Over the last 1.2 miles, the gritty pair changed leads an unprecedented seven times, three on Boylston Street alone. A move by Jepchirchir just before the CITGO 1 Mile to Go sign looked decisive: The reigning Olympic champion was poised to win the 126th Boston Marathon. Yeshaneh begged to differ, emerging in the lead from the shadows of the overpass leaving Kenmore Square. From there to the finish line, the two put on a battle for the ages, with Jepchirchir earning the ultimate triumph in 2:21:01 — the third-fastest winning time in race history — and became the first woman to win an Olympic Marathon gold medal, the TCS New York City Marathon and Boston over the span of their career. 

In the men's race, Kenya's Evans Chebet broke the tape in 2:06:51 after taking the lead just past Heartbreak Hill, avenging a DNF in the brutal conditions of 2018. Both Jepchirchir and Chebet earned $150,000 for their wins.

The wheelchair divisions were won by American Daniel Romanchuk in 1:26:58 and Manuela Schar of Switzerland in 1:41:08. It was the second victory here for Romanchuk and the fourth for Schar, both of whom

Evans Chebet made his winning move after cresting Heartbreak Hill in Newton.

Manuela SchaJr completed a rare gun-to-tape victory, leading from the start in Hopkinton.

Congratulations to all of the finishers of the Boston Marathon! 26.2 miles is a very long way and whether you completed it at the pace that you wanted or not, you should be very proud of getting all the way to Boylston St. Every time I go to a race, especially Boston, I am always blown away by the level of hard work and dedication amateurs put in on top of your additional life responsibilities. I can assure you, I am not nearly tough enough to squeeze in miles before and after a full-time job. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful and relaxing week following Marathon Monday and I can't wait to see all of you out in Hopkinton in the future." 

- Scott Fauble, 2:08:52, 7th place and top American