Massachusetts,
as these men all now, prepare for what's ahead 26.2 miles
the Boylston Street.
The men's Elite race is underway in Boston and the far
right of your screen. CJ Albertson the way to Boston.
We Trust, if you did not watch a year ago, you may not be
realized this was by Design as he sprinted out in front and
made the rest of the Field. Chase him for twenty
one of those miles and impressively enough. Kara after
he was caught,
he's still regrouped and finished 10th after a performance
that we were talking about for weeks afterwards.
I know normally when you got heart like that,
That you get caught, you kind of, get spit out, the back in
the race is over. But he hung in there and over the final
mile close. Super hard to catch about four, people and finished
in the top 10, which was his goal.
You know, we saw him do this last year. We were super
confused. He says, this is the best way he runs. He's a good
downhill Runner. He said to us that he was not planning on
going out any slower than he did last year. He feels
like he's fitter stronger. He's prepared better and he was
planning on going out quicker than he did last year.
Checking in back on the men
at 29 year old. That's, well. Yeah, egg on
the far left of your screen. So sale, Emma.
Now also among the leaders in that blue
top right next to him. CJ Albertson,
who led this race last fall for 21 miles
would that aggressive start, but that move
has been covered today. And then back to the
second group of Runners
settling in as the chase pack for now. I think that shows you
that a they're running faster
up in the lead pack because we're seeing this Splinter up
and you know break apart and then be look how deep this
field is. I mean, they're pulling away from marathoners
that are at the top of their game, but it's still such a big
pack and that
just tells you, I mean, what an incredibly Deep Field this is
race on the men's side a little bit more complex with a lot of
more flat. Our characters to talk about, but right now led
by a pair of Americans as L, cannot combat. Now, moves to
the lead.
This is pretty exciting. I have to say for the men's Marathon
to have Americans, this late in the game and honestly, to be
controlling this race,
it's they're starting to believe again. They have people
behind them with a thousand, you know, tricks up their
sleeve. So they're no, definitely not going to run
away with this but they're surviving. Some of the tough
Parts. They're riding it out through the hills
and they're up front.
Now
and a lot of racing still to come here, over this last
stretch of the race, but it's getting really interesting at
this point, on the men's side is and occur. It is, you know,
we see cam over are hanging in there. He's has the white top
in the red bottoms.
You can see him at the very front of the pack right now and
he's one of those athletes who we always knew I was special
but have this accident has had to build himself back up, who
has worked so hard to be here right now. He says, he hasn't
missed any workouts for the first time in a couple of
years. Here's everything went Flawless for this preparation
and it's good to see him back in there. I feel like this
could be a return to form and also we are seeing
a surge right now just to be clear.
That's why her seeing the pack was like
talking about that. But there definitely is a surge right
now. We're starting to see things string out as we see for
losing CJ Albertson there. The Press is happening
as perhaps, the American fortunes now on the shoulders
of elk and Quebec, but he is also losing ground at
the front.
As chip bet
and Gabriel gay
are now first and second.
You can see, everyone tried to figure out how to just kind of
stay with this Rhythm now because the pace is just quick,
and over the last two minutes you can see it. Visually they
are starting to really hammer and you can see by the way that
the field is
just went boom, right? Everybody just spread out
where they were running in such a tight pack before
this is a good. Part of the course of throwing a surges as
a good part of the course of try to run away. If you didn't,
if you've done proper training, in your quads and your
hamstrings aren't shot from the last section. This is a great
place
to really hone in and run that last.
I think they have about 7K to go
really run that hard
and that takes skill. It takes skill to be able to get up over
those Hills and still have the energy and the muscle strength
to flip to Flat fast running.
So the race unfolding here in Boston on the men's side.
With the next two Mile Stretch brought to you by Rufus.
Break Away
by chebet and gay,
and they hold it here.
You know, I don't know if this is really good running. Really
aggressive running too bad. I just saw him looking down his
watch little bit, but he seems focused on pulling away.
I'm very impressed by Keith, the hasn't been in a situation
like this. He's a, but an experience in the marathon, and
came here, 2018 and dropped out. He's really running
with some people have much bigger accolades than him right
now and maybe he can hang on. We see him falling back
a little bit. Maybe he could hang on
for him to land on the podium would be a really big deal really
Propel his career forward but you know,
there's still a lot of running left. But at the same time
they're nearing the end. These athletes know their bodies.
They know they have, you know, 20 or so minutes to go,
can they hold this together?
They know, you know, they know how they're feeling. They're
not going to go. Try to run hard. If they don't think they
can hold it.
Well that last mile by chebet 427, as he just laid the hammer
that was the firework. And now we see the result of this field
just strung out and people struggling, you know, it's you
know, it is interesting. In the marathon. You can be feeling so
good and so confident and then someone makes a move and
you just realize
oh man. I don't have that or geez. I guess I'm in over my
head, but he is just powering away. He looks confident. His
knee lift is good. He doesn't look like he got to beat up.
During the hills
just powering away now
and Lawrence Toronto
wearing his first name on his bib
in the yellow and Benson
Hebrew do the defending Champion also with his first
name
as well and then bib, number 25, that's jabal Yammer.
Trying to stay in the mix here. But this group now in a battle
for the other two spots on the podium with Evans chebet
ahead of them. We see Yammer last
October. That was his first ever marathon in. He finished
third. So he knows this race. This is the race that, you
know, turn him into a marathoner. And he's going to
know what these later stages. Feel like.
He doesn't feel like last year was a fluke. He feels like I am
a marathon or now. I know it. I proved it to myself and now
I get to go out there and prove it to everyone again.
And Toronto
and kipruto
not ready
to let chebet run away with this. Both having one in
Boston,
kipruto doing it last year
and Toronto doing it in 2019.
I do think that churro know
who's in the yellow top. Looks really good and relaxed, but
I think he's like so much of a gap formed. Here you really
hard for him to chase, Township back, but he does still look
spring. You can see his legs in the back of
still springing and he and kaput are sort of working
together to try to close that Gap, to try to make it a little
bit tighter to see, if they can maybe catch him on Boylston.
They passed a mile 24. Mark
mile, 22. Is that 427
and came through and forth. 26 on the previous mile.
I mean, can you imagine
after running all back, running for 2016, the mile as your, you
know, it's just incredible. These athletes are so
incredible and it's beautiful to watch and it's just so
inspiring.
Toronto and kipruto still in that chase mode, but running
out of real estate to catch to bet.
He just look back a little bit. He wants to make sure he has
the room, you know that little Hill right there feels so tough
going under the road like that. It's at the end and everyone's
told you. Oh, it's flat and fast with six miles to go
and then you run on that and you think
it does feel like a he'll feel significant. You're tired,
you're depleted. And of course we need turns on to herefords.
Same thing, it feels like such a big hill
but he looks good.
He needs to just hold it together. He's swaying a little
bit at this point, but he is so close to becoming a legend.
As chebet makes that turn on to Harrisburg, here is shirono, as
he comes off that
rise.
Still with an eye on it, at least a second place prize. But
doing what he can to make this competitive going into
the final stages of the race. They have both on Harold Ford. Now,
another little bit of a rise in the left, turn onto Boylston
and Carol, look at the crowd here, six seven rows, deep.
It's amazing. There's nothing like these final stages,
especially herefords out to Boylston. It's just magical.
You just feel it and if there's nothing like it in the world,
So amazing. And, you know, you're going to become a part
of history. No matter what place you finish. You become
a part of the legacy of the Boston, Marathon, by being
Boston Marathon finisher,
but of course, Tibet is going to have extra Legacy
because he is going to become
the latest champion.
Well, it was a race
filled with former Champions
many of them in the mix to the very late stages of the race.
In fact, the two men behind them. Both have celebrated
victories here on Boylston Street. You see them in
the background now,
Benson kipruto in third, warrant Sharona the 2019
champion and second.
It's a long stretch, but I'll sit. You can see the finish
line up ahead, but it's not. M out. So it's a long way to go
and you just want to get there. You just wanted to have it be
over with and celebrate,
he's getting it. Done
comes out of the Shadows of the Boston. Public Library. Gets
one more direction to the finish
and Evans juvett.
Embraced by this Patriots. Take crowd in Boston.
Will be the 2022. Boston Marathon the champion. Besting.
The deepest field in history,
Evans. Chebet, your winner.
And here now is churro. No,
he will finish in second and defending Champion. Benson
picuruta will close out the podium here on the men's side
as he will wind up in
third
place, finisher
Evans chebet.
Little rainy day in 2018, but back in 2022. First to cross
the line
in Boston.