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Distance running's marquee event ended today with another repeat victory by Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya. Cheruiyot finished the 2008 Boston Marathon in 2:07:46.

On the women's side, Dire Tune, with a time of 2:25:25, became only the second Ethiopian woman to win the race. Jelena Prokopcuka, a recent back-to-back NYC Marathon winner, took fourth place.

The race came a day after 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor snagged the top spot in the women's U.S. Olympic marathon trials with a time of 2:29:35. Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell claimed the other two marathon spots on the 2008 U.S. team.

For those of you who prefer running routes or races that are a bit shorter than 26.2 miles, check out this article about Sara Hall, a 5k racer who is trying to break into the Olympic mile (or more specifically, the Olympic 0.93 mile).

And lest such overachievers leave you second-guessing your own abilities, the Hartford Courant's Susan Campbell checks in with a couple ordinary Connecticut women who showed the true spirit of running by their completion of the half marathon April 6 in Central Park sponsored by More magazine.