Kenyans rule Boston Marathon
Kenya’s Rober Cheruiyot has won the Boston Marathon in record time. He became the 14th Kenyan to win the marathon since 1991. See the full list here. The women’s event was also won by a Kenyan, Rita Jeptoo.
The Boston Marathon is the opening marathon of the marathon season, known as the World Marathon Majors. See the official site here.
From Wikipedia:
The World Marathon Majors is a championship style competition that will start in 2006 including the New York City, Boston, Chicago, London and Berlin marathons. The championship will also include Olympic and world-championship marathons. Athletes who compete in the delegated marathons will receive points for each race (1st 25; 2nd 15; 3rd 10; 4th 5 and 5th 1). Their four best performances over a two year period will be counted and the leading man and woman will both win $500,000. Each two year period will overlap with the first covering 2006 and 2007 while the second series will cover 2007 and 2008.
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Tags: Boston Marathon, Kenyan Sport, Marathon, Rita Jeptoo, Rober Cheruiyot, World Marathon Majors.
