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Robert
Kipkoech Cheruiyot opened up a lead just past Heartbreak
Hill and won in 2:10:11.
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2002
Amsterdam Marathon champion Benjamin Kimutai finished
second in 2:10:34.
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Martin
Lel finished third in 2:11:11. The Kenyan dominance
here wasn't a surprise, their finishing order was
a little unexpected, though.
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Timothy
Cherigat finished fourth in 2:11:28.
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Christopher
Cheboiboch finished fifth in 2:12:45.
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Cheboiboch
finished second to Rodgers Rop in both the 2002 Boston
and New York City Marathons.
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Though
Cheboiboch defeated Rop here, he had to settle for
a lower place.
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Fedor
Ryzhov, age 43, was the first non-Kenyan and first
masters runner.
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Ryzhov
finished sixth overall in 2:15:29.
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Defending
champion Rodgers Rop had a rough day, finishing seventh
in 2:16:14.
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Though
Boston felt cool in the shade (at approximately 58
degrees) it was 70 degrees in Hopkinton at the start
of the race.
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David
Kiptum Busienei of Kenya finished eighth in 2:16:16.
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Very
few runners ran personal bests in the warm and sometimes
windy conditions.
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Elly
Rono finished ninth in 2:17:00.
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Eddy
Hellebuyck, age 42, was the top American and 10th
overall in 2:17:18.
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Laban
Kipkemboi finished 11th in 2:17:50.
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Silvio
Guerra of Ecuador and Boulder, CO finished 12th in
2:18:31.
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Karl
Rasmussen, a Boston University graduate from Norway,
finished 13th in 2:18:55.
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Rasmussen
was only eight seconds behind the leader at the halfway
mark, passing through in 1:05:19.
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Salvatore
Bettiol of Italy, age 41, finished 14th in 2:22:06.
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