An American Has Won The Boston Marathon For The First Time Since 1985

Meb Keflezighi, a 38-year-old from San Diego, has won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:08:28.

The 2014 Boston Marathon winners:

Men's Race Meb Keflezighi (2:08:28)

Women's Race Rita Jeptoo (2:18:57)

Men's Wheelchair Division Ernst van Dyk (1:20:36)

Women's Wheelchair Division Tatyana McFadden (1:35:06)

Men's Handcycle Samuel Spencer (1:18:34)

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26 Faces Of Pure Joy And Exhaustion After Finishing The Boston Marathon

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Meb Keflezighi Won The Marathon While Wearing The Names Of The Boston Marathon Bombing Victims

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Meet Shalane Flanagan, Massachusetts Native And The Fastest American Woman At The Boston Marathon

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A Man Proposed To His Girlfriend On The Finish Line Of The Boston Marathon

Finish line proposal! She said yes! #wbz #bostonmarathon

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The crowd at Fenway Park celebrates as Meb Keflezighi is announced on a scoreboard.

Fenway breaks into "USA!" chant & standing ovation as scoreboard shows the men's marathon winner. @universalhub

Standing O at #Fenway for @runmeb as the #BostonMarathon results posted to scoreboard #USA

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Meb Keflezighi, 38, from San Diego, and Rita Jeptoo, 33, of Kenya, are the Elite Men's and Elite Women's division winners of the 2014 Boston Marathon.

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American runner Meb Keflezighi wins the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:08:50.

Keflezighi is the first American man to win the marathon since 1983, and the first American since 1985.

Meb becomes the first American man to win the #BostonMarathon since 1983. #GoMebGo

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Rita Jeptoo has set a Boston Marathon record with a time of 2:18:57, the eighth fastest marathon time ever.

Jeptoo is now the seventh three-time winner of the Boston Marathon.

Rita Jeptoo of Kenya has won the #BostonMarathon again with a new course record of 2:18:57

Many spectators are heading toward Boylston Street as Rita Jeptoo and Mare Dibiba, leading the Elite Men's and Women's divisions, respectively, close in on the the finish line.

Many walking towards the marathon finish line @bostoncommons #BostonMarathon

Ernst van Dyk, South African six-time Paralympian, has won the men's wheelchair race for the 10th year in a row.

Tatyana McFadden, a three-time Paralympian, has won the wheelchair race for the women.

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The last wave of runners have started the race. There are many runners who were unable to finish last year that are running in the last group.

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Many spectators are heading toward Boylston Street as Rita Jeptoo and Mare Dibiba, leading the Elite Men's and Women's divisions, respectively, close in on the the finish line.

Many walking towards the marathon finish line @bostoncommons #BostonMarathon

If Rita Jeptoo continues her current pace, she could set a Boston Marathon record, finishing the marathon in under two and a half hours.

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Ernst van Dyk, South African six-time Paralympian, has won the men's wheelchair race for the 10th year in a row.

Tatyana McFadden, a three-time Paralympian, has won the wheelchair race for the women.

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On The Fringe Of Boston’s "Painful Map"

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This year's marathon features a considerably higher police presence.

“@MassStatePolice: The flyover as the #BostonMarathon is about to begin. ”

Along with more than 100 cameras installed along the marathon route, acting as "observation points," according to the Boston Athletic Association.

Poison nothin but a good time is blaring at the start line #BostonMarathon #wbz

Marathon finish line two hours before the first runners will cross. #bostonmarathon

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