Kenya's Rodgers Rop wins 106th Boston Marathon

BOSTON - Rodgers Rop led a Kenyan sweep of the first four spots in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes 2 seconds. <br> <br> Christopher Cheboiboch, who kept pace with Rop until turning at Cleveland Circle for the long straightaway leading into Boston, finished second, about 20 yards behind. <br> <br> Kenyans had won Boston 10 consecutive years before Lee Bong-ju of South Korea ended the streak last year. Lee was the top non-Kenyan again, but he was fifth after falling out of the lead pack by the 19-mile mark. <br> <br>

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