“Competing against runners like Eliud pushes me to be even faster.”Ĭhebet, 34, won Boston (2:06:51) and New York City (2:08:41) last year, while Kipruto, 32, won Boston in 2021 and Chicago in 2022. But I don’t shy away from competition I embrace the challenge,” Chebet says. “Eliud is an incredible athlete and it’s an honor to go up against him. RELATED: How to Watch the 2023 Boston MarathonĮvans Chebet and Benson Kipruto, Kenyan training partners, are two of the world’s best marathoners after Kipchoge.
(Wheelchair pros begin just after 9 A.M.)
The races kick off on April 17 with a 9:37 A.M. I’ve tried to live with the right values, discipline, focus, and concentration. I’ve treated running as a profession and as a career. There is no comfort zone as far as life is concerned. “I have prepared for Boston for five months, and my seconds, my minutes, my hours, my days, my weeks, my months I have put into it is what will push me to the finish line,” he said in a pre-race press conference. He respects his competition and the challenging course, but his dedication, preparation, and perspective seem to be on another level. But this is his first time running the Boston Marathon, which is known for its challenging hills, a deep field of challengers (without pacemakers), and unpredictable racing tactics. He’s won 15 of the 17 marathons he’s raced since his debut in 2013, including the last two Olympics. He’s 38 but he’s still the best marathoner in the world. He’s also the only person ever to break the two-hour mark for 26.2 miles, famously running 1:59:40 in an exhibition race in Vienna, in 2019. He’s broken the world record for the marathon twice since 2018, lowering it to the current mark of 2:01:09 last fall in Berlin. This article is part of Outside Run’s complete 2023 Boston Marathon race coverage.Įliud Kipchoge is the overwhelming favorite to win the Boston Marathon on Monday morning.
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