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African country dominates race for nine years
BOSTON — Kenya's men added yet another victory to their decade of dominance at the Boston Marathon, and Ethiopia's Fatuma Roba kept her own formidable streak alive, too.
Joseph Chebet, a runner-up in his previous three marathons, ended his string of second-place finishes by winning yesterday's race in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 52 seconds.
The Associated Press
Chebet became the ninth-straight Kenyan champion, equaling the race record set by U.S. runners between 1916-25 at a time when few foreigners entered the race. There was no individual competition in 1918, only a team race.
The smooth-gliding Roba, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist, eased to victory at 2:23:25, matching the three consecutive titles won by Germany's Uta Pippig from 1994-96. They are the only two to win three in a row since women officially became part of the race in 1994.
"Everybody in the world is trying to catch the Kenyans, but they can't." Chebet said.
While Chebet and Roba overwhelmed their opposition, two crowd favorites - defending champion Moses Tanuel of Kenya and
four-time champion Bill Rodgers— did not finish.
Tanui, also the champion in the race's centennial year in 1996, apparently was bothered by leg cramps and dropped out near the 23-mile mark. Rodgers, seeking to break the course record for over-50 by an American, dropped out shortly before the 21-mile mark because of dehydration.
Another popular New Englander, Lynn Jennings, was 12 among the women in her first official marathon at 2:38:37.
"I can run the race, but I can't push hard for records," the 51-year-old Rodgers said. "I have to run more carefully, then I'll finish."
Jennings, 38, had run the marathon as an unofficial competitor in 1978 when she was a 17-year-old high school senior and ran about 2:46, a time that would have placed her third.
"It was a rough go," Jennings said. "It's slower than I thought, but I'm glad I qualified for the Olympic trials."
For Chebet, whose previous two losses were by three seconds each, this was his third victory. He won the first two marathons he entered, at Amsterdam in 1996 and at Turin, Italy, in 1997.
After his heartbreaking losses last year, Chebet said he had to train harder to win again, and this time, he began preparing about two months ahead of his previous schedule.
The dogged Chebet took the lead
"Everybody in the world is trying to catch the Kenyans, but they can't."
Joseph Chebet
Kenyan marathon runner
for good just past 22 miles from Ecuador's Silvio Guerra.
Guerra, seeking to become the first South American winner since Colombia's Elviro Mejia in 1971, built his lead between miles 17 and 22 to as much as a quarter-mile before he began laboring.
"To win a race, you have to take a risk, so I took the lead," Guerra said. "I started to push hard, but after 20 miles, I started to get blisters on my feet and slowed down. I didn't know how hard it would be in the end.
"I was ready for this race. I had been training in Boulder (Colo.) for six months."
Guerra held on to finish second at 2:10:18 and was followed by two South Africans — Frank Pooe at 2:11:37 and Aner Chipu at 2:12:45. Kenya's John Kagwe, who beat Chebet at New York in 1997 and 1998, wound up fifth for the second straight year at 2:13:57.
As often happens in a marathon, the early pacesetters eventually dropped from the lead.
Kenneth Cheriyuri of Kenya, a first-time marathoner, led most of
the way through mile 17 before dropping out. For the women, 20-year-old Sun Yingjie of China — with her unusual running style — was in front until just after the halfway mark, when Roba and Kenya's Catherine Ndereba, making her marathon debut, swept past her.
Yinglie, running with her hands mostly at her sides, reeled off some sensational early splits before her relative inexperience showed, and she began faltering.
"I knew that the pace was very fast, so I had to run fast," roba said, after running the fourth-fastest women's time at Boston.
Roba ran the final miles with a headband given to her by fans along the course. The large Ethiopian community in the Boston area has given Roba great support.
"They gave me a big boost," she said.
Roba was followed by 1997 New York City champion Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switzerland at 2:25:51, two-time Olympic medalist Yuko Amiori of Japan at 2:26:39 and South African Colleen de Reuck at 2:27:53.
The wheelchair champions each won for the third consecutive year, with Franz Nietlispach of Switzerland taking the men's title at 1:21:36 and Louise Savage of Australia edging seven-time winner Jean Driscoll of Champaign, Ill., for the women's crown, with both timed at 1:42:23.
Dallas Stars open playoffs against Edmonton
The Associated Press
The Stanley Cup playoffs begin tomorrow, and the Dallas Stars already are looking several games ahead.
The top-ranked Stars, who open against Edmonton, will be without All-Star defenseman Derian Hatcher for the first five games of the playoffs.
Hatcher is serving a suspension for attacking Phoenix forward Jeremy Roenick on last Wednesday. Hatcher left his feet to hit Roenick, fracturing his jaw and keeping the Coyotes' leading scorer from the playoffs.
The Dallas defenseman missed the last two games of the regular season.
Clearly, the Stars do not need
The Dallas-Edmonton game is one of four tomorrow night. The others are: Anaheim at Detroit, San Jose at Colorado and Buffalo at Ottawa.
Hatcher to beat the Oilers. They were 3-01 against Edmonton during the season and won their second-straight Presidents' Trophy with the NHL's best record.
Still, coach Ken Hitchcock is worried.
Goaltenders Ed Belfour and Roman Turek were up only 16 goals in 82 games between them, giving Dallas the Jennings Trophy (fewest goals yielded) for the first time.
"We're going to have to play better offensive hockey," he said. "Hopefully, we get a good offensive push from a couple of our key lines."
Hitchcock spoke following Sunday's season-end 2-1 loss to Colorado. The Stars are No. 8 in scoring in the NHL but first in defense.
"You have to feel confident when
you win the Jennings and the Presidents' Trophy," forward Mike Keane said. "We had a good year, but now it's a whole different season. We're ready to play."
On Thursday night, it's Pittsburgh at New Jersey, Boston at Carolina, Philadelphia at Toronto and St. Louis at Phoenix.
A look at tomorrow's other openers:
Anaheim at Detroit
The Red Wings hope to win their third-straight Stanley Cup, which would make them a rare bird. No team has won as many as three in row since the New York Islanders in 1980-83.
"Our job is to go out and play as physical as possible on those guys as we can," forward Kris Draper said of the Mighty Ducks.
The Mighty Ducks feature one of the most potent lines in the league with Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya.
Detroit won the season series 3-1
San Jose at Colorado
The Avalanche took the season series, 3-1, and have been on a tear in the second half of the season after starting slowly.
The Sharks, 21st in the league in scoring, simply can't match the firepower of the Avalanche. More bad news for the Sharks: Colorado goalie Patrick Roy has been at the top of his game lately.
Ruffalo at Ottawa
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They played five overtime games this season, with the Senators holding a 1-0-4 edge. It will again be a battle of goals: Buffalo's Dominik Hasek vs. Tugnutt or Damian Rhodes.
"With Ottawa, you're dealing with a team that has great team speed," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "They've had one heck of a year. Both their goalleters have had a heck of a year."
The Senators finished second in the Eastern Conference.
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