Get real-time updates here on the 2019 Boston Marathon, including information on where to track every runner. Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa and Kenya's Lawrence Cherono won the women's and men's Boston Marathon races on Monday. Kenya's Edna Kiplagat and American Jordan Hasay finishing second and third, respectively, in the women's event, while Lelisa Desisa finished second in the men's race, just ahead of Kenneth Kipkemoi. In the men's competition, Cherono beat Desisa by two seconds in a photo finish. Here's what the finish looked like. More than 30,000 people were expected to run from Hopkinton to Boylston Street this year. Rain and heavy rain came down in Boston about from late Sunday night and into Monday morning but the race forecast turned for the best with clear skies. Last year, Des Linden became the first American woman to win the race in 33 years after contemplating dropping out of the race, assisting her Olympic teammate who took a 15-second bathroom stop and then breaking away at the 22-mile mark. Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi entered with a 2:08:14 personal best had broadcasters thinking he was crazy for his aggressive start to the race. However, Kawauchi reeled back and caught Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui with about a mile to go to win in 2:15:54—the slowest winning time since 1976. You can watch the race on television on CBS Local and NBC Sports Network. The race will also be live streamed on CBS Boston and NBC Live Extra. Preview: Your complete guide to the men's and women's elite races This post will be updated with live updates on the elite men's and women's race from Boston. MEN'S TOP 10 1. Lawrence Cherono, KEN – 2:07:57 2. Lelisa Desisa, ETH – 2:07:59 3. Kenneth Kipkemoi, KEN – 2:08:07 4. Felix Kandie, KEN – 2:08:54 5. Geoffrey Kirui, KEN – 2:08:55 6. Philemon Rono, KEN – 2:08:57 7. Scott Fauble, USA – 2:09:09 8. Jared Ward, USA – 2:09:25 9. Festus Talam, KEN – 2:09:25 10. Benson Kipruto, KEN – 2:09:53 WOMEN'S TOP 10 1. Worknesh Degefa, ETH – 2:23:31 2. Edna Kiplagat, KEN – 2:24:13 3. Jordan Hasay, USA – 2:25:20 4. Meskerem Assefa, ETH – 2:25:40 5. Desiree Linden, USA – 2:27:00 6. Caroline Rotich, KEN – 2:28:27 7. Mary Ngugi, KEN – 2:28:33 8. Biruktayit Eshetu, ETH – 2:29:10 9. Lindsay Flanagan, USA – 2:30:07 10. Betsy Saina, KEN – 2:30:07 Here's how this year's race is unfolding, in chronological order. Live Tracking Information:A live leaderboard is available on the BAA official website. If you know someone running the Boston Marathon and are interested in tracking an athlete, you can download the Boston Marathon mobile app, which is available in the App Store or Google Play store. AT&T has also set up tracking by texting the athlete's bib number to 234567.<doc-sep>Worknesh Degefa from Ethiopia won the 2019 Boston Marathon in 2:23:31, finishing in front of Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, who placed second, and Jordan Hasay from the U.S., who came in third. Defending champion Des Linden finished fifth with a time of 2:27:00. Worknesh Degefa, a 28-year-old from Assela, Ethiopia, took the lead in the fourth mile of the Boston Marathon, opened up a gap that reached almost three minutes at mile 18, and pushed all the way to Boylston Street on her own. She won in 2:23:31. Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, who managed to cut Degefa’s lead down to 42 seconds over the final miles, was second in 2:24:13. American Jordan Hasay, 27, was third, in 2:25:20. Degefa’s strategy seemed risky, given her previous marathon experience. Although she is the fourth-fastest woman in marathon history, with a PR of 2:17:41 she ran in January at the Dubai Marathon, she had raced the 26.2-mile distance only three times before. And all those marathons were in Dubai, a perfectly flat course. On a warm and humid day, would her blazing speed hold up through the hills of Newton? The strategy paid off, as Degefa didn’t let up through Heartbreak Hill, although she began glancing at her watch and looking frequently behind her. “If I stayed longer to the finish, I might not make it,” she said through a translator after the race when asked about her strategy. “I knew that they had some speed, so I pushed myself in the fourth mile.” [Smash your goals with a Runner’s World Training Plan , designed for any speed and any distance.] A pack of 12 women, including four past Boston Marathon champions, stayed together through the half marathon, before stringing out through the hills. In the 22nd mile, Kiplagat, 39, the 2017 Boston champion, made a decisive move into second place and to try to catch Degefa. Although she chipped away at Degefa’s lead, she ran out of real estate to challenge for the win. “If we keep increasing the pace, we might reach her before the finish line,” Kiplagat said she was thinking in the early miles. “When I was at the T [about mile 23], I realized, the race is almost over. I knew I’m not going to [catch] her. I was going to be second.” Defending champion Des Linden, 35, finished in fifth in 2:27:00, putting Americans in third and fifth, and Hasay said Linden gave her a little advice early on. “I’m still learning, so I got a little anxious when the three women went so early on. It was nice when we caught the second two,” Hasay said of the early jockeying. “At one point, Des said, ‘There’s a long race to go; just be patient.’I still get anxious with all the different surges.” Hasay was happy with her performance, after missing all of 2018 with injuries. “This is still only my third marathon,” Hasay said. “I was just grateful to be back out there after being out all last year with a stress fracture in my foot.” RW Run Boston T-Shirt - Gray runnersworld.com $24.99 BUY NOW Linden, too, was happy with the result, even though she said she experienced rough patches, and the early racing tactics were somewhat surprising. “I’m super proud of how I run here,” she said. “I love this course, I love this city. I always come in and give everything I have. Today that was fifth. I’m proud of that. When I do decide to walk away, this will feel like my home course.” Degefa took home $150,000 for the victory. Sarah Lorge Butler Sarah Lorge Butler is a writer and editor living in Eugene, Oregon, and her stories about the sport, its trends, and fascinating individuals have appeared in Runner’s World since 2005. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Lawrence Cherono of Kenya won the men's 2019 Boston Marathon in his debut, with a time of 2:07:59 on a day that started off with rainy conditions similar to last year but eventually turned humid as the race went on. Two-time winner Lelisa Desisa (2:08:00) and Kenneth Kipkemoi (2:08:06) finished second and third. Cherono used a last-second kick to edge Desisa — making for the closest finish to the tape since 1988. Scott Fauble was the first American to cross the finish line in the men's race, finishing in seventh with a time of 2:09:10. Fellow American Jared Ward, who led the elite pack at Mile 11, came in eighth with a 2:09:25. Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa, debuting in her first women's Boston Marathon, ran a blistering early pace and then held off a chasing Edna Kiplagat of Kenya to win the women's race with a time of 2:23:30 in just her fourth marathon. The 28-year-old, who holds the Ethipian national record with a 2:17:41, entered the race having only run the relatively flat Dubai Marathon three times. Degefa handled the course's rigorous Newton Hills well enough to survive thanks to the sizeable lead she built over the elite pack early on. Kiplagat (2:24:14) came in second, with American Jordan Hasay (2:25:20) finishing in third place, same as in 2017. Defending champ Des Linden, blowing kisses to the crowd on her 2019 finish, came in fifth with an unofficial time of 2:27:00. American Daniel Romanchuk was the first winner of the day, claiming the men’s push-rim wheelchair event and becoming the first U.S. winner of the event since 1993. Manuela Schar of Switzerland won the women’s race. The Boston Marathon was first held in 1897. This year marked the 123rd edition of the 26.2 mile event.<doc-sep>It was the men’s race that brought drama to the 123rd running of the marathons, with a three-man battle going down to two. Nearly out of gas as the finish line loomed, Cherono and Desisa dueled with arms and legs flailing, but Cherono had just a bit more left in the tank and won in what was very nearly a photo finish. The unofficial times: Cherono of Kenya in 2:07:57, Desisa of Ethiopia in 2:07:59. Kenneth Kipkemoi, also of Kenya, faded over the final 300 yards or so and was third in 2:08:07.<doc-sep>
After over 26 miles and two hours of running, it all came down to one second. A photo finish, including a sprint to the finish line, decided the elite men's division as Kenya's Lawrence Cherono spoiled the chance for Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia to win his third straight Boston Marathon title. The one-second margin of victory was the race's closest finish since 1988 with Cherono clocking an unofficial 2:07:59 and Desisa clocking a 2:08:00. Lawrence Cherono beats Lelisa Desisa by one second to win Boston Marathon. pic.twitter.com/GdrngBNOlB — Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) April 15, 2019 The elite women's race was a different story. Worknish Degefa of Ethiopia won in comfortable fashion after taking the lead in Mile 4 and expanding her lead over second place to three minutes at the 18th mile. Degefa's winning time of 2:23:31 was 42 seconds better than Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, who finished second. American Jordan Hasay was third with a time of 2:25:20. Worknesh Degefa is your 2019 Boston Marathon Women’s Elite Champ! pic.twitter.com/QiHaVnMh5o — Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 15, 2019 For the second straight year, rain and cold weather plagued the marathon runners. The first winner of the day was American. Daniel Romanchuk won the men's push-rim wheelchair group, becomming the first American winner of the event since 1993. Defending elite women's champ Des Linden was unable to provide an encore performance of 2018 when she became the first American female to top the podium in 33 years. Linden placed fifth in this year's competition. Scott Fauble of Flagstaff, Ariz., was the first American male to cross the finish line with a seventh-place time of 2:09:10. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson was the fastest celebrity of the day, finishing with a time of 3:09:07. He raced in the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond, Va., on Saturday night, finishing 12th. Congratulations to @JimmieJohnson on completing the #BostonMarathon! His unofficial time: 3 hours, 9 minutes, and 7 seconds. pic.twitter.com/biiMJIgtCT — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) April 15, 2019 (Note: Times listed below are unofficial results) Boston Marathon results 2019 Elite men Finish Runner (Country) Time 1. Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) 2:07:57 2. Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) 2:07:59 3. Kenneth Kipkemoi (Kenya) 2:08:07 4. Felix Kandie (Kenya) 2:08:54 5. Geoffrey Kirui (Kenya) 2:08:55 7. Scott Fauble USA) 2:09:09 8. Jared Ward (USA) 2:09:25 Elite women Finish Runner (Country) Time 1. Worknesh Degefa (Ethiopia) 02:23:31 2. Kiplagat Edna (Kenya) 02:24:13 3. Jordan Hasay (USA) 02:25:20 4. Meskerem Assefa (Ethiopia) 02:25:40 5. Des Linden (USA) 02:27:00 Men's wheelchair Finish Runner (Country) Time 1. Daniel Romanchuk (USA) 1:21:36 2. Masazumi Soejima (Japan) 1:24:30 3. Marcel Hug (Switzerland) 1:26:42 4. Aaron Pike (USA) 1:27:09 5. Ernst van Dyk (South Africa) 1:27:23 Women's wheelchair