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Ethiopian Runners Sweep men’s, Women’s Races at Boston Marathon

Ethiopian Runners Sweep men’s, Women’s Races at Boston Marathon

On another day filled with powerful memories and Boston Strong images, two runners from Ethiopia won the men’s and women’s races in the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday.

Three years after the marathon was marked by bombings at the finish line, there were reminders in heightened security and, for the first time, in the presence of two runners who had each lost a leg in the bombings running the…

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"All holidays can be good times."

“All holidays can be good times.”

Today is Patriot’s Day, a holiday in Massachusetts. It is also a big day for sports. The Red Sox began playing at 11. In Hopkinton where the Boston Marathon starts, the first wave of runners set off at 8:50 while the elite runners started just after 9:30. It is a beautiful day, warm and sunny. It is short sleeve weather at the ballpark, but it might be just a bit too warm for the runners. Right…

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Chicago tidbits

*Tsegaye Kebede became the first non-Kenyan winner of a World Marathon Majors race since team-mate Gebregziabher Gebremariam won the New York Marathon in 2010.

*Kebede broke the nine-year Kenyan dominance of this race by becoming the first non-Kenyan winner of this race since Khalid Khannouchi a decade ago. Kebede also became the first ever Ethiopian winner of this race.

*Likewise, Atsede Baysa broke the long-standing Russian dominance which stretches back to 2008. She became just the second Ethiopian winner after Berhane Adere triumphed in 2006 and 2007.

*This was the first time since 2001 (Ben Kimondiu 2:08:52, Catherine Ndereba 2:18:47 for Kenya) that both winners came from the same country.

*Tilahun Regassa’s 2:05:27 debut was the fourth fastest marathon debut ever. The fastest are Moses Mosop (2:03:06), Dennis Kimetto (2:04:16) and Ayele Abshero (2:04:23).

*Dathan Ritzenhein moved to No.3 on the US all-time rankings after running 2:07:47.