Photos: 119th running of the Boston Marathon

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Photos: 119th running of the Boston Marathon

Thousands take the 26.2-mile journey from Hopkinton, Mass., to Boston on Patriot Day, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

Runners approach the finish line in the rain during the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

Dustin Hicks, right, of Temple Terrace, Fla, proposes marriage to Laura Bowerman after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Hopkinton, Mass.

Spectators cheer for runners near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

The Elite Women stretch at the starting line before the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, in Boston.

People line the route along Commonwealth Avenue in Kenmore Square during the Boston Marathon April 20, 2015, in Boston. This is the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.

Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, crosses the finish line in 2:09:17 to win the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

The elite men runners leave the start line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston.

Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, leads the pack as he runs through Brookline, Mass., en route to a Boston Marathon win, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

Caroline Rotich of Kenya lies on the road after winning the running of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, in Boston.

The Elite Women, led by Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia, begin the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Hopkinton, Mass.

Caroline Rotich, of Kenya, breaks the tape to win the women's division of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston.

Dick Hoyt, who pushed his wheelchair-bound son, Rick, along the length of the course from 1980-2014, walks near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston.

A view of a sign stating "It All Starts Here" near the start in Hopkinton of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, in Boston.

Police officers patrol near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston.

Police offiers ride bikes near the finish line before the start of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015, in Boston.

A group of people in panchos walk past a Boston Police officer on Commonwealth Avenue near Kenmore Square as the Boston Marathon prepares to get under way April 20, 2015, in Boston. This is the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.

From left, Yemane Adhane Tsegay of Ethiopia, Tadese Tola of Ethiopia, Meb Keflezighi of San Diego, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, Danthan Ritzenhein, of Rockford, Mich., and Matt Tegenkamp of Portland, Ore., leave the start line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015, in Hopkinton, Mass.

People in Kenmore Square wait for runners as the Boston Marathon gets under way April 20, 2015 in Boston. This is the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.

Jean Kosina, left, of Richfield Springs, N.Y., cheers wheelchair racers alongside her mother-in-law Terri Kosina, right, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston. Jean's Husband, Bill Kosina, is running in the race.

Tatyana McFadden, of Russia, crosses the finish line to win the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Boston.

Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, breaks the tape at the finish line to win the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

Runners, including Jeffrey Martin, center, of Edmonds, Wash., start the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Hopkinton, Mass.

Runners leave the start line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2015 in Hopkinton, Mass.

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Runners approach the finish line in the rain during the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Boston.

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