Mapei runner wins 2006 Boston Marathon

Mapei-sponsored marathon runner Rita Jeptoo of Kenya won the Women’s Division of the 110th Boston Marathon with a time of 2:28:38.Wearing the trademark MAPEI “cubes” and logo on her running outfit, Jeptoo came in 24th overall in a field of more than 22,000 men and women who entered the marathon.

Due to a late arrival, she did not have a chance to review the Correction In the May/June issue of Concrete Decor, a copyediting error changed the meaning of a sentence in our story on shotcrete.

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This was Jeptoo’s first American marathon.

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