Congrats to the Two Kenyans Who Won Boston Marathon!! (1006 hits)
BOSTON — With a brisk wind at his back and a determined countryman on his shoulder to push him down the stretch, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya pulled away from Moses Mosop in the final quarter-mile Monday to win the 115th Boston Marathon. His time, 2 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds, was the fastest marathon run by nearly a minute, and it smashed the course record, set last year, by nearly three minutes.
In Monday’s women’s race, Kenya’s Caroline Kilel, also making her Boston debut, won in equally enthralling fashion, outlasting the American Desiree Davila to record a two-second victory in 2:22:36. Davila’s time was the fastest ever run by an American woman in Boston. The winners received $150,000. Mutai received an additional $75,000 for setting a course record ($25,000) and for posting a world best ($50,000.) Tom Grilk, the executive director of the Boston Athletic Association, which sponsors the race, called Mutai’s performance “a once-in-a-lifetime moment.”
The United States has not had a men’s winner in Boston since 1983 or a woman’s champion since 1985. Although that drought continued, several Americans were among the top finishers.
