Jan. 13, 2008, 12:41PM
Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish
Kenyan races to victory for his third title; repeat winner Tune sets record in women's event

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• Race results: Marathon | Half-Marathon

Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Chevron Houston Marathon in an official time of 2:12:32, his third win in the race.

Cheruiyot is only the second runner to win the event three times (2008, 2006, 2005) -- joining countryman Stephen Nbungu who had three consecutive wins from 1998-2000.

Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an official time of 2:24:40 — in the women's event today, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year. Tune is the first repeat winner since...