Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei won the 125th Boston Marathon
Kipruto won the men's event with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds.
Kipyogei won the women's event with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.
With the wins, Kipruto and Kipyogei completed the eighth Kenyan sweep since 2000. They also both earned $150,000 in prize money.
The Boston Marathon had not been run in 30 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was canceled last year and pushed back to the fall this year.
Precautions were taken ahead of the race. Runners had to either provide a negative test result or show proof of vaccination.
