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Article: Cheruiyot Takes Control on Heartbreak Hill
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JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-18-2006
Dateline: BOSTON
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya reacts after breaking the tape in Boston to win the 110th running of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Heartbreak Hill got its name by breaking countless Boston Marathon runners. Robert Cheruiyot used its long inclines to take control in a record-setting victory.
The Kenyan surged away from Benjamin Maiyo on the hill Monday and cruised to his second Boston Marathon win in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 14 seconds, beating the course record by a second and Maiyo by more than a minute.
With five American men in the top 10 _ including Nos. 3, 4 and 5 _ the United States ...