NEW: Rotich, Desise Win 119th Boston Marathon
Monday, April 20, 2015
The 119th Boston Marathon was won on the women's side by Caroline Rotich of Kenya with a time of 2:24:55. Rotich held off Mare Dibaba in a tight race that came down to the final 500 feet. For winning the race, Rotich gets $150,000.
The men's race was won by Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia who crossed the finish line with a time of 2:09:17. Desisa also won the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Wheelchair Division
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe winners of the wheelchair division were Marcel Hug of Switzerland who crossed the finish line at a time of 1:29:53 in the men's division. That time was only 9 minutes slower than the course record.
The womens's division winner was Tatyana McFadden who crossed the line at 1:52:54. This is McFadden's third marathon title.
Top 15 Men
1 Desisa, Lelisa 2:09:17 ETH
2 Tsegay, Yemane Adhane 2:09:48 ETH
3 Chebet, Wilson 2:10:22 KEN
4 Kipyego, Bernard 2:10:47 KEN
5 Korir, Wesley 2:10:49 KEN
6 Chepkwony, Frankline 2:10:52 KEN
7 Ritzenhein, Dathan 2:11:20 MI USA
8 Keflezighi, Meb 2:12:42 CA USA
9 Tola, Tadese 2:13:35 ETH
10 Shafar, Vitaliy 2:13:52 UKR
11 Tegenkamp, Matt 2:13:52 OR USA
12 Eggleston, Jeffrey 2:14:17 CO USA
13 April, Lusapho 2:16:25 RSA
14 Arciniaga, Nicholas 2:18:02 AZ USA
15 Goffi, Danilo 2:18:44 ITA
Top 15 Women
1 Rotich, Caroline 2:24:55 KEN
2 Dibaba, Mare 2:24:59 ETH
3 Deba, Buzunesh 2:25:09 ETH
4 Linden, Desiree 2:25:39 MI USA
5 Cherop, Sharon 2:26:05 KEN
6 Kilel, Caroline 2:26:40 KEN
7 Kebede, Aberu 2:26:52 ETH
8 Demise, Shure 2:27:14 ETH
9 Flanagan, Shalane 2:27:47 OR USA
10 Chepkirui, Joyce 2:29:07 KEN
11 Duliba, Aleksandra 2:29:23 BLR
12 Nemec, Lisa 2:35:18 CRO
13 Nelson, Adriana 2:38:47 CO USA
14 Amako, Megumi 2:39:08 JPN
15 Dionne, Hilary K. 2:40:42 MA USA
Top 5 Wheelchair Men
1 Hug, Marcel E. 1:29:53 SUI
2 Van Dyk, Ernst 1:36:27 RSA
3 Soejima, Masazumi 1:36:28 JPN
4 Hokinoue, Kota 1:36:29 JPN
5 Hamerlak, Tomasz 1:38:14 POL
Top 5 Wheelchair Women
1 McFadden, Tatyana 1:52:54 MD USA
2 Tsuchida, Wakako 1:53:48 JPN
3 Scaroni, Susannah E. 1:57:21 IL USA
4 McGrory, Amanda M. 1:57:21 IL USA
5 Graf, Sandra 1:59:18 SUI
Videowall courtesy of Jayessemm/flickr
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