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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.
John Joseph "Johnny" Kelley (December 24, 1930 – August 21, 2011) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games. [3] He was also a member of the United States Olympic teams of 1956 and 1960, competing in the marathon.
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. [1] Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics. [2]
Kelley ran his last full marathon at Boston in 1992 at the age of 84, his 61st start and 58th finish there. For two more years, he ran the last 7 miles (11 km). In 1993, a commemorative statue of Kelley was erected near the City Hall of Newton, Massachusetts , on the Boston Marathon course, one hill and about 1 mile (1.6 km) prior to the foot ...
Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan.Its central character is a teenage boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon [] in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma.
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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.
This page lists the final standings of the World Marathon Majors (and current standings of latest series), which was founded in 2006 and is made up of six annual races: the Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon and Tokyo Marathon (which was added to the World Marathon Majors in 2013). The ...