Course Records
The men's open course record (2:05:52) was set last year by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot. The women's open course record (2:20:43) was set in 2002 by Margaret Okayo.The men's wheelchair record (1:18:27) was set in 2004 by Ernst Van Dyk. The women's wheelchair record (1:34:22) was set in 1994 by Jean Driscoll.
Most Wins
Clarence DeMar (men's open) won 7 times between 1911-1930, Catherine Ndereba (women's open) won 4 times between 2000-2005, Ernst Van Dyk (men's wheelchair) won 9 times between 2001-2010, and Jean Driscoll won 8 times between 1990-2000. The U.S. has the most Boston Marathon wins in all categories, although 2005 was the last of these victories.
The Americans
Greg Meyer was the last to win the open male category (1983; 2:09:00), and the fastest time belongs to Alberto Salazar (1982; 2:08:52). Lisa Larsen Weidenbach was the last to win the open female category (1985; 2:34:06), and the fastest time belongs to Joan Benoit (1983; 2:22:43). Jim Knaub was the last and fastest male in the wheelchair category (1985; 1:22:17). Cheri Blauwet was the last to win the female wheelchair category (2005; 1:47:45), and Jean Driscoll was the fastest (1994; 1:34:22).
Joan Samuelson is running this year! http://www.baa.org/news-and-press/news-listing/2011/april/joan-benoit-samuelson-to-run-2011-boston-marathon.aspx
ReplyDeleteI just watched the coverage from last year and I think Ryan Hall beat Salazar's record for fastest American Boston Marathon time by 11 seconds.
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