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Article: Tune wins Boston women's race in thrilling finish
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- April 21, 2008
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When Dire Tune couldn't pull ahead of Alevtina Biktimirova with a few miles left in the Boston Marathon, she decided to bide her time and outkick her opponent at the end.
The plan worked to perfection _ barely.
The pair ran shoulder to shoulder from Heartbreak Hill on, exchanging the lead from time to time before Tune pulled away on the final turn to win in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 25 seconds on Monday to take the closest women's race in Boston Marathon history.
"I tried to run away from her for the last miles, but she's very strong," the 22-year-old Ethiopian said through a translator. "I was confident when I was not able to run away from her, I could save ...