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Sharon Lokedi put up a good fight to silence Hellen Obiri at the Boston Marathon.
Sharon Lokedi rewrote the script on Hellen Obiri, denying her the chance for a hattrick as she claimed the win at the Boston Marathon.
Lokedi, the 2022 New York City Marathon champion crossed the finish line in 2:17:22, shattering the previous course record of 2:19:59 that was set by Ethiopia's Buzunesh Deba in 2014.
Hellen Obiri was forced to settle for second, crossing the finish line in 2:17:41 as Yalemzerf Yehualaw rounded up the podium in a time of 2:18:06.
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The race started on a slow note, with the first woman to pass the 5km mark, Rahma Tusa, recording a 16:49 split.
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Defending champion Hellen Obiri was just behind her, running alongside world champion Amane Beriso, Irine Cheptai, Mary Ngugi and Stacy Ndiwa.
Tsige Haileslase, Viola Cheptoo, Cynthia Limo and Sharon Lokedi, who finished second in the 2024 edition of the race, were also in the mix.
Passing the 10km mark, the pace had been stepped up with Amane Beriso, a former Valencia Marathon champion, passing the mark in 32:51. Closely following her were Rahma Tusa and Hellen Obiri, with Buze Diriba and Sharon Lokedi also locked in.
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Passing the 12th km, Rahma Tusa had taken charge of the race and was looking very comfortable being in the lead. Amane Beriso was also fighting hard for relevance, with Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi also among the top women.
Amane Beriso was in the lead as the women passed the 15km mark, with Rahma Tusa and Hellen Obiri holding on. Calli Thackery, Buze Diriba, Irine Cheptai, and Sharon Lokedi were also in the pack.
However, shortly after, Rahma Tusa, who had done the donkey work from the start of the race, was dropped, with Amane Beriso now taking full control. Another Ethiopian, Yalemzerf Yehaulaw, had also come up to torment the Kenyan trio of Hellen Obiri, Sharon Lokedi and Irine Cheptai.
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Sharon Lokedi took over, passing the 21km mark in 1:08:46 with Hellen Obiri seemingly fading as Irine Cheptai, Yalemzerf, and Amane Beriso looked comfortable.
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At the 25km mark, Amane Beriso took charge again, with Hellen Obiri running in second place alongside Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Sharon Lokedi and Irine Cheptai. At the 30km mark, not much changed as Amane Beriso was still in the lead.
At the 35km mark, Sharon Lokedi took the lead with Yalemzerf Yehualaw now running in second place. Hellen Obiri and Amane Beriso were also in the mix.
Passing the 37km mark, Sharon Lokedi was still looking comfortable running in first place with Hellen Obiri and Yalemzerf Yehualaw running behind her. Amane Beriso had since been dropped.
Sharon Lokedi looked good passing the 24-mile mark, but Hellen Obiri held onto her with Yalemzerf Yahualaw slowly fading. At the 40km mark, Sharon Lokedi was still in the lead, with Hellen Obiri running behind her.
The race now became a battle between Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri with the finish line in sight. However, it was Sharon Lokedi who crossed the finish line first in 02:17:22 ahead of Hellen Obiri who was forced to settle for second.
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