A funny thing happened to the Boston Marathon on Monday — at the very end, it turned into a sprint. Lawrence Cherono of Kenya won the famed race by only a few strides. Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia took her first women’s crown in a major marathon.
Kenya's Lawrence Cherono breaks the tape to win the 123rd Boston Marathon in front of Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa on April 15.
A funny thing happened to the Boston Marathon on Monday — after two hours and 26-plus miles, it turned into a sprint. Lawrence Cherono of Kenya won the famed race by only a few strides, overtaking Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa in a mad dash at the finish.With the runners shoulder-to-shoulder near the end, Cherono found a little more gas to get by Desisa and raise his arms as he crossed the line at 2:07:57., clocked in two seconds later for one of the closest finishes in the race’s 123-year history.It was big day for first-timers.
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