BOSTON -- Moses Tanui and John Kagwe should have known better. Both are experienced runners, with a lot of international experience. Yet each made...

...9 minutes 47 seconds and a stride ahead of Ethiopian Gezahenge Abera, who was scored with the same time. Kenya's Moses Tanui followed three seconds later to give the 104-year-old marathon its closest finish ever, a feat echoed by the women...

...Kenya also took fourth, fifth and 10th, but its three former champions in the race all had disappointing finishes. Moses Tanui, the 1996 and '98 winner, was 12th; defending champion Elijah Lagat was 17th, and '99 winner Joseph Chebet did...