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Bomb survivor runs marathon on prosthetic blade
Adrianne Haslet, the professional ballroom dancer who lost a leg in the 2013 attacks, finished sometime after 7:15 p.m. after spending nearly 10 hours on the course and received congratulations from President Barack Obama's account on Twitter.
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Patrick Downes has finished the race on the prosthetic blade he has needed since losing his left leg in the 2013 attacks.
The professional ballroom dancer also lost a leg in the attacks and was returning to the course as a runner.
Top American finisher Zachary Hine made a quick stop at the post-race news conference before finishing up some family business.
Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia has won the Boston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 45 seconds.
The 21-year-old pulled away from defending champion Lelisa Desisa as they crossed the Mass Pike heading into Kenmore Square.
The victory completed Ethiopia's first-ever sweep of the men's and women's races in Boston.
Baysa finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 29 minutes, 19 seconds.
Hug crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 24 minutes and 1 second, which was just 5:36 off the course and world record.
Five miles into the Boston Marathon, defending champion Caroline Rotich stopped running and moved to the side of the road.
Security is tight for Monday's race — the third since a pair of bombings killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others at the finish line in 2013.
By midmorning, it had already hit 63 degrees in Boston, though forecasters said a sea breeze later in the day could provide slightly cooler conditions for the 30,000 competitors.
The elite women's race is underway at the 120th Boston Marathon, diminished by the absence of some top athletes resting up for the Rio Olympics.
Two people who lost limbs in the 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line are running this year's race.
Haslet is a professional ballroom dancer running to raise money and awareness for Limbs for Life, a charity that provides expensive prostheses to low-income amputees.
The more competitive push rim wheelchair division sets off at 9:17 a.m., and the elite women go off at 9:32 a.m.
With the top American marathoners resting for the Rio Olympics, Neely Spence Gracey could be the best U.S. hope for a podium finish in Boston on Monday.
The 26-year-old from Superior, Colorado, is an eight-time NCAA Division II national champion who will be making her marathon debut.