New Delhi, April 21 -- Sharon Lokedi couldn't quite find her rhythm early in the 130th Boston Marathon.

The pace wasn't quite to her liking and she began to feel herself getting tired. Then she made a decision.

"Honestly, I just went with it and I pulled through at that time I was like, I can just push it and see how it goes," Lokedi said.

She figured things out, and then some.

Lokedi captured her second straight Boston Marathon women's title on Monday, fending off a late challenge and powering through the 26.2 miles of the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 51 seconds to lead an all-Kenyan podium sweep.

It was the fourth-fastest time ever by a woman in Boston and marked the 18th win by a Keny...