Evans Chebet going for Boston three-peat
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Only four men have achieved that feat, with Clarence DeMar (1922-1924), Bill Rodgers (1978-1980) and Cosmas Ndeti (1993-1995) preceding Cheruiyot’s triple
Evans Chebet heads to Boston on Monday, April 15, looking to become the first man to win three back-to-back Boston Marathon titles since Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in 2008.
Only four men have achieved that feat, with Clarence DeMar (1922–1924), Bill Rodgers (1978–1980), and Cosmas Ndeti (1993–1995) preceding Cheruiyot’s triple.
Chebet won in Boston in 2022 in 2:06:51, then successfully defended his title last year in 2:05:54—his sixth victory from his past seven marathons.
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When asked about an achilles injury, Evans Chebet ensured he’s healed and ready to go. Chebet will be looking to earn his 3rd Boston Marathon win in a row this Monday.
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"I feel ready. I have since recovered from that injury that had me withdraw from my last race (New York), and I am eager to fight for another title," Chebet said ahead of the Monday (4.30PM EAT) race.
However, the defending champion faces a formidable lineup, with Sisay Lemma taking to the start line as the fastest man on the field. The Ethiopian won in Valencia in December in 2:01:48, making him the fourth-fastest man in history.
It was Lemma’s first marathon victory since his triumph in London in 2021, but his record in Boston is not quite so strong. He didn’t finish in 2017, then placed 30th in 2019. He’ll be hoping that Monday’s race will be his third time lucky.
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Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay, who was runner-up in Boston last year, also returns to the US city. He has an identical PB to Chebet (2:03:00), and, like the Kenyan, it was also set in Valencia.
Other men in the field with sub-2:05 PBs are Kenya’s 2016 Paris Marathon winner Cyprian Kotut (2:04:34), Ethiopia’s Haftu Teklu (2:04:43) and Shura Kitata (2:04:49), the runner-up in London and New York in 2018.
Albert Korir won the 2021 New York Marathon and the 2019 Houston Marathon, so he’ll be keen to notch up a marathon victory in a third US city on Monday. He has competed in Boston twice before, finishing sixth in 2022 and fourth last year.
Former Japanese record-holder Suguru Osako and Norwegian record-holder Sondre Moen are also in the field, as is Morocco’s Zouhair Talbi, winner of this year’s Houston Marathon in a course record 2:06:39. Talbi was fifth in Boston last year, finishing one place ahead of Eliud Kipchoge.
Additional reporting by World Athletics
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