Bostonist got up early today to check out the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials downtown. The course took the women on several loops through downtown, finishing at the same spot on Boylston where tomorrow's Boston Marathon will end. As expected, Deena "Dozen" Kastor won the race by a decent margin, carrying an American flag down the home stretch to finish in 2:29:35. She was followed by Magdalena Lewy Boulet in 2:30:19 and Blake Russell......

Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for a third time. He is an absolute Iron Man. We love the little detail that he blew a kiss as he crossed the line. Here are the names and times of the big winners: Men's winner: Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya), 2:14:13 Women's winner: Lidiya Grigoryeva (Russia), 2:29:18 Men's Wheelchair winner: Masazumi Soejima (Japan), 1:29:16 Women's Wheelchair winner: Wakako Tsuchida (Japan), 1:53.30 Also, the American men's winner was Peter......

Things are quiet now that the Pats won't be at the Super Bowl, so Bostonist took a little breather from the Redux. The Bruins are also off for the NHL All-Star Break. That leaves the Celtics and, if Bostonist stretches a tad, the retirement of Bill "Tuna" Parcells, former Pats coach and professional zinger-slinger. Celtics 89, San Antonio Spurs 93 (Monday night) – Beating the Celtics wasn't good enough for Tim Duncan. Apparently Duncan likes......