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>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) BOSTON — Kenyan Lawrence Cherono won the Boston Marathon by two seconds, edging Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa in the third-closest men’s finish in the race’s 123-year history. Cherono, a 30-year-old Kenyan, overtook a flailing, slowing Desisa in the final feet of the 26.2-mile event on Boylston Street to win his first major marathon in 2:07:57. Desisa, racing on the anniversary of his 2013 Boston Marathon win that was followed hours later by twin bombings, was seeking his third Boston title. “It was something amazing,” Cherono said of the closest finish since Elijah Lagat beat Gezahegne Abera in the same time in 2000. “It was not easy.” Ethiopian Worknesh Degefa won the women’s race in contrastingly convincing fashion, leading alone the last 22 miles and prevailing by 44 seconds over 2017 Boston champ Edna Kiplagat of Kenya. Americans Jordan Hasay and 2018 Boston winner Des Linden were third and fifth, respectively. “I knew today was going to be a big task to defend,” Linden said on NBCSN. “I had a blast.” BOSTON MARATHON: Results | Finish Line Camera Degefa, who on Jan. 25 became the fourth-fastest female marathoner ever in pancake-flat Dubai, shockingly went off on her own in the fourth mile. She led by 90 seconds at 10 miles and nearly 2:30 at the halfway point. Degefa, 28, has never raced a marathon outside Dubai, and, according to TV commentators, did not do a pre-race course tour of Boston. Though 39-year-old Kiplagat closed in the final miles, Degefa was able to celebrate down Boylston Street. She delivered on pre-race favorite status, having the fastest personal best of the field by two minutes. “[My husband and coach] said you have good speed, when you have comfortable, just go,” Degefa said through a translator. Cherono, too, had the fastest personal best in the men’s field, where the top American finishers were Scott Fauble and Jared Ward in seventh and eighth. Surprise 2018 Boston winner Yuki Kawauchi of Japan was 17th. For the women, Hasay and Linden remain among the favorites for the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in Atlanta on Feb. 29, though Linden is undecided on her next move at age 35. Top runners sometimes skip a fall marathon to prepare for trials, which determine the three Olympians per gender. Other Olympic contenders include 2017 New York City champ Shalane Flanagan, who has said she may not race again and may be facing surgery, Molly Huddle, who races London in two weeks, and 2017 World bronze medalist Amy Cragg. In the wheelchair division, Daniel Romanchuk became the youngest Boston Marathon champion at age 20 and the first American winner since 1993. His time, 1:21:36, gave him a near-three-minute win and the fastest time by a U.S. wheelchair racer ever in Boston. On Nov. 4, Romanchuk became the youngest male and first American male wheelchair racer to win the New York City Marathon. Swiss Manuela Schär won the women’s wheelchair title for the second time three years. Schär, who prevailed by 7:16 over Tatyana McFadden in 1:34:19, now holds the current Boston, Berlin, Chicago, New York City and Tokyo Marathon titles. MORE: Shalane Flanagan may need surgery, starts post-racing career OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us!<doc-sep>Marcus Smart Says He Has Heard Racist Remarks From Celtics Fans: 'It's Sad And Sickening'Asked about Kyrie Irving's comments about Boston fans, Celtics guard Marcus Smart said that he is hoping that the Boston crowd will treat all players -- whether they're in a Celtics or a Nets uniform -- with respect. Jayson Tatum Good To Go For Celtics-Nets Game 3Celtics forward Jayson Tatum practiced on Thursday and is good to go for Friday night's must-win Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets. 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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>
The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight. But one of them was Lawrence Cherono, the fastest man in the field. And he needed every bit of his speed. Cherono outkicked Lelisa Desisa and passed him just steps away from the tape, winning the 123rd Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes 57 seconds on Monday to claim his first major victory. Desisa, the Ethiopian who won the 2013 race that was marred by the finish line bombing and claimed a second victory in 2015, eased up after realizing he was beaten and finished 2 seconds back. Kenneth Kipkemoi was third, another 8 seconds behind, one of seven Kenyans in the top 10. Women's Elite Race Worknesh Degefa broke away from defending champion Des Linden and the rest of the women's pack in the Framingham flats and ran alone for the last 20 miles to her first major marathon victory. The 28-year-old Ethiopian finished in 2:23:31 to become the eighth Ethiopian woman to win the race and the third in seven years. Kenya's Edna Kiplagat was second, American Jordan Hasay was third and Linden was fifth. Worknesh Degefa, of Ethiopia, breaks the tape to win the women's division. (Charles Krupa/AP) One year after an icy rain and a near-gale headwind resulted in the slowest winning times in four decades, race organizers again prepared for the foul New England weather. But overnight thunderstorms moved on before the runners left Hopkinton; the sun even made an appearance about halfway through. Linden took advantage of last year's storm to splash her way to the first win for an American woman since 1985. But with conditions back to normal, so were the results: East Africans from Kenya and Ethiopia dominating the podiums. A field of 30,000 runners followed the elites, ditching their trash bags and ponchos on the Hopkinton Green before embarking on the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square. It's the first time the race has been run on April 15 since the 2013 attack. Wheelchair Results Daniel Romanchuk, of Urbana, Ill., breaks the tape to win the men's handcycle division of the 123rd Boston Marathon. (Charles Krupa/AP) Daniel Romanchuk, 20, became the youngest-ever men's wheelchair champion in Boston. He finished in 1:21:36 for the fastest time ever for an American. He is the first American winner since Jim Knaub in 1993. Romanchuk's victory breaks up the recent dominance of Marcel Hug and Ernst van Dyk, who between them have 14 Boston Marathon victories. Hug had won the previous four Boston races. Manuela Schar won the women's race for the second time, adding it to her titles in in Berlin, Chicago, New York and Tokyo. If she wins in London in two weeks, she will have swept the World Marathon Major series. Schar, a 34-year-old from Switzerland, was about six minutes slower than the record she set in her other Boston victory, two years ago. Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, celebrates as she heads to the finish line to win the women's handcycle division. (Charles Krupa/AP) Associated Press writer Jennifer McDermott contributed to this story.