From Runner’s World online coverage of Boston…
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai Runs 2:03:02 Marathon, Fastest Ever; Ryan Hall Fourth In American Fastest 2:04:58
2011/04/18 5:52 pm
By Amby Burfoot
On the world’s most hallowed annual-marathon course, on a spiffy, cool day, in a race full of world-class marathoners, Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai, 29, sprinted down a pulsating Boylston Street to break the Boston Marathon finish tape in 2:03:02, by far the fastest marathon ever run. His countryman Moses Mosop, 25, running his first marathon, crossed the line just 4 seconds later.
Both easily surpassed the current 2:03:59 marathon world record of Haile Gebrselassie. However, today’s Boston times will receive an asterisk in the record books, due to the point-to-point nature of the historic Hopkinton-to-Copley Square Boston course. (See this story to fully understand the issues involved.)
American marathon star Ryan Hall led through most of the first 10 miles, and eventually finished fourth in 2:03:58, five seconds behind third-place finisher Gebre Gebremariam, who won last fall’s New York City Marathon. Hall’s time is the fastest ever run by an American marathoner, eclipsing the former mark of Khalid Khannouchi, 2:05:38. Hall’s time will also get an asterisk in the books.
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