The results of the 127th Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon was held Monday and featured some of the world's best runners. All eyes were on one Kenyan in particular who has recorded several of the fastest marathon races ever.
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Some runners in the Boston Marathon trained while listening to audiobooks
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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge hopes to be first to ever run a marathon in under 2 hours
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