By KYLE HIGHTOWER
BOSTON (AP) — Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the entrance of the sector to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday within the 129th version of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds.
The 39-year-old Hug crossed the end line in downtown Boston to assert his fifth consecutive win within the race on the fiftieth anniversary of the primary official wheelchair finisher in Boston. Daniel Romanchuk of america was second in 1:25:58, adopted by Jetze Plat of the Netherlands in 1:30:16.
Hug and Romanchuk broke from the sector and stayed tight for about six miles. However Hug opened a couple of three-minute lead on the midway mark and commenced to widen his benefit.
Within the girls’s race, Susannah Scaroni of america gained her second Boston title, ending in 1:35:20. Swiss athletes took the subsequent two spots with Cathering Debrunner second in 1:37:26 and Manuela Schar third in 1:39:18.
Scaroni earned her first Boston title in 2023 however wasn’t in a position to defend it final yr due to damage. This time she was dominant late, opening up a 40-second lead 18 miles in, breaking away from Debrunner.
The races got here on a transparent morning with begin temperatures within the low 50s. It made for a a lot much less eventful day for Hug, who final yr recovered from a crash within the latter a part of the race on his approach to victory.
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