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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