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Salina Kosgei during the race. 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.
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon ... The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established a record as the world's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants, 36,748 ...
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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.
The race's organizers say nonbinary athletes won't have to register with the men's or women's divisions and provided qualifying times to guide their training.
All five World Marathon Majors had Gold Label status. The series included a total of 49 road races, 19 Gold and 30 Silver. The series included a total of 49 road races, 19 Gold and 30 Silver. In terms of distance, 34 races were marathons, 8 were half marathons, 5 were 10K runs, and 2 were held over other distances.
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.