Post #2312577
2026-04-20 12:53 UTC
Workenesh Edesa (103/EDESA) has run a lot of marathons, many of them quite fast. She ran her PR of 2:17:55 in Hamburg last fall (2025) where she won. She’s also won in Osaka (twice), Sydney, and Prague; she’s run under 2:20 five times. She’s only run Boston once before, in 2024, when she finished 7th.
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@flashesofpanic@ruby.social 2026-04-20 12:53
Loice Chemnung (106/CHEMNUNG) is a relative rookie; she ran 2:18:24 to finish 4th in Chicago last fall, but then DNFed in Osaka in January. Since then she’s set a course record in the Barcelona half marathon (sub-1:04); she won the Kenyan 10,000m championship in 2025. First time in Boston, absolute wild card. Anecdotally considered the strongest challenger by Lokedi’s coach.