Kenyans Moses Tanui and Fatuma Roba, and wheelchair competitors Franz Nietlispach of Switzerland and Louise Sauvage of Australia ruled the field. It was the second win for everyone except Nietlispach, who's now a
three time winner. In all,
11,500 official entrants took
part in the 102nd running,
each focusing on the
challenge and enduring their
own psychological and
psychological ups and downs
as they traveled the 26.2 mile
course from Hopkinton to
Copley Square.
Men's open
1. Moses Tanui, (2:07:34) KEN
2. Joseph Chebet, (2:07:37) KEN
3. Gert Thys, (2:07:52) RSA
4. Andre Ramos, (2:08:26) BRA
5. John Kagwe, (2:08:51) KEN
6. German Silva, (2:08:56) MEX,
7. Alejandro Gomez, (2:12:34) ESP
8. Turbo Tumo, (2:13:06) ETH
9. Rey Jose-Ramon, (2:13:12) ESP
10. Takayuki Inubushi, (2:13:15) JPN
11. Akinori Kuramata, 2:13:53 JPN
12. Margarito Zamora, (2:14:05) MEX
13. Peter Ndirangu, (2:14:20) KEN
14. David Buzza, (2:14:59) GBR
15. Andre Kuznetsov, (2:15:26) RUS
Women's open
1. Fatuma Roba, (2:23:21) ETH
2. Renata Paradowska, (2:27:17) POL
3. Anuta Catuna, (2:27:34) ROM
4. Manuela Machado, (2:29:13) POR
5. Colleen De Reuck, (2:29:43) RSA
6. Irina Kazakova, (2:30:44) FRA
7. Jane Salumae, (2:31:20) EST
8. Hiroko Nomuri, (2:31:58) JPN
9. Irnia Timofeyeva, (2:32:32) RUS
10. Aurica Buia, (2:34:17) JPN
11. Mary-Lynn Currier, (2:35:18) MA
12. Libbie Hickman, (2:35:37) CO
13. Fusai Okamoto, (2:37:06) JPN
14. Cindy Barber-Keeler, (2:39:49) FL
15. Yumiko Furuya, (2:40:40) JPN
Men's wheelchair
1. Franz Nietlispach, (1:21:52)
2. Krieg Schapert, (1:26:37)
3. Saul Mendoza, (1:26:38)
Women's wheelchair
1. Louise Sauvage, (1:41:19) AUS
2. Jean Driscoll, (1:41:19) MI
3. Monica Wetterstrom, (1:44:16) SWE
