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John J. McDermott was the winner of the first annual Boston Marathon in 1897. It was the first marathon of its kind in the US.
John J. McDermott was the winner of the first annual Boston Marathon in 1897. It was the first marathon of its kind in the US.
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In 2014, the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 21. It was the 118th running of this race. The men's winner was a naturalized American who was originally born in Eritrea-- Meb Keflezighi. Male elite runners began the race at 10 AM. As for the elite women, they began at 9.32 AM (Rita Jeptoo of Kenya was the winner), and the wheel-chair competitors began at 9.17 AM.
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The winner of 2005 Boston Marathon was Ethiopian Hailu Negussie in a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 45 seconds. He eclipsed second place by 36 seconds and was the first Ethiopian male to win Boston since Abebe Mekonnen did in 1989. Negussie's time was the slowest winning time since 1987.
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Frankie Nelson was the winner of the first women's bicycling marathon. It took place from January 6-11, 1896 at Madison Square Garden in New York.