Wow!! What an incredible race!! From Ryan Hall and his infectious positive attitude and aggressive race strategy, to USA runner Desiree Davlila's stunning second place finish, just 4 seconds behind the leader, this was a marathon to watch! Exciting from start to finish, the conditions were perfect for record worthy times.
In the men's race Ryan Hall set the pace early, faster than world record pace, and continued to run out front for much of the race. Though eventually passed by three runners for a final fourth place finish, two of which were nearly a minute faster than the current world record. This was the best USA marathon performance in history! When challenged on the wisdom of his strategy, Ryan just smiles and says he uses the excitement and runs better that way. None can argue, he ran a 2:04:58, the fastest marathon ever run in any conditions my an American!! The incredible thing for Ryan is the importance of this performance for him because of the scrutinization of the running world for his self coaching in the last year and a sub par half marathon race recently. Way to go Ryan!!!!!!
The women's race was equally exciting with American runner Desiree Davila jockeying back in forth between 1st and 3rd for much of the second half of the race. Even in the last straight away, Davila pulled ahead for a moment and ultimately finished in epic style in 2nd place!! The highest U.S. ranking in a Boston marathon in decades! Kara Goucher came in 5th with an incredible personal best of 2:24:52, just months after giving birth to her son last September! Amazing!
Congratulations to all the finishers of this historic race! A special shout out to good friends Chuck Engle, Molly Paterno, Gina DiCello, Beth Lowen'thon and Ian Sharman for their Boston finishes!! You guys rock!! I'll join you next year!
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