On a hot day in Massachusetts, Edna Kiplagat, 38, of Kenya, won the Boston Marathon in 2:21:53. Jordan Hasay, 25, came in third in 2:23:00, which is the fastest ever debut by an American woman.
Kiplagat put in a big surge on a pack of five women through the hills of Newton to break up the group. She blazed through mile 20 in a 4:50 split, her closest competitor was Rose Chelimo, 27, of Bahrain, who placed second.
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Kiplagat was second at the 2016 Chicago Marathon and won the 2007 New York City and 2013 London marathons. She’s a two-time IAAF World Championships gold medalist winning the 2011 and 2013 marathons. This was her first Boston Marathon.
Hasay, who is a member of the Oregon Project, in her first marathon on Monday beat the previous best U.S. debut which was by Kara Goucher, who ran 2:25:53 at the 2008 New York City Marathon.
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Published: Apr 17, 2017 11:59 AM EDT.
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