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Boston Marathon
April 15, 2013, marked the 117th running of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon.
The popular event is held on Patriots’ Day, which commemorates the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord that kicked off the Revolutionary War.
Celebrated on the third Monday in April, Patriots’ Day is a legal holiday in Massachusetts.
The 2013 marathon began in the town of Hopkinton, west of Boston, with some 23,000 participants.
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The elite women runners started at 9:32 a.m., while the top male runners and a first wave of thousands of other runners followed at 10 a.m. Additional waves of runners took off at 10:20 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.
Rita Jeptoo of Kenya was the first female across the finish line, completing the 26.2-mile course, which traveled through eight Bay State towns and cities, in 2 hours, 26 minutes and 25 seconds.
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, the men’s winner, finished with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds.
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