Two of the most anticipated marathons of recent years, Boston and London, are in the books and the reviews are now in -- at least this one is. Boston, the world’s oldest marathon, enjoyed a successful 113th running with Deriba Merga, fourth in the Beijing Olympics, winning in 2:08:42. On the other side of the pond, London enjoyed a spectacular race Sunday, crowning as its champion Olympic gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru, who ran 2:05:10; second and third place went to the Olympic bronze and silver medalists, Tsegaye Kebede and Jaouad Gharib, respectively, won ran 2:05:20 and 2:05:27. So based on those results in this year’s races, London scores the opening points.

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