Check the Boston Marathon 2026 results for winners, times, prize money and more
The first winners are crossing the finish line at the 2026 Boston Marathon on Marathon Monday. The men's and women's wheelchair races were the first to take off on the course, followed by professional runners a short time later. Stay with CBS News Boston and WBZ-TV throughout the day for complete details on how the top athletes finished.
2026 Boston Marathon winners
The men's professional winner was John Korir, taking home a second straight Boston Marathon title with a course-record time.
The Kenyan won with a time of 2:01:52, shaving several minutes off of his 2025 mark of 2:04:45. The time smashed the previous Boston Marathon course record of 2:03:02, set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011.
When Korir won in 2025, he accomplished a feat previously achieved by his brother, Wesley Korir, in 2012.
Boston Marathon wheelchair winners
Switzerland's Marcel Hug, known as "The Silver Bullet" for his trademark silver helmet, won for the men's wheelchair division for a ninth time.
Hug's victory was a dominant one. He finished with an unofficial time of 1:16:05.
A short time later, Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair title with an unofficial time of 1:30:51. She broke the tape several minutes ahead of the competition.
It was Rainbow-Cooper's second Boston Marathon title. In 2024, she became the first woman from Great Britain to win the division.
Boston Marathon prize money
There is a prize pool of $1,284,500, which is an increase of $70,000 from 2025.
The pool is spread among men and women in the open, masters and wheelchair divisions. Included in the prize pool is a $50,000 course record bonus for open and wheelchair athletes.
For winning the men's race, Korir won $150,000, then he added the $50,000 for his course record for a total of $200,000.
Who won the Boston Marathon in 2025?
Korir won the 2025 Boston Marathon, pulling away from the lead pack around the 20-mile mark and winning easily with a time of 2:04:45.
Sharon Lokedi used a late push and won the women's race with a time of 2:17:22. She fought off fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri, shattering the course record in the process.
It was a familiar face taking home the men's wheelchair division. Hug, Monday's first winner of the day, won for the eighth time in 2025.
Susannah Scaroni of Washington state took home the title in the women's wheelchair in 2025. The victory came one year after she was forced to withdraw due to injury.
