Robert Cheruiyot Wins Boston Marathon With Fastest Course Time Ever, Erkesso Wins Women’s Race

Robert Cheruiyot -- no, not that Robert Cheruiyot -- has won the 114th running of the Boston Marathon.

Cheruiyot, a 21-year old Kenyan who finished fifth in this race a year ago, began pulling away at the 23rd mile and pushed himself to a 2:05:52 time, the fastest Boston Marathon. Ever. It shattered the previous course record of 2:07:14. That’s a pace of 4:48 per mile, if you were curious. For his efforts, Cheruiyot will receive a prize of $150, 000.

At the 13.1 mile checkpoint, Hall led a group of 20 or so men with a split time of 1:02:54 (that’s a 4:49 mile pace). But shortly thereafter, Hall began fading, perhaps spent from having to make a huge push to catch the leaders between miles 10 and 13.

Currently, Hall is in eighth place, trailing a surge of seven runners. Does he have enough in him to make yet another push, with the Newton Hills still looming? Only time will tell.

The 2010 Boston Marathon, the 114th running of perhaps the world’s best-known race, is underway: the elite women began their journey to downtown Boston at 9:35 a.m. ET, while the elite men are set start at 10:00 a.m.

It’s sunny and 47 degrees at the gun -- the coldest temperature in the past 12 years, but a perfect day for running 26.2 miles.

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya are back to defend the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, at the running of the 114th Boston Marathon on April 19.

The Patriots’ Day classic will take runners from the rural town of Hopkinton to the finish in front of the Boston Public Library.