Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa win the 2019 Boston Marathon
Worknesh Degefa, left, and Lawrence Cherono celebrate after winning the 2019 Boston Marathon / Photo: BAA Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa won the women’s field with a time of 2:23:31 and Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono took the men’s race with a time of 2:07:57 at the 123rd annual Boston Marathon on Monday. In the closest finish in the men's race since 1988, Cherono, making his Boston Marathon debut, held off two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia to clip the finish line tape in first position. Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono / Photo credit: Boston Marathon Cherono outkicked Lelisa Desisa in a sprint to the tape passing him just steps away from the finish line. Desisa finished was two seconds behind, in a time of 2:07:59, ahead of another Kenyan Kenneth Kipkemoi , who was third in 2:08:07. Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa / Photo: Boston Marathon Kenya's Edna Kiplagat , the 2017 champion, finished second in 2:24:13 ahead of American Jordan Hasay , w...