Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men's wheelchair race at the 129th Boston Marathon, finishing in 1:21:34. This victory marks his eighth title, and he has now won five consecutive times. Susannah Scaroni from the United States also triumphed, securing the women's wheelchair title again. Hug's win coincided with the 50th anniversary of the first official wheelchair finisher in the Boston Marathon. The race conditions were favorable, and Hug expressed the significance of this win in his career and the event's history.
Hug and Romanchuk broke from the field and stayed tight for about six miles. But Hug opened about a three-minute lead at the halfway mark and began to widen his advantage.
It means a lot to win this year, 50 years of wheelchairs in Boston. For me, it will take some time to realize what it means, eight times wins.
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