It was a Kenyan sweep for the men's and women's divisions in Monday's 130th Boston Marathon as Sharon Lokedi and John Korir defended their titles, with Korir shattering the course record.

Tens of thousands of runners are getting ready to lace up for the 130th Boston Marathon.

Sharon Lokedi went back-to-back, championing the women’s elite race with a time of 02:18:50.

Defending champion John Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record on Monday, riding a tailwind to outrun the fastest field in event history and win in an unofficial 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds f...