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Kenyan Takes Boston, Again

Posted Apr 16, 07 10:48 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Robert K. Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon on a cold and windy day, albeit with a slower time than the record he set last year.  Cheruiyot also won last year's Chicago Marathon, at which he memorably fell down and concussed himself while crossing the finish line.  This makes 15 Kenyan-won Boston Marathons in the last 17.

Coming in 8th, Peter Gilmore was 2007's highest-ranked American.  Globe columnist Bob Ryan is incredulous at the run of Kenyan victories in Boston, calling the phenomenon "a tyranny that certainly should be an embarrassment to the rest of the running world."  He adds that he race "might as well be renamed the Kenyan Invitational."

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Cheruiyot finishes in first   (Getty Images)
The elite female runners run through Wellesley, Mass., during the 111th Boston Marathon in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, April 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)   (Associated Press)
Cheruiyot and Kimutai celebrate 1st and 2nd finish   (Getty Images)
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