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The marathon Competition took place Process_start in Berlin , Germany , on 28 September 2014 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race Competition of the year .

The men 's race Competition was won by Kenyan athlete Dennis Kimetto in a world record time of 2:02:57 , breaking Destroying the previous record of Wilson Kipsang by 26 seconds .

The women 's race Competition was won by Tirfi Tsegaye of Ethiopia in a time of 2:20:18 hours .

The race Competition saw Self_motion the first competitors from Norway in the history of the race Competition , in brothers Snorre and Sverke Lorgen .

In the reserve race Competition , Cambridge 's Goldie defeated Conquering Oxford 's Isis , while Cambridge won the Women 's Boat Race .

The race Competition saw Self_motion the first competitors from Norway in the history of the race Competition , in brothers Snorre and Sverke Lorgen .

Held Hold annually , the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing Self_motion race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames .

The result played Competition a major factor in the outcome the league title race Competition , as Manchester United lost Earnings_and_losses only one more match Competition that season and regained Recovering the title from Blackburn Rovers .

In the absence of Zersenay Tadese and Kenenisa Bekele , the senior men 's race Competition was an opportunity for less-established runners .

Joseph Ebuya won the gold ( his first major medal ) , becoming Becoming the first Kenyan to win Earnings_and_losses the men 's race Competition since Paul Tergat in 1999 .

During the annual Boston Marathon Competition on April 15 , 2013 , two homemade pressure cooker bombs Terrorism detonated Attack 14 seconds and apart at 2:49p.m. , near the finish Process_end line of the race Competition , killing Killing three people and injuring Bodily_harm several hundred others , including 16 who lost Earnings_and_losses limbs .

From 2007 to 2013 the race was organized Arranging by Western Province Athletics , under a corporate sponsorship agreement with the national federation , Athletics South Africa .

The lead changed Change twice during the race Competition , which Oxford won by one foot ( 30 cm ) , the smallest margin of victory in the history of the event .

Held annually , the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing Self_motion race Competition between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a tidal stretch Body_movement of the River Thames in south-west London .

As a result of a collision between the Cambridge boat and a launch , a member of the Cambridge crew was replaced Change just two days before the race Competition .

Umpired by the Boat Race veteran Boris Rankov , the 2003 race Competition was the first to be scheduled Process_start on a Sunday .

The close race has been described Statement as `` epic '' , while multiple Olympic gold-medallist Steve Redgrave suggested Convincing that the race was the `` greatest we will see Perception_active in our lifetimes '' .

The close race has been described Statement as `` epic '' , while multiple Olympic gold-medallist Steve Redgrave suggested Convincing that the race was the `` greatest we will see Perception_active in our lifetimes '' .

In the reserve Preserving race Goldie beat Isis and Oxford won the Women 's race .

In the reserve Preserving race Goldie beat Isis and Oxford won the Women 's race .

During the election Change_of_leadership of May 1637 , the free grace advocates suffered Confronting_problem two major setbacks Confronting_problem when John Winthrop defeated Conquering Vane in the gubernatorial race , and the Boston magistrates were voted Choosing out of office who had supported Supporting Hutchinson and Wheelwright .

Along with the music , the Big Spring Jam also held Giving an annual 5k race .

at the end Process_end of the great retreat Escaping , the race to the sea began Process_start , a period of reciprocal attempts by the germans and franco-british to outflank Besieging their opponents , extending Change_event_time the front line northwards from the aisne , into picardy , artois and flanders .

The race Competition was televised Communication in the United States on the NBC television network .

Prior to the race Competition , the field was considered Coming_to_believe `` unusually strong '' ; four time Derby winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas called it the `` best bunch I 've seen Perception_active in a long time '' .

The race Competition was won by I 'll Have Another , ridden Motion by Mario Gutierrez , with a time of 2:01.83 , while favorite Bodemeister finished Process_end second and Dullahan was third .

Due to sponsorship , the race Competition was known as the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum !

A record crowd of 165,307 was on hand at the track Motion for the race Competition .

On July 22 , President Barack Obama said Statement about the incident , `` I do n't know , not having been there and not seeing all the facts , what role race played in that .

Minister Farrakhan told Telling Nation of Islam members : `` I do n't want us to get bent out of shape because folk of another race desire to help .

The is an annual marathon road race Competition for women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held Hold on the 4th or 5th Sunday of January in the city of Osaka , Japan , and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations , Kansai Telecasting Corporation , the Sankei Shimbun , Sankei Sports , Radio Osaka and Osaka City .

The race takes place Process_start in the city and passes prominent landmarks such as Osaka Castle .

The finish line of the race is at Nagai Stadium , which was the host Social_event venue for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics .

Dennis Kimetto won the men 's race Competition in a course record time of 2:06:50 hours .

The 2013 Tokyo Marathon ( ) was the seventh edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo , Japan and was held Hold on Sunday , 24 February .

An IAAF Gold Label Road Race , it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held Hold that year and represented the first occasion that the Tokyo race was part of the elite-level marathon series .

A 10-kilometre race was also held for the disabled and runners under eighteen years .

The mass races set GetReady a new participation record with a total of 28,721 runners entering the race over 42.195 kilometres ( 26 miles and 385 yards ) , and 36,676 people taking part Dispersal in the day 's races as a whole .

A false start Process_start caused Causation the race Competition to be delayed Change_event_time by around eight minutes .

the race Competition was won by master robert , a 25/1 shot ridden Motion by jockey bob unk and trained Education_teaching by aubrey hastings for owner lord airlie , who collected Come_together the unk prize for the winner .

Forty-five cameramen were deployed Arranging to capture Getting the race Competition on film , the most to have ever gone to record Recording a sporting event at the time .

The 1924 Grand Competition National Competition was the 83rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race Competition that took place Process_start at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England , on 28 March 1924 .

also in attendance at aintree was king george v. post race celebrations Social_event took place Process_start at liverpool 's adelphi hotel where winning rider , bob unk treated lord airlie 's 1,500 guests to a re-enactment of his victory Earnings_and_losses by leaping Self_motion a becher 's brook made Manufacturing out of 20 magnums of champagne

The railway platform was a simple wooden structure on the Doncaster - bound line usually used Using for the collection of tickets Preventing_or_letting from the many trains arriving in Arriving the town for the St. Leger race Competition meeting Social_event .

The 1992 edition of the race incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate the 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships .

The event also has junior and mini races attached with these being run the Saturday before the main race on the Newcastle Quayside .

It includes Cause_to_be_included four track lengths : full marathon , half marathon , 8 km fun run Self_motion and relay race Competition on 42 km distance .

The race is typically held Hold on the 4th Saturday in April .

The race starts Process_start at the Pine Trail head on the far west end Process_end of the Highline Trail , just south of the Town of Pine , Arizona .