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Marcel Hug Claims Ninth Boston Marathon Wheelchair Title

The victory leaves the Swiss star one shy of Ernst van Dyk's all-time mark.

Overview

  • Marcel Hug, racing Monday in Boston, won the men's wheelchair division in an unofficial 1:16:06.
  • American Daniel Romanchuk placed second in 1:22:44.
  • The winning mark was outside the course record he set in 2024.
  • Eden Rainbow-Cooper took the women's wheelchair title in an unofficial 1:30:51 for her second Boston win.
  • He first won Boston in 2015, with only two years since then without a victory, according to the Globe.