Defending champions and some new faces topped the Boston 5K ranks Saturday as more than 100 professional athletes and 10,000 participants took on a new route that ended at the iconic Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street for the first time. Marcel Hug of Switzerland topped the men’s wheelchair division with a time of 10:02, followed by two-time Boston Marathon winner American Daniel Romanchuk in second. In the women’s wheelchair division, Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper defended her title with a time of 12:08, followed by American Tatyana McFadden. For the men, Dawit Seare of Eritrea crossed the stripe first with a time of 13:33, followed by Britain’s Patrick Dever and Kenya’s Amon Kemboi. Check full Boston 5K resultsBiya Simbassa, ranked the No.1 road racer nationally, was the top American finisher in fourth. In the women’s division, Gela Hambese of Ethiopia topped the field with a time of 14:37, followed by Kenya’s Grace Loibach and American Taylor Roe in second and third, respectively. WCVB’s A.J. Burnett finished with a time of 28:45. Red Sox manager Alex Cora crossed at 24:47.This year’s route took runners from Boylston Street onto Arlington Street, then onto Commonwealth Avenue and Bay State Road before turning back onto Commonwealth Avenue, through Kenmore Square and under the Boston Strong bridge. Runners then got back onto Boylston and ended by crossing the Boston Marathon finish line.The top prizes for men and women are $8,000 in the open division, $2,500 in the wheelchair division, $400 in the masters division and $750 for para-athletics divisions. If a winner sets an event record, they may also earn a bonus of up to $5,000.Video: Boston 1-mile invitationals: Comber, Ewoi lead; scholastic races thrillWith a time of 4:06, American Casey Comber became the first man to win the Men’s Professional 1 Mile back-to-back years since Olympic medalist Nick Willis did it in 2013 and 2014. Canada’s Aaron Ahl and Australia’s Mick Stanovsek finished second and third.In the Women’s Professional 1 Mile, Dorcas Ewoi of Kenya crossed first with a time of 4:42, followed by Americans Laurie Barton and Kate Mitchell. In addition to the professionals, student-athletes from each of the eight cities and towns that make up the Boston Marathon route competed in Scholastic Mile and Middle School 1Ks.Check full Mile Invitational and scholastic race resultsIn the middle school girls’ 1,000-meter event, Hopkinton’s Nina Clement topped the group with a time of 3:19, followed closely by Framingham’s Grace Catella and Ashland’s Leah Dittenhafer. In the middle school boys’ 1,000-meter, Brookline’s Bryce Hellendrung crossed in 2:57, followed by Ethan Goutis of Ashland and Maslin Steinbergh of Brookline. In the Girls’ Scholastic Mile, Newton’s Ciara Evans finished first with a time of 5:12, followed by Framingham’s Sasha Lamakina and Ashland’s Sadie Gilhooly. In the Boys’ Scholastic Mile, Brookline’s Altamo Aschkenasy topped the field at 4:25, followed by Bilal Elhaji of Boston and Knox Wallask of Newton. WCVB is the home for the Boston Marathon. Click here for details on how to watch.
Defending champions and some new faces topped the Boston 5K ranks Saturday as more than 100 professional athletes and 10,000 participants took on a new route that ended at the iconic Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street for the first time.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland topped the men’s wheelchair division with a time of 10:02, followed by two-time Boston Marathon winner American Daniel Romanchuk in second.
In the women’s wheelchair division, Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper defended her title with a time of 12:08, followed by American Tatyana McFadden.
For the men, Dawit Seare of Eritrea crossed the stripe first with a time of 13:33, followed by Britain’s Patrick Dever and Kenya’s Amon Kemboi.
Biya Simbassa, ranked the No.1 road racer nationally, was the top American finisher in fourth.
In the women’s division, Gela Hambese of Ethiopia topped the field with a time of 14:37, followed by Kenya’s Grace Loibach and American Taylor Roe in second and third, respectively.
WCVB’s A.J. Burnett finished with a time of 28:45. Red Sox manager Alex Cora crossed at 24:47.
This year’s route took runners from Boylston Street onto Arlington Street, then onto Commonwealth Avenue and Bay State Road before turning back onto Commonwealth Avenue, through Kenmore Square and under the Boston Strong bridge. Runners then got back onto Boylston and ended by crossing the Boston Marathon finish line.
The top prizes for men and women are $8,000 in the open division, $2,500 in the wheelchair division, $400 in the masters division and $750 for para-athletics divisions. If a winner sets an event record, they may also earn a bonus of up to $5,000.
Video: Boston 1-mile invitationals: Comber, Ewoi lead; scholastic races thrill
With a time of 4:06, American Casey Comber became the first man to win the Men’s Professional 1 Mile back-to-back years since Olympic medalist Nick Willis did it in 2013 and 2014. Canada’s Aaron Ahl and Australia’s Mick Stanovsek finished second and third.
In the Women’s Professional 1 Mile, Dorcas Ewoi of Kenya crossed first with a time of 4:42, followed by Americans Laurie Barton and Kate Mitchell.
In addition to the professionals, student-athletes from each of the eight cities and towns that make up the Boston Marathon route competed in Scholastic Mile and Middle School 1Ks.
Check full Mile Invitational and scholastic race results
In the middle school girls’ 1,000-meter event, Hopkinton’s Nina Clement topped the group with a time of 3:19, followed closely by Framingham’s Grace Catella and Ashland’s Leah Dittenhafer.
In the middle school boys’ 1,000-meter, Brookline’s Bryce Hellendrung crossed in 2:57, followed by Ethan Goutis of Ashland and Maslin Steinbergh of Brookline.
In the Girls’ Scholastic Mile, Newton’s Ciara Evans finished first with a time of 5:12, followed by Framingham’s Sasha Lamakina and Ashland’s Sadie Gilhooly.
In the Boys’ Scholastic Mile, Brookline’s Altamo Aschkenasy topped the field at 4:25, followed by Bilal Elhaji of Boston and Knox Wallask of Newton.
WCVB is the home for the Boston Marathon. Click here for details on how to watch.
