BOSTON — Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his ninth Boston Marathon men's wheelchair title on Monday, finishing in an unofficial time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds. The victory marked his fourth consecutive win in Boston and placed him 33 seconds shy of the course record he set in 2024.

The win moved the 40-year-old, nicknamed "Silver Bullet," into second place all-time in Boston men's wheelchair history, behind Ernst van Dyk's record 10 titles between 2001 and 2014. Hug first won the men's wheelchair division at Boston in 2015.

American racer Daniel Romanchuk finished second in 1:22:44, and Jetze Plat of the Netherlands took third in 1:24:13. Switzerland has accounted for 21 wheelchair wins in the Boston Marathon since the division began in the 1970s.

Hug built a 13-second advantage over David Weir of Britain three miles into the race. That lead grew to 55 seconds by the halfway point, and he led by more than six minutes at the final time check near the finish. In 2024, Hug accidentally crashed into a barrier and still set the course record of 1:15:33.

Since winning the Berlin Marathon in 2022, Hug has lost only one of the seven world major titles, finishing second at the New York Marathon in 2024.

The 130th edition of the Boston Marathon started on a clear morning with temperatures in the low 40s. Athletes arrived in Hopkinton with frost on the ground and temperatures in the 30s. Temperatures had warmed to 45 degrees Fahrenheit by the time defending champions Sharon Lokedi and John Korir started the race with more than 30,000 runners. The starting temperature was the coldest since 2018, when it was 38 degrees and raining, compared with 58 degrees when runners set off last year.