For the fourth year in a row, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s push rim wheelchair division, while American Tatyana McFadden won the women’s push rim wheelchair division for the fifth time. Linden, a California native who lives in Michigan, nearly ended the drought in 2011 when she was outkicked down Boylston Street and finished second by 2 seconds during yet another Kenyan sweep. This year's marathon marks five years since bombs exploded at the finish line, killing three people and wounding hundreds. Lisa Larsen Weidenbach's 1985 victory was the last for an American woman — before the race began offering prize money that lured the top international competitors to the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. Yuki Kawauchi surges late to win men's Boston Marathon, first Japanese man to win since 1987

BOSTON (AP) — Yuki Kawauchi surges late to win men's Boston Marathon, first Japanese man to win since 1987.
Desiree "Desi" Linden becomes the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years. For the men's division, Yuki Kawauchi of Japan became the first Japanese person to win since 1987.