And the winners of the 2015 Boston Marathon are...

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Boston Marathon winner Lelisa Desisa.
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Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia easily outpaced the field to win the elite men's division of the race with an unofficial time of 2:09:17. This is Desisa’s second Boston title, having won the year of the bombing in 2013.

The elite women's race was a much closer call. Caroline Rotich of Kenya managed to outkick Mare Dibaba of Ethipoia in the last 500 feet, winning with an unofficial time of 2:24:55, just .04 seconds faster than Dibaba.

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Desiree Linden of Michigan was the top American finisher, coming in fourth, with a time of 2:25:39.

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.