Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the 109th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston April 18, 2005.
Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 109th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston April 18, 2005. This is a record-breaking fourth victory for Ndereba.
Ethiopia's Hailu Negussie (7) and Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot, (13) the 2003 Boston Marathon winner, begin their ascent on Heartbreak Hill in Newton, Mass. during the 2005 Boston Marathon April 18, 2005. At rear is Wilson Onsare, of Nairobi. Negussie won the marathon in a time of 2:11:24.
Kenyan runner Catherine Ndereba, defending Boston Marathon champion, right, catches up with Ethiopian runner Elfenesh Alemu, left, in Newton, Mass., April 18, 2005, during the Boston Marathon. Last year, Ndereba won the race and Alemu was second.
Runners cross the start line for the 2005 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., April 18, 2005. A field of 20,453 runners started in the 109th edition of the world's oldest annual marathon with an American among the top contenders for the first time in more than a decade.
Runners wait to cross the start line for the 2005 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., April 18, 2005.
A runner gives a thumbs up as she crosses the start line during the 109th Boston Marathon, April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass.
Sen. John Kerry, D.-Mass., signals the start of the wheelchair race of the 109th Boston Marathon, April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass.
Uta Pippig signals the start of the elite womens' race during the 109th Boston Marathon, April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass.
A crowd of well-wishers greet the runners at the start line for the 2005 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., April 18, 2005.
Richard Martinez of Oro Valley, Ariz., gets a stretch from volunteer massage therapist student Melanie Laplante, of Ottawa, Ontario, during pre-race massage in Hopkinton Athletes' Village before the start of the 109th Boston Marathon, April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass. Laplante is a student of Kine Concept Institute.
Runners rest up in Hopkinton Athletes' Village before the start of the 109th Boston Marathon April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass.
Runner Lee Sang Chul, right, gets help applying sunscreen from To Soon Yu, left, both from North Korea, April 18, 2005, near the starting line of the 109th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass.
Runner Frank Kennedy of Lynnfield, Mass., stretches inside St. John's Parish Hall, April 18, 2005, prior to the start of the 109th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass.
Runner Matt Smith of Los Angeles, stretches near the starting line prior to the start of the 109th Boston Marathon, April 18, 2005, in Hopkinton, Mass.