Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya wins 50th women’s Boston Marathon
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Val Rogosheske, who raced in the inaugural women's division in 1972, stands at the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Hopkinton, Mass. Rogosheske will run the race with her two daughters 50 years after running her first Boston marathon.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The elite women break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Hopkinton, Mass.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daniel Romanchuk, of the United States, breaks the tape to win the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, hits the tape to win the women's wheelchair division of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Evans Chebet, of Kenya, hits the finish line to win the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the women's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, reacts after winning the women's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston Marathon women's division winner Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, left, and men's winner Evans Chebet, of Kenya, pose at the finish line Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Evans Chebet, of Kenya, front, runs ahead of other elite runners in Brookline, Mass., on his way to win the men's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the women's division of the 126th Boston Marathon just ahead of Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ababel Yeshaneh, of Ethiopia, top, tries to keep pace but is outrun by Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, bottom, as they approach the finish line of the women's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston. Jepchirchir won the women's division, Yeshaneh ran second.ASSOCIATED PRESS
While dressed in a Ukraine shirt, a runner holds a Ukraine and American flag while approaching the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Boston.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, left, and Ababel Yeshaneh, of Ethiopia, clasp each others arms during the 126th Boston Marathon in Newton, Mass., Monday, April 18. Jepchirchir won the women's division and Yeshaneh finished second. At right is Joyciline Jeopkosgei, of Kenya.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People cheer in front of Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Mass., as a runner passes during the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, left, and Ababel Yeshaneh, of Ethiopia, compete in the 126th Boston Marathon in Brookline, Mass., Monday, April 18. Jepchirchir won the race and Yeshaneh finished second.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Evans Chebet, of Kenya, runs while leading the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Brookline, Mass. Chebet went on to win the men's division of the 126th edition of the race.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man carrying a picture of actor Will Smith runs behind Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, left, and Ababel Yeshaneh, of Ethiopia, during the 126th Boston Marathon in Natick, Mass, Monday, April 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
CJ Alberton, front, runs ahead of an elite group of runners during the 126th edition of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, in Natick, Mass.