Crowning Champions

BY BARBARA HUEBNER

Crowning

PHOTO BY PHOTORUN

In a gripping duel that rivaled anything in the long history of the Boston Marathon — better yet, any marathon, ever — Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia paid breathtaking tribute to the 50th anniversary of women's official welcome to these streets.

Peres Jepchirchir and Evans Chebet completed a Kenyan sweep atop the podium.

Peres

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