Boston Marathon

Happy Patriots Day! This one goes out to Heidi Koski who I promised I would write a blog on the Boston marathon if she agreed to follow my blog. So Heidi, here you go:

Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai won the 115th running of the Boston Marathon today in 2 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Process that for a second. 2:03:02. That's the fastest recorded time anyone has EVER run 26.2 miles. The previous fastest time was 2:03:59 set by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. I ran a half marathon once and it took me 1:45:48 to finish. And I was dead. This guy could've pretty much run the half marathon course twice in the time it took me to run it once. That's unreal... The women's race was won by Caroline Kilel to give Kenya the sweep. Kilel finished with a time of 2:22:36.

The Americans fared well today also with Ryan Hall placing 4th in the men's race with the fastest time in American history at 2:04:58 while Desiree Davila was just 2 seconds away from winning the women's race finishing at 2:22:38. Another American woman, Kara Goucher placed 5th at 2:24:52. No American, male or female, has won Boston since 1985.

Top Ten Men

1. Geoffrey Mutai 2:03:02 - Kenya
2. Moses Mosop 2:03:06 - Kenya
3. Gebregziabher Gebremariam 2:04:53 - Ethopia
4. Ryan Hall 2:04:58 - USA
5. Abreham Cherkos 2:06:13 - Ethiopia
6. Robert Kiprono Cheuiyot 2:06:43 - Kenya
7. Philip Kimutai Sanga 2:07:10 - Kenya
8. Deressa Chimsa 2:07:39 - Ethiopia
9. Bekana Daba 2:08:03 - Ethiopia
10. Robert Kipchumba 2:08:44 - Kenya

Top Ten Women

1. Caroline Kilel 2:22:36 - Kenya
2. Desiree Davila 2:22:38 - USA
3. Sharon Cherop 2:22:42 - Kenya
4. Caroline Rotich 2:24:26 - Kenya
5. Kara Goucher 2:24:52 - USA
6. Dire Tune 2:25:08 - Ethiopia
7. Werknesh Kidane 2:26:15 - Ethiopia
8. Yolanda Caballero 2:26:17 - Colombia
9. Alice Timbilili 2:26:34 - Kenya
10. Yuliya Ruban 2:27:00 - Ukraine