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Merga, Cheruiyot, Hall head Boston Marathon 2010 Elite Field

February 23, 2010

Elite field of 44 athletes from ten countries was announced today for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on April 19.
Headlining the field, and recently announced, are defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei, and past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Catherine Ndereba, Dire Tune and Lidiya Grigoryeva.
On the men’s side, nine have raced under [...]

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Boston Marathon 2010 – Merga and Kosgei return to defend

February 11, 2010

News: BOSTON, MA, February 10, 2010 – John Hancock Financial today announced the return of 2009 Boston Marathon champions Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya for the 114th running of the race on April 19.
John Hancock has also signed past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, [...]

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Boston Marathon 2010 Registrations Begin: Its 09/09/09

September 9, 2009

What a date to choose for starting the registrations to one of the most famous and revered marathons around the world. Boston marathon registrations begin today, September 09, 2009, or as some may prefer to write it as 09/09/09. The date looks absolutely powerful, number 9 stands for passion, energy, and is also considered the [...]

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Boston Marathon 2009 Results: new champions crowned

April 20, 2009

Results of Boston marathon 2009, courtesy bostonmarathon.orgMens winner: Deriba Merga (ETH) 2:08:42
Womens winner: Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:32:16
Both winners are first time champions at Boston.
Resources:Complete results and timings at official website results pageIAAF coverage of the race and resultsLive analysis of the race, see The Science of Sport blogPost race analysis by The Science of Sport [...]

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Boston Marathon 2009: A Preview

April 15, 2009

Event date: Apr 20th, 2009 (yes, that’s a Monday, a rarity for marathons)
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and ranks as one of the world’s most well-known road racing events. In 2008 nearly 22,000 runners completed the race. The 2009 run is the 113th edition of this great race, and there are 26,350 [...]

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