TMZ.com: Boston Marathon Winner -- America Wins 2014 Race ... For First Time in 31 Years

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Boston Marathon Winner -- America Wins 2014 Race ... For First Time in 31 Years Apr 21st 2014, 16:48, by TMZ Staff American Wins! First Time In 31 Years 58 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF breaking news Not just Boston strong ... but AMERICAN strong ... a San Diego native just destroyed the competition at the Boston Marathon -- becoming the first man from the U.S. of A. to win the race since 1983. Meb Keflezighi, 38, crossed the finish line with an unofficial time of 2:08:37.  In 2009, Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon ... and became the first American to win that since 1982. Kenyan Rita Jeptoo snagged the win in the women's division with a time of 2:18:57 -- a course record. It's her 2nd straight win. More than 36,000 runners took part in the Boston race this year -- 9,000 more than last year, when bomb explosions killed 3 people and injured more than 260.   This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.

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