Breaking News: Boston Marathon Results

08boston.jpgThe results are in: Robert Cheruiyot repeated last year's victory to join an elite group of individuals who've achieved four Boston victories (Clarence DeMar, Gerard Cote, Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba also have that distinction). Dire Tune won on the women's side in an amazing sprint to the finish. She's the second Ethiopian woman to win Boston (the first was Fatuma Roba). Top five in each race:

Boston Marathon Men's Results
1. Robert Cheruiyot, 2:07:46
2. Abderrahime Bouramdane, 2:09:04
3. Khalid El Boumlili, 2:10:35
4. Gashaw Asfaw, 2:10:47
5. Kasime Adillo, 2:12:24

Boston Marathon Women's Results
1. Dire Tune, 2:25:25
2. Alevtina Biktimirova, 2:25:27
3. Rita Jeptoo, 2:26:34
4. Jelena Prokopcuka, 2:28:12
5. Askale Tafa Magarsa, 2:29:48.

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