BOSTON — Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight. "It was no man's race to win," said Cherono, who had won in Seville, Prague, Honolulu and twice in Amsterdam but never in a major marathon before. Kenya's Edna Kiplagat was second, reducing a gap of more than two minutes to 42 seconds at the finish. A half marathon specialist, Degefa had never seen the Boston course before Monday. "When we drove to that starting line, it looked really really bad and I was worried because last year was still in our heads, and I had a really bad experience last year.

Source: Ethiopian News April 15, 2019 20:26 UTC