# "So aside from that, Mrs Lincoln . . . "

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 19, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-aside-from-that-mrs-lincoln/656168 "2013-04-19T23:12:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-aside-from-that-mrs-lincoln/656168/1 "2013-04-19T23:12:02Z")

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The tragedy aside, who won the Boston Marathon? Did they even announce a winner?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-aside-from-that-mrs-lincoln/656168/2 "2013-04-19T23:16:16Z")

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The bombs went off almost two hours after the first runners crossed the finish line. It’s not like the winners were a secret. [You can find some of the details at Wikipedia.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_2013)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-aside-from-that-mrs-lincoln/656168/3 "2013-04-20T00:49:39Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> The tragedy aside, who won the Boston Marathon? Did they even announce a winner?

Short answer: Lelisa Desisa won the men’s division and Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division.