Kenya's Kosgei, Ethiopia's Merga win at Boston Marathon

Per the Associated Press, Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the women's race and Deriba Merga of Ethiopia took first for the men in the 113th Boston Marathon Monday. Kosgei finished with a time of 2:32:17, just one second ahead of Ethiopia's Dire Tune. Merga clocked in at 2:08:42, nearly one full minute ahead of Daniel Rono of Kenya, and the USA's Ryan Hall.

Americans took third in both races, making this the best U.S. finish since 1985.

Twitterers followed the marathon every step of the way.

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   jawooten3 At the #boston marathon. Just saw 2 soldiers in full fatigues with backpacks running. Inspiring. 20 Apr 2009 from Tweetie
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   sitbones My mind cannot comprehend running 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon and losing the womens race by one second. 20 Apr 2009 from web
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   GoodMorningFab : virtually spectating Boston Marathon - such amazingly talented runners! 20 Apr 2009 from web
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   asbarber Watching the Boston Marathon is extremely inspiring... Go Steph and Nate! 20 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   movieloverron Avoiding the city at all cost due to the Boston Marathon. On the plus side, it's nice to have the day off. 20 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   AZMegaHomes Tracking friend in his mid-60's running the Boston Marathon today for 26th year straight! Track runner 21093 at BAA.org 20 Apr 2009 from web

Kenya's Kosgei, Ethiopia's Merga win at Boston Marathon