South Africa’s Van Dyk wins record 9th Boston Marathon win

Van Dyk wins record 9th Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Ernst Van Dyk has won his record ninth Boston Marathon — barely.

Van Dyk edged American Krige Schabort in a sprint to the finish line, winning in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 53 seconds.

Schabort finished four seconds behind.

It’s Van Dyk’s third consecutive marathon win.

He won six consecutive years from 2000 to 2006, including a world record time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds in 2004.