Articles > Popular publications > The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) news wires > April 2008

Article: Cheruiyot a hard act to follow ; Four-time champ makes it look easy

Article from:
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
Article date:
April 22, 2008
Author:
Copyright

112th BOSTON MARATHON / MEN'S WINNER

The first time he won the Boston Marathon in 2003, Robert Cheruiyot led a wave of eight Kenyan compatriots who finished among the top 10.

The second time, in 2006, he set a course record in 2 hours 7 minutes 14 seconds.

The third time, last year, he braved lingering headaches from a sickening tumble he took at the Chicago Marathon and some of the harshest weather conditions ever seen at Boston.

This time around?

"This was the hardest one," Cheruiyot said yesterday after he won

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Boston Marathon winner. (Sports).(Kenyan Robert ...
Jet;  May 12, 2003 ;     519 words ...* BOSTON MARATHON WINNER: Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya raises his trophy after he won the 107th Boston Marathon. Cheruiyot, 24, finished the 26-plus mile ... encouragement along the way," Cheruiyot said. "They are happy about Africans ...

Article: Marathon winners.(Dire Tune and Robert Cheruiyot ...
Jet;  May 12, 2008 ;     521 words ... ... Dire Tune (I) of Ethiopia and Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya celebrate after winning the 112th Boston Marathon. Cheruiyot, 29, who became the first Kenyan ... 2nd place runner. Both Tune and Cheruiyot earned a prize of $150,000the ...

Article: Chicago marathon winners.(SPORTS)(Berhane Adere and Robert ...
Jet;  November 6, 2006 ;     497 words ... ... victory. At right, Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot was the men's winner. He slipped ... the finish line in 2:07:35. Cheruiyot, this year's Boston Marathon ... not need stitches or surgery. Cheruiyot and Adere each earned $125 ...

Article: Yesterday; 1. Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:46. ...
Burlington County Times;  April 22, 2008 ;     692 words ...Yesterday MEN 1. Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:46. 2. Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco, 2:09:04. 3. Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco, 2:10:35. 4 ...

Article: Robert Cheruiyot - Defending champion's victories ...
The Boston Globe;  April 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... The Almighty Father?" Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot asks, with his shy smile. "Always ... Boston four years ago made it possible. Cheruiyot was running with a pack of his Kenyan ... electricity," says the 28-year-old Cheruiyot, who's back to defend his title in ...

Article: Kenyan Robert Cheruiyot wins 107th Boston Marathon
AP Worldstream;  April 21, 2003 ;     114 words ...00-00-0000 CGISTATUS=FAILURE. SYSTEM DOWN.

Article: Extraordinary Cheruiyot an unstoppable four-ce; Kenyan ...
The Boston Herald;  April 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... jconnolly@bostonherald.com BOX: MEN'S CHAMPIONS 2008 - Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya -- 2:07:46 2007 - Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya -- 2:14:13 2006 - Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya -- 2:07:14 2005 - Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia -- 2 ...

Article: Rabbits can't scare off lion-hearted Cheruiyot; Kenyan ...
The Boston Herald;  April 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... were no match yesterday for Robert Cheruiyot's Sheriff Ray Bledsoe. The ... FINISHERS: ORDER OF FINISH: ** Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:14:13 ** James ... CAPTION: STILL THE 1: Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot reacts (top) after repeating ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives