 NPR (blog) |
Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo win Boston Marathon crowns
Boston.com Jeptoo, the 2006 champion from Kenya, led a small pack that caught and passed Felix on the 24th mile, then pulled away from the rest of the lead group to win the women's elite race at the Boston Marathon. Her unofficial time was 2 hours 26 minutes and … Africans Win At Boston Marathon Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo win Boston Marathon – USA Today Boston Marathon 2013: Lelisa Desisa Benti, Rita Jeptoo are the winners |
 Voice of America |
117th Boston Marathon
Washington Post Race day got started with 26 seconds of silence in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. A little more than two hours later, the lead runners pass the Mile 26 marker, which has been decorated … Talented International Field in Boston Marathon Boston Marathon: Defending champ now holds seat in Kenya's parliament Boston Marathon: Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Jeptoo win in Boston |
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Yamamoto wins Boston Marathon men's wheelchair
Boston.com BOSTON (AP) — Japan's Hiroyuki Yamamoto sprinted to an early lead and cruised to a win in the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race. Yamamoto's won Monday's race in a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 33 seconds, a minute and 39 seconds ahead of … |
 WBUR |
Boston Marathon Results And History
WBUR Here & Now's Alex Ashlock is covering the 117th running of the Boston Marathon and will join us from the finish line to tell us who the winners are. Alex also spoke with the author of a new book about the organization that launched the world's oldest … |
 Today.com (blog) |
Running blind: 40 sightless runners competing in Boston marathon
Today.com (blog) Josh Crary may have lost his sight, but he hasn't lost sight of his goal – to finish the Boston marathon and help raise money to fight the cancer that took his father's life last year. “I didn't finish last year, because of the heat, and I sprained my … 2013 Boston Marathon runner: Amanda Watters – My Southborough Austin Man, Legally Blind, to Run Boston Marathon – With Special Guest |
 WBUR |
One-Legged Runner Finds Kindness While Training For Boston Marathon
WBUR BOSTON — When one-legged runner Chris Mehmel, of East Sandwich, Mass., was training for the 2012 Boston Marathon, an act of kindness occurred that had him overcome with gratitude. Mehmel, who has a right leg below-knee prosthesis as a result of a … Boston Marathon 2013: The View from Newton's Heartbreak Hill [Photos] |