Image: Apr 17, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Galen Rupp runs in the lead pack during the 2017 Boston Marathon. In 2011, Linden narrowly missed the victory by 2 seconds and has ever since been chasing a Boston victory.
The marathon was the second hottest on record in the last 40 years.
The Boston Marathon started and ended on Monday, with Kenya sweeping the men's and women's divisions.
Kiplagat finished in 2:21:52 to win her Boston debut, adding the victory to two world championships and wins in London, New York and Los Angeles. Switzer continued to race, winning the 1974 New York Marathon and taking second in Boston two years later.
Jordan Hasay finished in third in her first Boston Marathon.
Jordan Hasay, also of the Oregon Project, was third in the women's race while running fastest debut marathon ever by a US woman. That was the coolest thing ever, to cross the finish line, see my dad for the first time when I crossed and my whole family - I just want to say "thank you" to them.
Defending champion Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia was out of the top 10 and slowing at the halfway point.
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The San Diego High School graduate, a native of war-torn Eritrea, completed the 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 17 minutes, or 7 minutes and 30 seconds behind victor Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya. The Portland, Ore. resident bettered the previous mark by almost four minutes in what was perhaps the performance of the day at the Boston Marathon.
More than 30,000 runners are competing this year.
The straight-line Boston course doesn't qualify for a world record, because of the possibility of a supportive tailwind like the one on Monday. She holds the fastest times for a 12 year old (17:06) and 13 year old in the McConnell's Ice Cream 5k. It was a hot day in Boston today and it looks like one runner in particular was on fire! This year Switzer returns to run the 26.2 miles, but the organizers will be honoring her instead of trying to throw her out. She was also given the honour of firing the gun for the women's elite runners, which flagged off the marathon.
It was the first time since 1991 that two US women had finished in the top four, with Desi Linden placing fourth. But nearly all sports were for men; women rarely participated.
The rest of the field will follow in waves.
Security at the race remained very tight following 2013's deadly terrorist bombing on Boylston Street.
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