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Kenyans Sweep 2011 Boston Marathon, Men In New World Record

By ⋅ April 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel won the 2011 Boston Men’s and Women’s Marathons in 2:03:02 and 2:22:26, respectively. Mutai’s time set a new world record by nearly a minute, smashing Haile Gebrselasssie’s 2008 Berlin Marathon finish of 2:03:59 (though given that the Boston Marathon includes downhills and tail winds, the record is officially “unofficial”). [...]

Marathon Monday: Boston at its Best

By ⋅ April 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This past week has been huge for Boston sports. The Celtics and Bruins are killing their respective first-round playoff series, the Red Sox are kicking off their season (albeit in a mediocre fashion by Red Sox standards), and the Patriots drafted Tim Tebow. OK, so the Pats didn’t get Tebow, but Belichick-disciple Josh McDaniels did. [...]

Boston Marathon Brings Some Surprises

By ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

There was no surprise on the men’s side of the Boston Marathon, as Kenya’s Robert Cheruiyot won by recording the sixth-fastest time in Marathon history (2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds). He took home the richest prize for any marathon in the world: $150,000. He won by a full 27 seconds and coasted for most [...]

Lance Armstrong to Run in Boston Marathon

By ⋅ January 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Lance Armstrong will apparently run in the Boston Marathon this April. He qualified for the race by finishing last year’s New York City Marathon in 2:46:43. The Boston qualifying time for men ages 35-39 is 3:15. So Lance should be good to go. Armstrong is a 7-time Tour de France winner after recovering from testicular [...]

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