Kipchoge is looking to extend his legend this Monday at the Boston Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge He has a new stop in his history appointment this Monday. He boston marathon, the oldest active annual marathon in the world, lives on in its 2023 edition commanded by the great star of the discipline. The exam will be held at 9:37 am Boston, 15:37 Spanish peninsular time (Teledeporte).

Kipchoge went to Boston on a very emotional date. was recognized ten years since the attack which sowed terror on April 15, 2013 and claimed three lives. It also caused dozens of injuries and shocked the entire sports world. For this reason, the memory of what happened a decade ago is expected to be very present along the route.

This 2023 will be a special race and there is nothing better for this edition than to celebrate it with the presence of the world record holder. Kipchoge went to Boston ready to fight for victoryalthough he has already indicated that trying to beat the 2:03:02 held by Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai as the test record since 2011 is not a priori his main goal.

Boston, in principle, is not one of the ‘major’ fetishes in search of big brands, as it shows a layout with some elevation changes and false flats which makes it difficult to get good brands. Therefore, it will be necessary to see how another edition influences this situation with the fatigue of the runners and how it is handled especially by a Kipchoge who has been unrivaled in the discipline in recent years.

Therefore, the Kenyan is the undisputed favorite to try to take another step towards the legend. Olympic champion at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, Kipchoge will debut in Boston ready to cross another notch on his to-do list for the first time: proceed to the next step to complete the entire record of victories in six ‘majors’.

Apart from those two Olympic golds, accumulating four victories in London, another four in Berlin, one in Tokyo and one in New York. That is, they fight him, in addition to a World Cup which has not yet entered its roadmap, Appointments in Boston and New York. He has never run them and it will be released for the first time in the capital of Massachusetts, quite a declaration of intent that, with the world record in good hands and with the absolute and indisputable top of the twelve ‘majors’ the winner, his great complete the challenge in the six annual great marathon of the planet.

Kipchoge is the undisputed favorite to win in Boston, but not the only star there. The 2022 champion is also participating Evans Chebetalso winner last year in New York (best time 2:03:00), and in 2021 Benson Kipruto (2:04.24). Along with the trident of the Kenyans, the Tanzanian stands out Gabriel Geay (2:03:00) and the Ethiopians Herpes Negasa (2:03:40), Lelisa Desisa (2:04:45) and I’m sorry (2:04:49).

Amane Beriso, favorite girl

The women’s event also presents a clear favorite in the Ethiopian figure Amane Beriso. In the absence of Kenyans Peres Jepchirchir, winner of the last edition, and Brigid Kosgei, who has five majors to her credit, Beriso will be the good reference with a personal best of 2:14:58 achieved in Valencia in December .

Along with her, there were four other women who came in under 2:18. They are the Kenyans Sheila Chepkiriu (Personal best of 2:17:29), Joyceline Jepkosgei (2:17:43) and Angela Tanui (2:17:57) and the Israeli Lonah Salpeter (2:17:45).