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Evans Chebet successfully upstaged his decorated Kenyan compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in the 2023 Boston Marathon making him the first man to win the Boston Marathon in back-to-back years since Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won three straight editions from 2006-2008.
The Boston title holder successfully extended his reign as the favourite Kipchoge struggled in the leading pack for the better part of the race and settled for the sixth position.
Chebet posted 2:05:54 followed by Gabriel Geay 2:06:04 and in third place, Benson Kipruto 2:06:06 and could open a new era of marathons.
Kipchoge managed a time of 2:09:23, making his third defeat in 18 career marathons, and his first since October 2020.
The marathon legend noted that he plans to run all major city marathon. He now has just the New York City Marathon to check off his list, which will happen in November.
A Chebet walks home with the Shs600m prize, it’s time, perhaps, the arguably greatest marathoner ever Kipchoge reflected on his gains and losses on the track.
Famed for the ‘human is limited is limited’ phrase after his historic triumph; becoming the first human to run a marathon under two hours, Kipchoge’s drive to achieve or repeat the same might only prove human limitations.
Yes, natural limitations that inhibit the very in-born attributes that make for greatness.
Kipchoge record and the (26.2 miles) in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40.2 seconds at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge remain immortal.
He has won it all with 5000m bronze at Athens 2014, 5000m silver at Beijing 2008 and claimed marathon gold at Rio 2016 and at Tokyo 2020. 4 - London marathon titles: in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Kipchoge’s limitations are only human.
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