2008 Boston Marathon

The 2008 Boston Marathon was the 112th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 21.The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in a time of 2:07:46 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Dire Tune in 2:25:25.
Robert Cheruiyot during the race
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