Boston Marathon Results. Women's race decided by 2 seconds.

wilheim · Apr 21, 2008

Robert Cheruiyot has won his fourth Boston Marathon today, running away
from the pack in a blistering unofficial time of 2 hours, 7 minutes,
47 seconds. In the women's race, Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina
Biktimirova to win by 2 seconds -- the closest finish in the event's history.

The Marathon had wire-to-wire winners in both the men's and women's
wheelchair divisions. Japan's Wakako Tsuchida won her second straight
title, finishing in 1 hour, 48 minutes, 32 seconds, besting her time from
last year by 5 minutes. On the men's side, South African Ernst Van Dyk
led from the start, finishing in 1:26:49 to win Boston for the seventh
time.

Source: Boston Globe..

RobFunk · Apr 21, 2008

Robert Cheruiyot is looking like the Lance Armstrong of Boston Marathons.

Four?!

wannabewhale · Apr 21, 2008

Any other runners on here??
I will be running the NYC Marathon in November....

X-Files · Apr 21, 2008

wilheim said:
Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina
Biktimirova to win by 2 seconds -- the closest finish in the event's history.

This sounds like a mixture of horsing racing & MMA.

ParanoidAndroid · Apr 21, 2008

wannabe whale said:
Any other runners on here??
I will be running the NYC Marathon in November....

I am. Did NYC last year, it was my 4th marathon. I also do tris.

wannabewhale · Apr 21, 2008

How did you do in NYC??
I want to get a qualifying time to Boston but it would take a miracle...
I thought about doing a small tri--the swimming would be fine--but I need to buy a bike

ParanoidAndroid · Apr 21, 2008

I did OK. It was at the end of a very long season, so I just did it as a "fun run" and had a great time. It let me see parts of NYC that I normally wouldn't and the atmosphere is great. Plus, running up First Ave is an experience every runner should have