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Boston Marathon: Ryan Hall, Kara Goucher Both Finish 3rd for U.S.

By Will BrinsonApr 20th 2009 – 1:18PM

The Boston Marathon -- a Patriot Day staple -- took place Monday and the results were, well, both shocking and encouraging for the U.S. Ethopia's Deriba Merga and Kenya's Salina Kosgei were the winners of the men's and women's races, respectively, but America managed to place third in each division as well, as Kara Goucher...

Background on Patriot Day

In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the 2,977 killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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