States won his second Boston title, ending at 1:35:20. The Swiss athletes took the next two places with Cathering Desbrunner in second place at 1:37:26 and Manuela Schar third at 1:39:18.
Scaroni obtained his first Boston title in 2023, but could not defend him last year due to an injury. This time it was dominant late, opening an advantage of 40 seconds to 18 miles, separating from Debrunner.
The races arrived in a clear morning with starting temperatures in the 50s. It was a much less agitated day for Hug, who last year recovered from an accident in the last part of the race on his way to victory.
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