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Boston Marathon Results 2008
The five fastest male and female runners in the 112th Boston Marathon on April 21 2008 were:

Top 5, Boston Marahton 2008, men
1. Robert K. Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:45
2. Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco, 2:09:04
3. Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco, 2:10:35
4. Gashaw Asfaw, Ethiopia, 2:10:47
5. Kasime Adillo, Ethiopia, 2:12:24

Top 5, Boston Marathon 2008, women
1. Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:25:25
2. Alevtina Bikitimirova, Russia, 2:25:27
3. Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:26:34
4. Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia, 2:28:12
5. Askale Tafa Magarsa, Ethiopia, 2:29:48

Boston Marathon Results 2007
Kenyan Robert K. Cheruiyot has won the last three Boston Marathons - and also in 2007. In 2006 his time 2:07:14 broke the former race record, held by countryman Cosmas Ndeti since 1994, by one second. The women’s division was in 2007 won by Lidiya Grigoryeva from Russia with the time 2:29:18. A list of all the winners in the history of the Boston Marathon is available here. Please search the results and split times from last year’s race here.

Boston Marathon Weather
New England weather in late April is unpredictable and can be veritably brutal. Typically, the weather in race weekend will be cloudy and/or rainy with temperatures of 7-13° C / 45-55° F. Find out about the weather on the day you will be participating in the Boston Marathon by clicking here.

Boston Marathon Photos
In the Photo Gallery at MarathonFoto.com you can browse pictures from the Boston Marathon and various other sporting events.

Boston Marathon Travel
Marathon Tours & Travel provides assistance in booking airline tickets and accommodation close to the finishing area. Please find additional information and lodging form here. For help on what to explore in Boston please visit the websites of Massachusetts Tourism and Travel Office or Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau.



Boston Marathon 2008/2009