On Monday 21 April, otherwise known as ‘Marathon Monday’, runners from across the globe descended upon Massachusetts for the 129th Boston Marathon.

Conditions were favourable for marathon running, with temperatures hovering just above 10°C at the start and sunny skies and mild winds taking hold for the rest of the race. It clearly was a day for fast times, as Sharon Lokedi of Kenya obliterated the women’s course record by more than two-and-a-half minutes. Meanwhile, on the men’s side, fellow Kenyan John Korir Best wireless headphones.

Top 10 results from the 2025 Boston Marathon

Listed below are the fastest men, women, wheelchair competitors and non-binary participants at this year’s race. You can view the full results from the 2025 Boston Marathon here.

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Men

  1. John Korir (KEN): 2:04:45
  2. Alphonce Felix Simbu (TNZ): 2:05:04
  3. CyBrian Kotut (KEN): 2:05:04
  4. Conner Mantz (USA): 2:05:08
  5. Muktar Edris (ETH): 2:05:59
  6. Rory Linkletter (CAN): 2:07:02
  7. Clayton Young (USA): 2:07:04
  8. Tebello Ramakongoana (LES): 2:07:19
  9. Daniel Mateiko (KEN): 2:07:52
  10. Ryan Ford (USA): 2:08:00

Women

  1. Sharon Lokedi (KEN): 2:17:22
  2. Hellen Obiri (KEN): 2:17:41
  3. Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH): 2:18:06
  4. Irine Cheptai (KEN): 2:21:32
  5. Amane Beriso (ETH): 2:21:58
  6. Calli Thackery (GBR): 2:22:38
  7. Jess McClain (USA): 2:22:43
  8. Annie Frisbee (USA): 2:23:21
  9. Stacey Ndiwa (KEN): 2:23:29
  10. Tsige Haileslase (ETH): 2:23:43

Men’s wheelchair

  1. Marcel Hug (SUI): 1:21:34
  2. Daniel Romanchuk (USA): 1:25:58
  3. Jetze Plat (NED): 1:30:16
  4. Sho Watanabe (JPN): 1:31:17
  5. Kota Hokinoue (JPN): 1:33:27
  6. Evan Correll (USA): 1:33:35
  7. Geert Schipper (NED): 1:33:35
  8. Patrick Monahan (IRL): 1:36:06
  9. Johnboy Smith (GBR): 1:38:07
  10. Rafael Botello Jiménez (ESP): 1:38:42

Women’s wheelchair

  1. Susannah Scaroni (USA): 1:35:20
  2. Catherine Debrunner (SUI): 1:37:26
  3. Manuela Schär (SUI): 1:39:18
  4. Eden Rainbow-Cooper (GBR): 1:43:13
  5. Tatyana McFadden (USA): 1:48:52
  6. Madison de Rozario (AUS): 1:49:00
  7. Vanessa de Souza (BRA): 1:51:15
  8. Patricia Eachus (SUI): 1:54:15
  9. Hoda Elshorbagy (EGY): 1:55:19
  10. Aline Dos Santos Rocha (BRA): 1:55:29

Non-binary

  1. Whit Blair: 2:22:44
  2. Avery Prizzi: 2:27:01
  3. Kassian Eaton: 2:29:42
  4. Winter Parts: 2:32:57
  5. Reed Williams: 2:39:00
  6. Nate Crail: 2:41:43
  7. Charles Marshall: 2:43:08
  8. David Eik: 2:54:15
  9. Melanie Hamilt: 2:57:06
  10. Emily Sundquist: 2:57:20
From: Runner's World US