2017 Boston Marathon

2017 Boston Marathon
VenueBoston
DatesApril 17
Champions
MenGeoffrey Kirui (2:09:37)
WomenEdna Kiplagat (2:21:52)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:18:04)
Wheelchair womenManuela Schär (1:28:17)
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The 2017 Boston Marathon was the 121st running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 17 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). Geoffrey Kirui won the men's race in 2:09:37 and Edna Kiplagat won the women's race in 2:21:52.

Kathrine Switzer at age 70 ran the marathon under bib number 261, the same number she had worn 50 years previously in 1967, finishing in 4:44:31. That number was then retired from all future Boston Marathons. Women were not allowed to run marathons until 1972, but she registered under the name K. V. Switzer.[1]

  1. ^ Emanuella Grinberg. "1st woman to officially run Boston Marathon does it again, 50 years later". cnn.com.