Desisa wins second Boston Marathon crown

BOSTON: Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa claimed the Boston Marathon title on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), winning his second crown in three years on the eve of the sentencing hearing for convicted marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Desisa won the 26-mile (42-kilometer) race in a time of two hours, nine minutes and 17 seconds, finishing more than a half a minute ahead of runner-up and Ethiopian compatriot Yemane Adhane Tsegay who clocked 2hr:09.48. Kenya’s Wilson Chebet (2:10.22) was third and his compatriot Bernard Kipyego (2:10.47) fourth. Wesley Korir, also of Kenya, rounded out the top five. The top USA runner was Dathan Ritzenhein, who finished seventh.