Cheruiyot canters to fourth Boston victory

Monday, April 21st, 2008

BOSTON (AP) -- Two-time defending champion Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon in near-ideal conditions on Monday, while Dire Tune outsprinted Alevtina Biktimirova by two seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women's race. Kenya's Cheruiyot ran away from the pack to finish the 26.2-mile course from ...