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Apr 21, 2008 1:47 pm US/Eastern

Robert Cheruiyot Wins Fourth Boston Marathon Title

BOSTON (WBZ) ― Robert Cheruiyot won his third consecutive Boston Marathon Monday and became the first four-time winner since Bill Rodgers.

Cheruiyot ran away from the pack in a blistering official time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds. 

He missed the course record he set two years ago by 33 seconds.

He became the fourth man with four victories in the men's edition of the world's oldest annual 26.2-mile race.

Cheruiyot and women's winner Dire Tune of Ethiopia each earned $150,000.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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