Lokedi stretched her lead over the final mile, and Obiri’s patented kick never came, as Lokedi pulled off the upset in a course-record time of 2:17:22.

Kenyan John Korir overcame a tumble near the starting line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours four minutes and 45 seconds, while his compatriot Sharon Lokedi denied Hellen Obiri a third straight title.

Kenyan marathon runners Sharon Lokedi and John Korir have won this year's prestigious race in Boston. While Lokedi broke the record in the women's category, Korir followed into the footsteps of his older brother Wesley,