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Article: Cheruiyot, Tune run to victories
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2008
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BOSTON -- Robert Cheruiyot is well-versed in the Boston Marathon
course, with four victories in five trips from Hopkinton to the Back
Bay.
Abderrahime Bouramdane visited for the first time on Monday,
learning what thousands before him have come to understand as they
reached Heartbreak Hill, 20 miles in.
"Up," he said, "is the problem."
Cheruiyot pulled away from Bouramdane as they entered the Newton
Hills, reaching the crest of Heartbreak Hill with a 27-second lead
and coasting to the sixth-fastest time in Boston Marathon history.
Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova after a back-and-forth
last mile to win by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history
of the women's race. Cheruiyot, ...