The 2016 Boston Marathon was the 120th running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 18 ( Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). Both of the winners were from Ethiopia: the men's race was won by

Lemi Berhanu Hayle Lemi Berhanu Hayle, also known as Berhanu Lemi, (Amharic: ለሚ ብርሃኑ ኃይሌ ; born 13 September 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Champio ...

in a time of 2:12:45. Atsede Baysa won the women's race with a time of 2:29:19.

Course

The event ran along the same winding course the Marathon has followed for many decades 26miles 385yards (42.195 km) of roads and city streets, starting in Hopkinton and passing through six Massachusetts cities and towns, to the finish line beside the Boston Public Library, on

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in Boston's Copley Square. Over 30,000 valid entries were submitted, with an approximate total of 27,500 runners starting the race. All 50 US states were represented at the marathon, as well as several U.S territories, including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the

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. The race was broadcast live on WBZ-TV in Boston and on

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in the rest of the United States.

Race summary

2016 Boston Marathon lead women at mile 19

2016 Boston Marathon lead men at mile 19

Race day was sunny and warm, with temperatures around 70 F (21 C) and a little wind. Security was extensive, with police from several towns and national guard patrolling along the course.

Women

Defending women's champion

Caroline Rotich Caroline Rotich (born 13 May 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. She has won the Las Vegas Marathon, New York Half Marathon and the Boston Marathon. She represented Kenya at the World Championsh ...

entered but did not complete the race, withdrawing after . Three runners, Joyce Chepkirui,

Tirfi Tsegaye Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene (born 25 November 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She has won the Berlin Marathon, the Paris Marathon (in a course record), the Tokyo Marathon (also in course-record time), and th ...

and Valentine Kipketer led at . Eventual winner, Atsede Baysa, well behind (by 37 seconds) even at , passed second and third-place finishers Tsegaye and Chepkirui with two miles to go.

Men

Lelisa Desisa, who won Boston in 2013 and 2015, and 21-year-old

led the men's field for most of the race. Hayle pulled ahead of Desisa off the Massachusetts Turnpike into Kenmore Square at , maintaining his lead to take the finish line.

Yemane Tsegay Yemane Adhane Tsegay (born 8 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:48 hours. He has also won marathons in Eindhoven, Gyeongju, ...

came in third, completing a podium sweep for Ethiopia.

Wheelchair

In the wheelchair races,

Marcel Hug Marcel Eric Hug (born 16 January 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Switzerland competing in category T54 wheelchair racing events. Hug, nicknamed 'The Silver Bullet', has competed in four Summer Paralympic Games for Switzerland, winning two ...

won his second Boston Marathon in a three-way finish with ten-time winner Ernst van Dyk and Kurt Fearnley.

Tatyana McFadden Tatyana McFadden (russian: Татьяна Макфадден; born April 21, 1989) is an American Paralympic athlete of Russian descent competing in the category T54. McFadden has won twenty Paralympic medals in multiple Summer Paralympic Game ...

won her fourth successive title, a full minute ahead of Manuela Schär and 2015 runner-up Wakako Tsuchida.

Results

Official results from the Boston Athletic Association:

Wheelchair

References

External links

Official website
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