History celebrated, history made at a picture-perfect running of the Boston Marathon

There is no such thing as a perfect Boston Marathon. Clear skies, a cool breeze. History celebrated, history made. The clanging cowbells, the hollering college kids, and the boisterous crowds at their loudest and proudest. It was a day to make the most of their meteorological good luck (temperatures hit the low 60s) for the estimated more than half million who cheered the 30,000 runners on, at the 129th Boston Marathon. It was a day of firsts. Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi obliterated the record for fastest time among the women’s elite...