Manuela Schar and Marcel Hug Both Set New World Record In Wheelchair Races

So far there will be two new names in the record book of fastest times completing the Boston Marathon as Manuela Schar of Switzerland won the marathon with a time of 1 hour 28 minutes and 17 seconds. That beats the previous record set in Japan in 2011. Schar beat the record by 5 minutes and 49 seconds.

But Schar would not be the only record breaker Marcel Hug of South Africa also defended his title with a record breaking preformance of 1 hour and 18 minuites and 3 seocnds.

Both Schar and Hug earned $20,000 for the win, $10,000for the new records and $7,500 for the new course records.