proving that Hitler was a long way from creating super
human white race. (Laugh) But all jokes aside, congratulations
to Robert Cheruiyot and Dire Tune!
Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon today, and Dire Tune out-kicked Alevtina Biktimirova by two seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women's race.
Cheruiyot ran away from the pack to finish in a blistering 2 hours 7 minutes 46 seconds. He missed the course record he set two years ago by 32 seconds, but became the fourth four-time winner of the world's oldest annual marathon.
Cheruiyot and Tune, who finished in 2:25:25, each earned an enhanced prize of $150,000 -- the biggest in major marathon history.
Abderrahine Bouramdane was 1:18 behind Cheruiyot and Khalid El Boumlili came in third, another 1:31 back. Nicholas Arciniaga of Fountain Valley was 10th, giving the Americans a top-10 finish for the fourth straight year.
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With his third straight victory, Cheruiyot gave Kenya its 15th men's victory in 17 years. Tune was the first Ethiopian woman to win since Fatuma Roba won three straight from 1997-99.
Cheruiyot pulled away from a pack of four at the base of the Newton Hills, running the 19th mile in 4:37 to finish Heartbreak Hill 27 seconds ahead of his Moroccan pursuer. He passed defending women's champion Lidiya Grigoryeva, with the two No. 1 bibs running side-by-side, just before the 24-mile mark.
Cheruiyot remained on a record pace as he approached Kenmore Square before slowing over the last mile.
Tune and Biktimirova came into Kenmore Square side-by-side, jockeying for position. Biktimirova appeared to get an edge when Tune nearly missed one of the final turns and ran into a camera vehicle. The Ethiopian quickly composed herself and took the lead before the last turn.
Biktimirova caught her and regained the lead briefly, but Tune pulled ahead for the good in the last 100 yards on Boylston Street to beat her to the line.
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