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<\/figure>\n\n\n“Defending the title was not easy,” Obiri said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Since Boston started, it’s only six women [to have repeated]. So I said, ‘Can I be one of them? If you want to be one of them, you have to work extra hard.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“And I’m so happy because I’m now one of them. I’m now in the history books in Boston.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lokedi and Obiri were essentially tied up until mile 25, when Obiri broke away from the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, Obiri made her Boston Marathon debut, running in 2:21:38. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obiri 34, is the first woman to win back-to-back Boston’s marathon since Catherine Ndereba in 2005 and sixth overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kenya’s athlete star Hellen Obiri led a clean sweep for the East African country and won the Boston Marathon for the second consecutive year in 2024 after finishing in a time 2:22:37 on Monday Despite the close finish, the two-time Olympic silver medallist managed to gain enough distance to win. Obiri ultimately defeated fellow Kenyan…<\/p>\n