African runners win Hub marathon again

African runners win Hub marathon again

Crystal Hubbard

Africa celebrates another winning year at the 102nd running of the Boston Marathon, considered to be the Mecca of Marathons, with the 1998 victories of a Kenyan and an Ethiopian.

Moses Tanui of Kenya and Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia surged to victory in the Men's and Women's Open divisions in 2:07:44 and 2:23:21, respectively. Franz Nietlispach of Sweden and Louise Sauvage of Australia won the Men's and Women's Wheelchair Divisions.

The times set by Tanui and Roba are the third fastest in their divisions in marathon history.

Overcast skies and tail winds helped three of the four champions …