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Cherop returns to Boston aiming to reclaim title

Women's winner Sharon Cherop of Kenya crosses the finish line of the 2012 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 16, 2012. [Courtesy]

Cherop, the 2010 Hamburg marathon champion is making a comeback to Boston where she will face an elite field of 21 other women marathoners comprising her compatriot Edna Kiplagat, the 2017 Boston marathon winner.

Of the 22 women in the elite field, 11 have under 2 hours, 23 minutes personal bests.

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