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Scenes from the 117th Boston Marathon
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Winners Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo posed with their laurels at the Boston Marathon finish line.
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Lelisa Desisa Benti of Ethiopia won the men’s division at the Boston Marathon.
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Rita Jeptoo was alone on her way to the finish line.
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Rita Jeptoo of Kenya crossed the finish line.
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Women’s winner Rita Jeptoo of Kenya kissed the pavement after she crossed the finish line.
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Chris Mullen of Waltham gave runners an equestrian boost on Chestnut Hill Avenue.
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Marblehead native Shalane Flannagan , right, and her training partner Kara Goucher after they crossed the finish line in fourth and sixth place respectively.
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Ana Dulce Felix looked over her shoulder to see no runners in sight as she climbed Heartbreak Hill.
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Runners make their way by Wellesley College on Route 135.
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Juli Windsor, one of two dwarfs competing in the marathon, ran by Wellesley College.
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Women's Elite class runners passed Dick and Rick Hoyt, a father-son team that has become an icon of the marathon.
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Rita Jeptoo, far right, was in a pack following Ana Dulce Felix (not shown) up Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
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A man dressed as a hot dog high-fived the crowd in Wellesley.
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Men's wheelchair division winner Hiroyuki Yamamoto crossed the finish line.
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Tatyana McFadden of the US won the women's wheelchair division.
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The leader for the elite women, Yolanda Caballero, ran by Wellesley College.
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Students cheered on women runners at Wellesley College.
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Runners in the first wave made their way by Wellesley College.
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This Hopkinton house displayed signs of support for the competitors.
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Chris Royer, of Coventry, Vt., raised his hands as he began running the marathon.
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The herd of runners started the 117th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton.
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The first wave of runners crossed the start line.
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The elite men’s race kicked off in Hopkinton.
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The elite women, including Shalane Flanagan of Marblehead, start their race.
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Jacqueline Benson shot the starting pistol for the elite women’s race.
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John Young of Salem, one of two dwarfs registered to run the marathon, at the start of the Mobility Impaired Program.
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Dick Hoyt, left, and his son, Rick, at the start of the race.
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No parking and no stopping signs were ubiquitous in Hopkinton as runners geared up for the marathon.
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Yoshi Naruse of Rochester Hills, Mich., was about to run his third Boston Marathon dressed from head to toe as a monkey.
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Runners gathered before the 117th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton.
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Tracy Ellsworth of Lynnfield put on a blister pad before the race.
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The Boston Marathon finish line at Boylston Street was still calm as runners began their route Monday morning.
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David Chapin Jr. (left), 26, of Natick, had his father, David Chapin Sr., apply a heating pad to his back before the start of the marathon.
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Dick Hoyt (left) and his son, Rick, posed for photos by the statue of them in Hopkinton before the start of the 177th Boston Marathon.
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The Hoyts will be running in their 31st Boston Marathon this year.
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Tranist police lined up in Hopkinton.
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Kristina Morrocco wrote a message on Emily Clark's shirt before the start.
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Varinka Ensminger, coach of Team Hoyt, wrote Heather Ekola's name on her bib.
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Runner Mike Martin, 42, of Cambridge, rested before the start of the 117th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton.
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Martin's running shoes, a banana, and a bottle of water. He says he has run the marathon more than 10 times.
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Volunteer Kelbi Magnuson, 17, tried to stay warm in Hopkinton.
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In Boston Common early Monday, runners headed to buses bound for the starting line in Hopkinton.
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