Two-time reigning Boston Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi wins the BAA women’s 10K

Sharon Lokedi must love running in Boston.

Lokedi, the two-time defending Boston Marathon champion, won the Boston Athletic Association 10K in 31 minutes, 28 seconds on Sunday.

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At the 5K mark, Lokedi was running in lockstep with a crowd of five others, all clocking in at 16:10.

Lokedi’s big push occurred right after the 8K mark, near where the Boston Marathon finish line is located on Boylston Street.

By the race’s conclusion, Kenya’s Lokedi held off American Rachel Rudel (31:28) and fellow Kenyan Veronica Loleo (31:33) for the win. Lokedi earned $12,000 for the victory.

It was a Kenyan sweep, as Patrick Kiprop bested South Africa’s Adriaan Wildschutt by five seconds, winning in a time of 27:55 on the men’s side.

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Kiprop was 10 seconds behind Andrew Alexander halfway through the course. By the 8K mark, Kiprop was in a field of five before he made his move with a strong kick.

The top American men’s finisher was Ahmed Muhumed, who placed fifth in 28:20.

American Tatyana McFadden blazed away from the field to win the women’s wheelchair division in 23:59. Two-time Boston Marathon winner Daniel Romanchuk took home the men’s wheelchair title with a time of 19:53, a new event record.

It was McFadden’s second title and Romanchuk’s third at the event.

The 6.2-mile trek through Boston and Cambridge consisted of 9,883 finishers. A total of 9,891 athletes started Sunday’s race, the largest 10K field in the BAA’s 14-year history.

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