Evans Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who recently emerged victor in the 2023 Boston Marathon.
He clocked 2 hours, 5 minutes and 54 seconds to successfully defend his tittle.
Following the win, Chebet becomes the sixth man in history to retain the Boston title and the first since 2008.
He finished the race ahead of Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay who managed 2:06:04 and Benson Kipruto who clocked 2:06:06.
Speaking on his win, Chebet’s coach Claudio Berardelli said the win was not easy as they had to train hard to beat the Boston conditions.
“Chebet was in good shape and secondly, the fact he knows the Boston Marathon course quite well helped him to interpret the race well
“We focused our attention on running uphill and downhill and it worked so well,” said Berardelli said.
The top three finishers of the race shared Ksh 35,610,700 in prize money.
Chebet will take home Ksh 20,157,000 while Geay will walk away with Ksh 10,078,500 for finishing second.
Kipruto on the other hand will pocket 5,375,200 for finishing third.
Runners who finished in the 4th, 5th and 6th position will be awarded Ksh 3.4 million, Ksh 2.4 million and Ksh 1.8 million respectively.
New York Marathon prize money
As earlier reported on on WoK, Kenyan marathoner Sharon Lokedi pocketed KSh 12 million in prize money after winning the New York Marathon.
The promising athlete emerged the victor after clocking 2 hours, 23 minutes and 23 seconds with Kenyan-born Israeli athlete Lonah Chemtai Salpeter coming second.
There was also a prize of KSh 6 million for male or female runners who break the course records, but Lokedi who ran in unusually warm conditions did not hit those marks.
The marathon is considered the world’s largest marathon in the world with 53,627 finishers in 2019 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race.
Lokedi, 28, began competing first in collegiate track and cross country in 2015 after enrolling at the University of Kansas where she studied nursing and business.
In 2018, she won the 10,000 meters at the 20 18 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and in 2022, she made her debut at the New York Marathon and won.
