Photos of the Day

Posted by Melissa McEwan at Monday, April 21, 2014
Congratulations to Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, who won the women's Boston Marathon for the second year in a row with a course record of 2:18:57, and to Meb Keflezighi of the US, who won the men's Boston Marathon, making him the first US man win the Boston Marathon since Greg A. Meyer in 1983.

image of Rita Jeptoo, a thin black woman, crossing the finish line with her arms in the air, pointing upwards
Rita Jeptoo

image of Meb Keflezighi, a think black man, crossing the finish line with his arms spread wide
Meb Keflezighi
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