Boston Marathon

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The Boston Marathon was marred by two bombs that exploded near the finish line Monday. The blast killed three people and injured more then 140 people.

Before the day was ruined, there were many great performances. Especially from American runners. The women had two top 10 finishes in Shalane Flanagan in 4th place with a time of 2:27:08 and Kara Goucher in 6th place in 2:28:11.

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The women's race was won by Rita Jeptoo of Kenya in 2:26:25. Coming in second was Meseret Hailu of Ethiopia in 2:26:58 and Sharon Cherop of Kenya placed ahead of Flanagan in third with a time of 2:27:01.

The USA men had a fantastic day too. There were three American males that finished in the top 10. The first American to cross the line was unsponsored runner Jason Hartmann in fourth place for the second year in a row in 2:12:12. Daniel Tapia was 9th in 2:14:30 and Craig Leon followed behind him for 10th place in 2:14:38.

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The close men's race was won by Ethopia's Lelisa Desisa in 2:10:22. Kenya's Micah Kogo was 2nd in 2:10:27. Gebre Gebremariam was 3rd in 2:10:28.



WOMEN
1. Rita Jeptoo KEN 2:26:25
2. Meseret Hailu ETH 2:26:58
3. Sharon Cherop KEN 2:27:01
4. Shalane Flanagan USA 2:27:08
5. Tirfi Tsegaye ETH 2:28:09
6. Kara Goucher USA 2:28:11
7. Madai Perez MEX 2:28:59
8. Diane Nukuri-Johnson BDI 2:29:54
9. Ana Dulce Felix POR 2:30:05
10. Sabrina Mockenhaupt GER 2:30:09

MEN
1. Lelisa Desisa ETH 2:10:22
2. Micah Kogo KEN 2:10:27
3. Gebre Gebremariam ETH 2:10:28
4. Jason Hartmann USA 2:12:12
5. Wesley Korir KEN 2:12:30
6. Markos Geneti ETH 2:12:44
7. Dickson Chumba KEN 2:14:08
8. Jeffrey Hunt AUS 2:14:28
9. Daniel Tapia USA 2:14:30
10. Craig Leon USA 2:14:38