Kipchoge bags Sh50million jackpot As Series 10 of World Marathon Majors ends in Boston

Athletics - 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Winners Photocall - The Tower Hotel, St Katharine's Way, London - 25/4/16 Winner of the elite men's race, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge poses with the trophy Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra

Kenya and Switzerland took the spoils as Series X of the Abbott World Marathon Majors came to a thrilling conclusion at the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday with just six days to go before Series XI kicks off at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.

Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat broke clear of world class fields to win the men’s and women’s elite races for Kenya, while wheelchair racers Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär made history for Switzerland as they took advantage of the warm conditions and light tailwinds to record the fastest wheelchair marathons ever seen.