Boston Marathon 2010/2011

Boston Marathon 2010 Results 

Kenyan Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot set an impressive course record in the 2010 men's race, only his fourth international marathon. The top five finishers in the 2010 Boston Marathon were:

Top 5, Boston Marahton 2010, men

1. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:05:52

2. Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia, 2:07:23

3. Deriba Merga, Ethiopia, 2:08:39

4. Ryan Hall, USA, 2:08:41

5. Mebrahtom Keflezighi, USA, 2:09:26

Top 5, Boston Marathon 2010, women

1. Teyba Erkesso, Ethiopia, 2:26:11

2. Tatyana Pushkareva, Russia, 2:26:14

3. Salina Kosgei, Kenya, 2:28:35

4. Waynishet Girma, Ethiopia, 2:28:36

5. Bruna Genovese, Italy, 2:29:12

See all results and split times from the 2010 race here. 

Boston Marathon 2009 Results 

The fastest male and female runners to conquer the top of the result list in Boston 2009 were:

Top 5, Boston Marahton 2009, men

1. Deriba Merga, Ethiopia, 2:08:42

2. Daniel Rono, Kenya, 2:09:32

3. Ryan Hall, USA, 2:09:40

4. Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia, 2:09:49

5. Robert K. Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:10:06

Top 5, Boston Marathon 2009, women

1. Salina Kosgei, Kenya, 2:32:16

2. Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:32:17

3. Kara Goucher, USA, 2:32:25

4. Bezunesh Bekele, Ethiopia, 2:33:08

5. Helena Kirop, Kenya, 2:33:24

Search all results and split times from the 2009 race here. 

Boston Marathon Results 2008 

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot took the men's title for the third year an a row. The five fastest male and female runners in the 112th Boston Marathon on April 21 2008 were:

Top 5, Boston Marahton 2008, men

1. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:45

2. Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco, 2:09:04

3. Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco, 2:10:35

4. Gashaw Asfaw, Ethiopia, 2:10:47

5. Kasime Adillo, Ethiopia, 2:12:24

Top 5, Boston Marathon 2008, women

1. Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:25:25

2. Alevtina Bikitimirova, Russia, 2:25:27

3. Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:26:34

4. Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia, 2:28:12

5. Askale Tafa Magarsa, Ethiopia, 2:29:48

Boston Marathon Results 2007 

In 2007, Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot repeated his 2006 win. In 2006, his time 2:07:14 broke the former race record, held by countryman Cosmas Ndeti since 1994, by one second. The women’s division was in 2007 won by Lidiya Grigoryeva from Russia with the time 2:29:18.

A list of all the winners in the history of the Boston Marathon is available here.