The 2025 Boston Marathon got underway at 9:06 a.m. ET and the first winner has crossed the finish line on Boylston Street near Copley Square. Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug was the first person to finish as he claimed his eighth Boston Marathon title. He finished the race with a time of 1:21:34.
2025 Boston Marathon winners: Who won the men’s and women’s races
The Boston Marathon features racers crossing the finish line as early as 10:30 a.m. on Monday. We’ll break down the full list of winners across the pro divisions, the wheelchair divisions, and the handcycle divisions.
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This victory marked his third straight win and moved him a little closer to Ernst van Dyk’s record ten titles. He finished a couple minutes after wave 2 of the runners got started. Waves 3 and 4 had not even started their races when Hug crossed the finish line.
The first American was also the second athlete of the day to cross the finish line. Daniel Romanchuk finished second with a time of 1:25:58. This marked his third straight runner-up finish behind Hug. Romanchuk won the men’s wheelchair division in 2022 and 2019.
The first woman to cross the finish line was American Susannah Scaroni. She claimed her second victory in three years, winning the women’s wheelchair race in 1:35:20. Swiss athletes Catherine Debrunner and Manuela Schar rounded out the podium for the women’s wheelchair division.
Dominican racer Alfredo Delossantos was the first hand-cyclist to complete the race, winning the division with a time of 1:07:35. Americans Zachary Stinson and Casey Falkner claimed the other two podium spots.
Kenyan racer John Korir was the first professional man to cross the finish line. He claimed his first Boston Marathon title with a time of 2:04:45. Alphonce Simbu and Cybrian Kotut joined him on the podium while Conner Mantz was the best finisher among the American runners.
Kenyan runner Sharon Lokedi prevented Hellen Obiri from claiming a threepeat in Boston. Lokedi shattered the course record by more than two minutes, finishing with a time of 2:17:22. Obiri and Yalemzerf Yehualaw joined her on the podium, all breaking the course record. Annie Frisbie finished with a time of 1:54:05 to claim the top spot among the professional American women.
Here is a full rundown of the podium and top Americans for each division.
Men’s division
- John Korir, KEN — 2:04:45
- Alphonce Simbu, TAN — 2:05:04
- Cybrian Kotut, KEN — 2:05:04
Top American: Conner Mantz — 2:05:08
Women’s division
- Sharon Lokedi, KEN — 2:17:22
- Hellen Obiri, KEN — 2:17:41
- Yalemzerf Yehualaw, ETH — 2:18:06
Top American: Annie Frisbie — 1:54:05
Wheelchair divisions
Men’s Wheelchairs T53/T54
- Marcel Hug, SUI — 1:21:34
- Daniel Romanchuk, USA — 1:25:58
- Jetze Plat, NED — 1:30:16
Women’s Wheelchairs T53/T54
- Susannah Scaroni, USA — 1:35:20
- Catherine Debrunner, SUI — 1:37:26
- Manuela Schar, SUI — 1:39:18
Handcycle divisions
Men
- Alfredo Delossantos, DR — 1:07:35
- Zachary Stinson, USA — 1:13:30
- Casey Falkner, USA — 1:15:23
Women
- Edie Perkins, USA — 1:23:36
- Jo Ann Outten-Kenton, USA — 1:24:06
- Devann Murphy, USA — 1:24:15
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