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Boston Marathon 2026 Preview: Favorites, Top Americans & Predictions
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Boston Marathon 2026 Preview: Favorites, Top Americans & Predictions
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The 2026 Boston Marathon is here and it’s loaded.
Listen to the full episode of This Week In Track and Field on The CITIUS MAG Podcast below:
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Storylines to watch:
👟 Women’s race: Lokedi vs. the world
The favorite:
Sharon Lokedi enters as defending champ and fastest PB in the field.
Nearly flawless resume: only beaten by all-time greats (Obiri, Hassan, Gidey, Assefa).
Key challengers:
Irene Cheptai (4th in 2025 Boston)
Workenesh Edesa (already raced Osaka, proven quick turnaround)
Mary Ngugi-Cooper (multiple Boston podiums)
🇺🇸 American storyline:
Loaded field: O’Keeffe, Sisson, Popehn, McClain, Kemp, Sullivan
Plus Annie Frisbie, Amanda Vestri, Sara Hall
🥇 Men’s race: Korir vs. Kipruto (and everyone else)
Headliners:
John Korir (defending Boston champ, 2:02:24 PB)
Benson Kipruto (2025 NYC champ, consistent major winner)
Context:
Both chase dominance reminiscent of Evans Chebet’s 2022–23 run.
Top contenders:
Alphonce Simbu, Cybrian Kotut (2025 podium)
Abdi Nageeye (NYC champ)
Milkesa Mengesha (Berlin champ)
Dark horses:
Lemi Berhanu (former Boston winner, resurgent form)
Hailemaryam Kiros (Sydney champ, limited but strong racing)
🇺🇸 American men: Opportunity opens
Mantz’s withdrawal reshapes the race
Clayton Young leads U.S. hopes for top-5 contention
Key names:
Zouhair Talbi (2:05:45, Houston winner)
Galen Rupp (2:06:07 PB, nearing 40)
Ryan Ford, Wesley Kiptoo, CJ Albertson (top-15 returners)
Alex Maier (rising talent, 2:08:33 PB)
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"Boston Marathon 2026 Preview: Favorites, Top Americans & Predictions" is a running video from CITIUS MAG published on April 16, 2026. Runtime 37 minutes · 5,096 views. This clip features Sharon Lokedi. Pulled during boston marathon and women's race. Spot Sports collects Running highlight videos, podcast episodes, and live coverage from across the web so every conversation about Sharon Lokedi stays in one feed. Follow Sharon Lokedi on Spot Sports to get the next highlight, postgame analysis, and podcast appearance pushed to your home feed. If you want to watch Running live, Spot Sports' watch-cost calculator maps your zip code to the cheapest legal way to stream every game without paying for tiers you don't need.
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