BOSTON – Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon.
It’s just his second race at the distance. Desisa outsprinted two other East Africans down Boylston Street to win in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.
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American Jason Hartmann finished fourth for the second straight year.
Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race earlier Monday. It was her second victory in Boston, and her first win in a major race since taking two years off to have a baby.
Shalane Flanagan of nearby Marblehead was fourth in the women’s division.
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