Olympic champ Peres Jepchirchir wins Boston Marathon women's division
More than 30,000 people registered for the 26.2-mile race.
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More than 30,000 people registered for the 26.2-mile race.
Back on Patriots' Day for the first time in three years, the Boston Marathon featured a thrilling women's race finish, a first-time men's race winner, and two titans of the wheelchair divisions dominating the day.
Manuela Schär of Switzerland led wire-to-wire, while American Daniel Romanchuk claimed his second Boston title.
More than 30,000 people are registered for the 26.2 mile race that starts on Main Street in Hopkinton as it has since 1924.
In other local results: Park Rapids native Aaron Pike finished second in the wheelchair division. Dakota Lindwurm of Burnsville was 14th and Bria Wetsch of Chaska was 15th amongst women.