BOSTON (Sunday, June 22) – A quartet of familiar champions returned to the top spot of the podium at today’s Boston 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, kicking off the summer season in style. Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi earned her second B.A.A. race win of the year, building upon her course record at April’s Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, while Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay won his third Boston 10K men’s title since 2018. American Paralympic medalists and Boston Marathon champions Tatyana McFadden and Daniel Romanchuk were first across the finish in the wheelchair divisions.
The 6.2-mile event crossed the Charles River, showcased beautiful views of Boston and Cambridge, passed over the Boston Marathon finish line, and ultimately finished at Boston Common. Preliminary results are available here. A total of 7,633 athletes started today’s race.
After hitting halfway in 16:01, Lokedi, Gladys Kwanboka (Kenya) and Emily Sisson (USA) began to quicken the tempo. Ultimately, they’d run the second half of the loop course in 15:38, leading to a sensational sprint down Charles Street towards the finish. Lokedi crossed first in 31:39, with Kwanboka a step behind in 31:39 and Sisson third in 31:42. Kenya’s Jesca Chelangat (32:00) and American Maggie Montoya (32:04) rounded out the top five.
“We got to four miles and at that point, I thought it was time to go, time to work,” said Lokedi, who joins Caroline Kilel (2011) and Hellen Obiri (2023) as the only women to win the 10K two months after their respective victories at the Boston Marathon. When she hit Kenmore Square and the marathon’s route, she got flashbacks to April. “[I said] I know where I am, and I just got the momentum from the downhill [on Boylston Street] and picked it up all the way to the finish… It felt really good.”
Sisson, the top American women’s finisher, tried hard to match Lokedi and Kwanboka’s late moves. “Overall I’m pleased and happy to be racing again,” said Sisson. “I tried to close as fast as I could but didn’t pick up anyone at the end.”
Gabriel Geay etched his name in the history books, becoming the only man in history to claim the Boston 10K top spot three times. Running over the Longfellow Bridge and into Cambridge, a lead pack of 13 men developed and held strong through halfway (14:23), including Geay and Americans Joe Klecker and Andrew Colley out front. Crossing over the Harvard Bridge on Mass. Ave and running through Kenmore Square in the third and fourth miles, Geay pulled away with what would ultimately be the winning move.
“I feel good and happy to win again at the Boston 10K. This is my third time to win Boston, and this is why I come back to Boston,” said Geay, who’d prevail in 28:14, four seconds up on Zouhair Talbi and seven seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Patrick Dever. “I was thinking of moving after seven kilometers and saying let me see how the crowd is moving with me.”
Talbi, the runner-up, is a U.S. Army Reserve who represented Morocco at the 2024 Olympic Marathon. “I’m happy with the result. I haven’t run a 10K in a very long time so didn’t know what to expect, but also knew I had very good training the last couple of months. So, I had the confidence coming in here, but I also know that there were a lot of good runners with me.”
The wheelchair division victories were decided in the early miles, as experienced road racers McFadden (five Boston Marathon titles) and Romanchuk (two Boston Marathon wins) added to their Bay State racing resumes. Passing over the Boston Marathon finish line with less than a mile to go, both could savor the final stretch around Boston Public Garden. McFadden’s winning time was 26:48 while Romanchuk’s crossed in 21:27.
“It feels great to be back,” said McFadden, who recently set a world record on the track at 400 meters. “It’s a really fast course which was kind of fun to be on. Even though it was a little bit wet, it was still relatively fast. Always nice to be back in Boston – the marathon didn’t go quite my way this year but it’s nice to be back and do this race.”
“It was not as hot as we were maybe expecting, a little more wet, but overall still a great morning,” said Romanchuk, who also won the Boston 10K and set a course record 20:17 in 2019.
A list of today’s champions can be found below, as well as a collection of race notes. Event records were set within the Para Athletics Division by Thomas Cantara (34:50, T20); Brian Reynolds (38:40, T42-T44/T61-T64); Daniel Buckelew (50:01, T35-T38); and Lisa Maciel (50:24, T45-T47). Reynolds’ time also is a pending world record for lower-limb impairment classification.
Considering the heat and humidity, the B.A.A. offered entrants an opportunity to defer their spot on the starting line to next year’s race if uncomfortable running in today’s conditions. A shorter course was also available if athletes preferred an abbreviated course considering the heat.
The day began with a moment of remembrance for Nina Kuscsik, the Boston Marathon’s first Women’s Division champion and a pioneer in the women’s running movement of the 1960s and 70s who passed away recently. Nina was a determined running advocate and celebrated icon who helped elevate women’s athletics –in particular marathoning— into the Olympic spotlight. To the B.A.A., she was a friend who will always be remembered for her kindness, smile, and memories made at races near and far.
2025 BOSTON 10K CHAMPIONS:
The following athletes won their respective divisions at today’s race:
Men’s Open – Gabriel Geay, Tanzania, 28:14
Women’s Open – Sharon Lokedi, Kenya, 31:39
Men’s Wheelchair – Daniel Romanchuk, USA, 21:27
Women’s Wheelchair – Tatyana McFadden, USA, 26:48
Men T11/12/13 (Vision Impairment) – Irwin Ramirez, USA, 41:59
Men T20 (Intellectual Impairment) – Thomas Cantara, USA, 34:50 (Event Record)
Men T35-T38 (Coordination Impairment) – Daniel Buckelew, USA, 50:01 (Event Record)
Men T45-T47 (Upper-limb Impairment) – Atsbha Gebremeskel, ETH, 40:57
Men T42-T44/T61-T64 (Lower limb Impairment) — Brian Reynolds, USA, 38:40 (Pending World Record)
Women T11/12/13 (Vision Impairment) – Jennifer Herring, USA, 48:36
Women T35-T38 (Coordination Impairment) — Cristina Burbach, USA, 58:38
Women T45-T47 (Upper limb Impairment) – Lisa Maciel, USA, 50:24 (Event Record)
Women T42-T44/T61-T64 (Lower limb Impairment) – Tatsiana Khvitsko-Trimborn, BLR, 50:08
TEAM BRIGHAM: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Boston 10K’s presenting sponsor and exclusive fundraising partner, fielded a team of 600 runners who raised $350,000. Since 2016, more than 2,500 runners and 180 teams have raised $1.6 million to fuel life-giving breakthroughs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Learn more and register on our website.
RACE NOTES: Citizens of 97 countries, residents of 40 U.S. states (plus Washington, D.C.), and 8,708 athletes from Massachusetts were registered for the Boston 10K. The youngest entrant is 12 while the oldest entrant is 83 years old.
This year’s race featured an updated Boston 10K course which included scenic views of the Charles River and finished at Boston Common. Crossing both the Longfellow and Mass. Ave bridges, and running alongside the Charles River and Memorial Drive, runners experienced 6.2-miles of fun. In the final mile, runners went over the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street before proceeding to the Boston 10K finish on Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common.
RESULTS & SPLITS: Leaderboards and searchable results are available at https://bstnmar.org/25Boston10KResults while leader mile splits are available at https://bstnmar.org/25Boston10KSplits. A special media leaderboard and results link is available at https://bstnmar.org/2510KTopResults.
NEXT EVENT: The next community event on the B.A.A. calendar is the B.A.A. Neighborhood Fitness Series presented by Boston Children’s Hospital on Saturday, July 19 in Franklin Park. This free, fun event will feature a 1 and 2 mile run/walk. Pre-registration is available now at baa.org.
The next mass-participatory event on the B.A.A. racing calendar is the Boston Half presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund on Sunday, November 9. General Registration will open July 7, while Boston 10K finishers have the opportunity to register beginning today within the B.A.A.’s online platform Athletes’ Village.
ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A. manages the Boston Marathon, and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round programming. The economic impact of the 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America produced $509 million in state and local economic activity. The 129th Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 21, 2025, while the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026.
The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. For more information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.