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April 21, 2008 Archives

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Cheruiyot captures fourth Boston Marathon crown

12:17 PM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Coming up 33 seconds shy of beating his own course record, Robert Cheruiyot captured his third straight and his fourth overall Boston Marathon, easily winning in 2:07:46. The Kenyan becomes one of only four runners to achieve the feat, joining......

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Tune wins women's title at Boston in closest ever finish

12:11 PM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
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In the closest women's finish in the history of the race, 22-year-old Dire Tune of Ethiopia captured the women's title at the 112 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:25:25. Russia's Alevtina Biktimirova followed her across the line 2 seconds......

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More on Westerling's Olympic Trials performance

1:45 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
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More on Heidi Westerling's U.S. Olympic Trials performance, courtesy of University of Rhode Island Sports Information: Rhody Alum Heidi Westerling Finishes 26th at Olympic Trials BOSTON, MASS -- Former Rhode Island standout Heidi Westerling finished 26th at the U.S. Olympic......

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