2012 Boston Marathon
The 2012 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday April 16, 2012. It was the 116th edition of the mass-participation marathon. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, it was the first of the World Marathon Majors series to be held in 2012. A total of 22,426 runners started the race. The competition was held in hot running conditions, reaching 88 °F (31 °C) that afternoon, and some of the 27,000 registered runners opted to take up the organizers' offer to defer their entry until the 2013 race.
| 2012 Boston Marathon | |
|---|---|
Kenyan Wesley Korir celebrates his victory in the men's race | |
| Venue | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dates | April 16 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Wesley Korir (2:12:40) |
| Women | Sharon Cherop (2:31:50) |
| Wheelchair men | Josh Cassidy (1:18:25) |
| Wheelchair women | Shirley Reilly (1:37:36) |
Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop won the elite men's and women's races respectively. Josh Cassidy and Shirley Reilly were the winners of the wheelchair racing section. In the masters section, Uli Steidl won the men's marathon and Svetlana Pretot (ninth overall) was the women's champion.