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Article: In every community,there's a Marathon winner ; Crossing finish line is its own reward
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2008
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GLOBE SOUTH 1
The Boston Marathon had one overall winner, Robert Cheruiyot from
Kenya, and various other official winners in a grab bag of
divisions. But they were far from the only victors in the 112th
edition of the race from Hopkinton to Boston last week.
Most, if not all, of those who completed the course probably felt
they were winners, too, even without a laurel wreath or medal
awaiting them at the finish line. Among them was a local category of
undeclared winners - the
top runners from each community in the area south of Boston.
Like Cheruiyot, they sacrificed time with loved ones to pound the
pavement for endless hours of training. They arose early, shivered
through slush and snow in ...
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