Boston Marathon Winners Shockingly Not From Boston

Dashiell BennettDashiell Bennett|published: Mon 20th April, 17:00 2009

Ethiopia's Deriba Merga (he's the guy) and Kenya's Salina Kosgei (the woman) won the Boston Marathon today. An American finished third! How cute! (That's second place writhing in agony on the ground, FYI.) [ AP; Star-Tribune]

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