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The 2009 Boston Marathon was the 113rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Deriba Merga in a time of 2:08:42 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Salina Kosgei in 2:32:16.
Since 1990, the Boston Marathon has been ineligible for world records, as the start and finish are too far away from each other, and the race is a net downhill. [13] In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai won the race in 2:03:02, which was the world's fastest time for the marathon, beating the official world record by 57 seconds.
William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon.Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities ... Bizunesh Deba of Ethiopia was eventually named women's winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, ...
Although the Boston Marathon was born next door in Ashland, where 15 men toed a line near Metcalf's Mill in 1897, the start was moved to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform with a new international ...
The next year, she won the 2009 Lisbon Half Marathon, [15] and placed third in the 2009 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:32:25. She finished tenth in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 2:27:48. Goucher became pregnant in early 2010 and took a season away from competition as a result. [16]
This year's Boston Marathon fundraising total easily surpassed the previous record of $40.2 million set last year, according to the B.A.A. ... Check out photos of runners, fans and winners.
Chebet won the Boston Marathon on Monday for the second year in a row — posting a time of 2 The post Kenyan runners sweep the Boston marathon appeared first on TheGrio. ... Heisman Trophy winner ...