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Ethiopia’s Lemi Berhanu Hayle easily won the 120th Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day with a time of 2:12:45. Hayle’s powerful close over the last 5K left last year’s winner Lelisa Desisa nearly a minute back

Desisa finished in second place in 2:13:32. Yemane Adhane Tsegay passed Wesley Korir to claim third place in 2:14:02. Korir finished fourth in 2:14:05.

2016 Boston Marathon Top 10 Male Results

1. Lemi Berhanu Hayle (Ethiopia) – 2:12:45
2. Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) – 2:13:32
3. Yemane Adhane Tsegay (Ethiopia) – 2:14:02
4. Wesley Korir (Kenya) – 2:14:05
5. Paul Lonyangata (Kenya) – 2:15:45
6. Sammy Kitwara (Kenya) – 2:16:43
7. Stephen Chebogut (Kenya) – 2:16:52
8. Abdi Nageeye (Netherlands) – 2:18:05
9. Getu Feleke (Ethiopia) – 2:18:46
10. Zachary Hine (USA) – 2:21:37

Congrats to Zachary Hine on being the first finisher from the United States. He finished in 2:21:37.

Ethiopia’s Atsede Baysa surprised almost everyone by winning the 120th Boston Marathon. She was the top female to finish after passing Tirfi Tsegaye in the last 10K and just getting stronger and stronger until she reached the finish line. She beat Tsegaye by 44 seconds.

Tsegaye finished in 2:30:03. Third place went to Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) in 2:30:50.

2016 Boston Marathon Top 10 Female Results

1. Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:29:19
2. Tirfi Tsegaye (Ethiopia) – 2:30:03
3. Joyce Chepkirui (Kenya) – 2:30:50
4. Jelena Prokopcuka (LVA) – 2:32:28
5. Valentine Kipketer (Kenya) – 2:33:13
6. Flomena Cheyech Daniel (Kenya) – 2:33:40
7. Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia) – 2:33:56
8. Fate Tola (Ethiopia) – 2:34:38
9. Neely Spence Gracey (USA) – 2:35:00
10. Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) – 2:37:31

Congrats to Neely Spence Gracey on being the first female finisher from the United States. She ran a strong race and finished in 2:35:00 with a big gap over second American, Sarah Crouch.

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Kenneth Williams finished the Boston Marathon in 4:57:51. It’s about Kenneth’s 14th Boston Marathon finish. Congrats, Kenneth! #RunItFast

RIF’s Linzie Starr finished the Boston Marathon in 5:19:43. Congrats!! #RunItFast

Run It Fast’s Angie Whitworth Pace finished the Boston Marathon in 4:28:30. Congrats, Angie!!! #RunItFast

Run It Fast’s Kendra Fields Schoffstall finishes the Boston Marathon in 4:38:36. Congrats, Kendra!! #RunItFast

He did it! RIF #33 Robin Robbins finished the Boston Marathon in 4:12:11. Congrats, Robin! Dreams do come true with a vision and hard work. Proud of you my friend! ‪#‎HylandsFYFL‬ ‪#‎RunItFast‬

Legendary RIF member Dallas Smith, at 75 yo, finishes another Boston Marathon. This one in 4;07:25. #RunItFast

Run It Fast’s Aimee Shilling finishes in 3:53:03. Congrats, Aimee!

Run It Fast members Cary Morgan finishes 3:46:05 and Jen Metcalf finishes in 3:54:36.

Run It Fast’s Kevin Gerteisen finishes in 3:47:30.

Run It Fast’s Nadia Ruiz finishes in 3:35:43.

Run It Fast’s Michelle Bischoff finishes strong with a time of 3:34:11. Congrats, Michelle! #RunItFast

RIF’s Linzie Starr hits halfway in 2:19:03. Projected for a 4:42 finish.

Run It Fast’s David Dye finishes in 4:01:03.

Run It Fast’s Dean Karnazes finishes in 3:48:58.

Mas Korima’s Patrick Sweeney finishes in 3:23:13.

#HylandsFYFL Robin Robbins hits halfway in 2:00:28.

Run It Fast’s Tim Christoni finishes the Boston Marathon in 3:11:39.

RIF Angie Whitworth Pace hits half in 2:08:55. Tim Christoni is at 40k and close to a finish.

RIF Roy Tamaz 1:54:15 half marathon split.

Run It Fast member rundown:

• Robin Robbins 10K in 56:07
• Dallas Smith 10K in 53:57
• Angie Whitworth Pace 15K in 1:26:27
• Jen Metcalf 15K in 1:21:20
• David Dye 25K in 2:03:01
• Michelle Bischof 15K in  1:15:08
• Aimee Shilling 15K in 1:15:16
• Roy Tamaz 15K in 1:19:47
• Tim Christoni 30K in 2:13:20
• Kendra Fields Schoffstall 10K in 58:11
• Kevin Gerteisen 25K in 2:05:21

Congrats to the top 3 men and women:

Men

1. Lemi Berhanu Hayle (Ethiopia) – 2:12:45
2. Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) – 2:13:32
3. Yemane Adhane Tsegay (Ethiopia) – 2:14:02

Women

1. Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:29:19
2. Tirfi Tsegaye (Ethiopia) – 2:30:03
3. Joyce Chepkirui (Kenya) – 2:30:50

Tsegay takes Korir for 3rd place. Korir finishes in 4th.

Desisa, last year’s champ, finishes in 2nd place.

Lemi Berhanu Hayle (Ethiopia) WINS the 120th Boston Marathon in 2:12:45. Hayle is just 21 years old.

Men: Hayle has a dominating lead. It’s been a coronation jaunt for him the last few miles. He will win the Boston Marathon.

Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) is the female winner of the 120th Boston Marathon in 2:29:19 in a remarkable come from behind win.

Less than a mile left for Baysa and she is in control and will win the Boston Marathon barring an absolute disaster. She’s left the field and Tsegaye far behind.

Baysa is in a solid lead now by about 10 seconds. She is looking strong and getting stronger as she passes 40k.

The women are neck in neck now between Tsegaye and Baysa.

Tsegaye is currently leading the women with about a 5 second lead over Joyce.

Run It Fast’s David Dye has hit the half way point in 1:39:57.

Top 3 women through 35k

1. Tirfi Tsegaye 2:04:19
2. Joyce Chepkirui 2:04:29
3. Valentine Kipketer 2:04:40

Run It Fast’s Robin Robbins has been spotted before the start of his race. He’s part of the Hylands Find Your Finish Line team. Robin’s journey and story to get to this race is quite amazing.

Mas Korima’s Patrick Sweeney hits the half way point in 1:25:35 wearing Luna sandals and a kilt.

At the half way point the top men stand as:

1. Yemane Tsegay – 1:06:45
2. Getu Feleke – 1:06:46
3. Lemi Hayle – 1:06:46

At the half way point the top three women stand as:

1. Tirfi Tsegaye – 1:15:33
2. Valentine Kipketer – 1:15:34
3. Joyce Chepkirui – 1:15:34

Wind currently at 10mph

Late start to our 120th Boston Marathon live coverage. Someone had to get the kids ready for and to school this morning.

Ryan Hall, who holds the fastest U.S. marathon time ever recorded in 2:04:58, is retiring from competitive racing at the age 0f 33 according to a detailed article about his career in the N.Y. Times.

The reason is due to extreme fatigue and chronically low testosterone which is limiting Hall to minimal training.

Hall, 33, who was one of the last remaining hopes for an American front-runner in this summer’s Olympic marathon, is succumbing to chronically low testosterone levels and fatigue so extreme, he says, that he can barely log 12 easy miles a week.

Most fans of the sport always felt Hall was on the verge of that major marathon win, but it never transpired as his body seemed to break down often and limit his training.

“I’ve explored every issue to get back to the level I’ve been at, and my body is not responding. I realized that it was time to stop striving, to finally be satisfied and decide ‘mission accomplished.’ ”

Hall is at peace with his decision according to his wife, fellow runner, Sara Hall. The couple recently adopted four Ethiopian sisters.

We wish Ryan and his family the best of luck in his retirement. He’s one of the most well-known U.S. marathoners of all time and a great example to many young runners that they too can become a great American long distance runner.

My 100th Race!

My name is Lisa Gonzales and I am RIF #5 (Run It Fast Club). This past weekend, I ran my 100th race! If anyone had told me 10 years ago that I would be running 100 races, including marathons and ultras, I would have said they were crazy. But racing is so fun! And addicting!

I have been keeping track of my races in my running & cycling log (an Excel spreadsheet) because I’m a numbers geek and it makes me happy to see all that I’ve done. The bonus to keeping them in Excel means I can keep a few stats on them. Here’s a summary:

Race Distances:
Ultras – 8
Marathons – 15
Halfs – 36
10Ks – 14
5Ks – 17
Other races – 10

Races in California: 77 (not surprising since I live in Southern California!)
Races in other states: 23 (AZ-5, KY-1, NM-1, NV-4, NY-1, OR-1, SD-3, TN-4, TX-1, UT-1, WA-1)

Races By Year
2009 – 2
2010 – 4
2011 – 12
2012 – 29
2013 – 19
2014 – 14
2015 – 20

I took 9 months off in 2013/2014 because I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on 9/30/14 and I had to have surgery and 6 rounds of chemo. If not for cancer, I would have hit 100 sooner. One of things that made me so angry at cancer was how many races I had to miss. Racing, to me, is a party and I was mad that I missed so many parties! Sure, it hurts when you run hard and sometimes you want to puke your guts out at the end of a race… but I love seeing friends and running with people who are just like me and knowing that you left everything you had on the course is very satisfying!

So without further ado, here are the races I’ve run since April 2009.

1. 4/5/09 – Renegade 3 Mile Trail Run – San Dimas, CA – The start of my addiction. This race was hilly, hot, and hard but I was proud of myself for finishing it. 
2. 11/28/09 – San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K – San Dimas, CA
3. 2/14/10 – Lost Dutchman Half Marathon – Apache Junction, AZ
4. 5/2/10 – Eugene Marathon – Eugene, OR – This race finishes in Hayward Field. Very cool to run on the track where so many fast, fast, runners have raced.
5. 10/10/10 – Mohawk Hudsom River Marathon – Albany, NY
6. 11/27/10 – San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K – San Dimas, CA
7. 1/22/11 – Buffalo Run Half Marathon – Catalina Island, CA
8. 2/20/11 – Lost Dutchman Marathon – Apache Junction, AZ – This is a very cool race. Fun start and fun course. This was the first marathon I did where I actually ran the whole thing. 
9. 4/9/11 – Labor Of Love Half Marathon – Lovell Canyon, NV – I won my Age Group!
10. 4/10/11 – Labor of Love Half Marathon – Lovell Canyon, NV – I won the Women’s Half Marathon on the 2nd day! I wasn’t sure that running back to back half marathons was a good idea but it went really well, even with the big hill! It was my first time going sub 2 hours too. Woo!
    

    Labor of Love Half Marathon

11. 6/25/11 – Seattle Rock & Roll Half Marathon – Seattle, WA – This is where I set my half marathon PR.
12. 7/4/11 – Freedom 5000 – Claremont, CA
13. 8/28/11 – Santa Rosa Marathon – Santa Rosa, CA – This is where I set my marathon PR.
14. 10/16/11 – A Hurricane Jem 16.5 Trail Run – Hurricane, UT
15. 11/26/11 – San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K – San Dimas, CA
16. 12/4/11 – Las Vegas Rock & Roll Half Marathon – Las Vegas, NV
17. 12/31/11 – New Years One Day 12 Hour (45.6 miles) – San Francisco, CA- My first ultra! And I picked a 12 Hour! LOL. This was a really fun race with great views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz. It ended at midnight on New Year’s Eve and we watched the fireworks go off over the city. Very cool!
18. 1/7/12 – Southern California Half Marathon – Irvine, CA
19. 1/28/12 – Wild Horse Trail Half Marathon – Chula Vista, CA
20. 2/4/12 – Jackson Jackass 50K – Jackson, TN – This was my first 50K and it was a mudfest!
21. 2/26/12 – La Jolla Canyon 50K – Malibu, CA
22. 3/11/12 – Mesquite Canyon 30K – Waddell, AZ
23. 4/22/12 – Foxy Trail Half Marathon – Rancho Bernardo, CA
24. 5/6/12 – Safari Park Half Marathon – San Diego, CA
25. 5/26/12 – Nanny Goat 12 Hour (45 miles) – Riverside, CA
26. 6/10/12 – Cougar Trail Half Marathon – San Diego, CA
27. 6/23/12 – Billy Goat Half Marathon Hill Climb – Corona, CA – This is a challenging but fun race. “It ain’t got but one hill” but it’s 6.5 miles long.
28. 6/30/12 – Mojave Narrows Half Marathon – Victorville, CA
29. 7/5/12 – Freedom 5000 – Claremont, CA
30. 7/14/12 – Stonewall Peak Half Marathon – Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, CA – This was one of the prettiest races I’ve done. This was the first race I got lost at but only added about a mile onto my race. Oh, and I got stung by a bee on my ear! What an adventure!
    

    Stonewall Peak Half Marathon

31. 8/5/12 – ET Full Moon Midnight 51K – Rachel, NV- This race is a SciFi running geek’s dream. You run during a full moon at midnight out near Area 51! I’m pretty sure I saw some strange lights out there. 
32. 8/19/12 – Leading Ladies Marathon – Spearfish, SD
33. 9/2/12 – Disneyland Half Marathon – Anaheim, CA – The start of my runDisney addiction! Seriously love these races. 
34. 9/8/12 – Endure the Bear 15K – Big Bear Lake, CA
35. 9/15/12 – Summer Spectacular 50K – Santa Monica, CA – This is where I set my 50K PR! And then spent the rest of the day in ER from heatstroke. I do not recommend doing that! But I got a PR!
36. 9/29/12 – Big Sur Trail Marathon – Big Sur, CA
37. 10/14/12 – Raptor Ridge Trail Half Marathon – Escondido, CA
38. 10/27/12 – Javelina Jundred (100K) – Fountain Hills, AZ – This was my first 100 mile attempt. Well, my only attempt so far. I dropped to the 100K though.
39. 11/11/12 – Malibu International Marathon – Malibu, CA
40. 11/18/12 – Flying Monkey Marathon – Nashville, TN – This is a very popular race put on by Run It Fast Club member Trent Rosenbloom. I was unlucky enough to get into the lottery for it in 2012! It’s a gorgeous place to run but watch out for the Flying Monkeys! And the hills! 
    

    Flying Monkey Marathon

41. 11/22/12 – ARR Thanksgiving Day Classic 10 Mile – Peoria, AZ
42. 11/24/12 – San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K – San Dimas, CA
43. 12/8/12 – Santa Monica/Venice Christmas Run 10K – Santa Monica, CA
44. 12/8/12 – Santa Monica/Venice Christmas Run 5K – Santa Monica, CA – I loved doing the Double. You ran the 10K first and then the 5K. Sadly, they aren’t doing the double this year.
45. 12/9/12 – Holiday Half Marathon – Pomona, CA
46. 12/15/12 – Paramount Ranch Trail Half Marathon – Calabasas, CA
47. 12/16/12 – Holly Jolly Half Marathon – Camarillo, CA
48. 1/5/13 – New Years Race Half Marathon – Los Angeles, CA
49. 1/27/13 – Calico Trail Runs 30K – Calico Ghost Town, CA – The scenery in this race is amazing and you finish in a ghost town. What’s not to love?
50. 2/3/13 – Surf City Half Marathon – Huntington Beach, CA
51. 2/17/13 – Bandit 30K – Simi Valley, CA
52. 2/23/13 – Rohring Round The Clock 6HR – Bonita, CA
53. 3/10/13 – Snoopy Coaster Run 10K – Buena Park, CA
54. 3/17/13 – Bataan Memorial Death March – White Sands, NM – This race is amazing! Definitely one of my favorites. It’s run at the White Sands Missile Range and it’s a very emotional and moving race that honors the survivors and those who lost their lives in the Bataan Death March. 
    

    Bataan Memorial Death March

55. 3/30/13 – Chino Hills Trail Run Series 15 Miler – Chino Hills, CA
56. 4/6/13 – Hollywood Half Marathon – Hollywood, CA
57. 4/13/13 – Griffith Park Trail Marathon – Los Angeles, CA
58. 5/5/13 – OC Half Marathon – Newport Beach, CA
59. 5/19/13 – Horseshoe Lake Trail Marathon – Palo Alto, CA – I celebrated my birthday with a marathon. 
60. 6/1/13 – Fontana Days 5K – Fontana, CA
61. 6/2/13 – San Diego Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon, San Diego, CA
62. 6/8/13 – Run Under The Stars (50K) – Paducah, KY – Running for 10 hours under the stars in circles on a horse track doesn’t sound like a lot of fun but it is a blast!
63. 6/24/13 – Asphalt Jackal Marathon – Pinson, TN
64. 7/4/13 – Freedom 5000 – Claremont, CA
65. 7/7/13 – Costume Party Half Marathon – San Diego, CA – This was the last race I really ran before everything went down with cancer. It had the largest medal I’ve received!
    

    Costume Party Half Marathon

66. 8/10/13 – Dove Canyon Half Marathon – Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – My last race before my doctor said I had to stop running. It wasn’t a spectacular run for me but it was fun and I was happy to finish.
67. 5/17/14 – Renegade 3 Mile Trail Run – San Dimas, CA – My first race post cancer. I went back to my first race from back in 2009. I thought it was a fun way to get back into racing. I was still battling fatigue from the chemo so my time was about the same as back in 2009. 
68. 6/7/14 – Fontana Days 5K – Fontana, CA
69. 7/4/14 – Freedom 5000 – Claremont, CA
70. 8/17/14 – Leading Ladies Half Marathon – Spearfish, SD
71. 9/21/14 – Girls On The Go 10K – San Dimas, CA
72. 9/27/14 – San Dimas 5K – San Dimas, CA
73. 10/11/14 – Brian’s Home Run 5K – Fontana, CA – 3rd in my Age Group! Starting to finally feel like my old self again.
74. 10/26/14 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half – Los Angeles, CA
75. 11/16/14 – Avengers Half Marathon – Anaheim, CA
76. 11/22/14 – San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K – San Dimas, CA
77. 11/27/14 – Claremont Turkey Trot 5K – Claremont, CA
78. 12/6/14 – Santa Monica/Venice Christmas Run 10K – Santa Monica, CA
79. 12/6/14 – Santa Monica/Venice Christmas Run 5K – Santa Monica, CA
80. 12/14/14 – Dallas Half Marathon – Dallas, TX – First time visiting Texas! Great race and a lot of fun. Got to see lots of friends and fellow RIFers here.
81. 1/3/15 – Resolution Run 10K – Los Angeles, CA
82. 1/18/15 – Star Wars Half Marathon – Anaheim, CA
83. 2/1/15 – Surf City Half Marathon – Huntington Beach, CA
84. 2/21/15 – Cummins Falls Half Marathon, Cummins Falls State Park, TN – This was my first race in snow & ice and I didn’t die! Hey, I’m from So Cal, it was 80 degrees when I flew it out. It was worth it though it was a fun race and I won my Age Group! 
    

    Cummins Falls Half Marathon

85. 3/8/15 – Snoopy Coaster Run 10K – Buena Park, CA – 10K PR! I love this race! Mostly because I love Snoopy but also because you run through Knott’s Berry Farm and there is pie at the finish! Also, did I mention the pie?
86. 3/15/15 – Los Angeles Marathon – Los Angeles, CA – This was my first marathon post cancer. I swore I was never going to do big city races again but this one was a great race. It was really well organized, you see some great sights, and the crowd support is awesome. I signed for 2016!
87. 4/4/15 – Peter Cottontail 5K – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
88. 4/18/15 – Cosmo 7K – Pomona, CA – 1st in my Age Group! This is a women’s only run.
89. 5/4/15 – OC Half Marathon – Newport Beach, CA
90. 5/9/15 – Tinkerbell 10K – Anaheim, CA
91. 5/10/15 – TinkerBell Half Marathon – Anaheim, CA – This was another race that I missed because of cancer. I was supposed to run it in January 2014 but had chemo just a few days before it so did not get to do it. So happy to finally run it!
92. 5/16/15 – Renegade 3 Mile Trail Run – San Dimas, CA
93. 6/6/15 – Fontana Days 5K – Fontana, CA – 5K PR and 2nd in my Age Group! This is a very fast course. The half marathon fills up fast because it is a great PR course.
94. 7/4/15 – Freedom 5000 – Claremont, CA
95. 8/16/15 – Leading Ladies Marathon – Spearfish, SD
96. 9/5/15 – Disneyland 10K – Anaheim, CA
97. 9/6/15 – Disneyland Half Marathon – Anaheim, CA – My favorite part of runDisney races is dressing up. This was my 3rd time running as Minnie Mouse. I was Chewbacca Minnie at the Star Wars Half! LOL!
98. 9/20/15 – Girls On The Go 10K – San Dimas, CA – 1st in my Age Group!
99. 10/11/15 – Long Beach Marathon – Long Beach, CA – This was a hot day! Like 98 but I finished! It was the completion of the Beach Cities Challenge (Surf City, OC, and Long Beach) so I was really happy. I had started the Challenge in 2013 but didn’t get to complete it because I had surgery just 2 weeks before Long Beach. Every time I ran a race that I missed because of cancer, I considered it a Revenge Race. Getting to run/race again is the best revenge of that stupid, ugly disease. I win!
100. 10/25/15 – Terrifying 10 Miler – Dana Point, CA – 2nd in my Age Group running as a Pirate! Hard course but great race.

You may have noticed I have a few races that I repeat every year: Renegade 3 Mile Trail Run, Fontana Days Run 5K, Freedom 5000, San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K, Snoopy Coaster Run 10K, runDisney races. These are local races that are a lot of fun! But mostly I use racing to travel and see places I’ve never been. I don’t have a specific plan to race in all 50 States but I’m sure I will eventually. I keep saying I will race less. I don’t know if that’s going to happen though. We’ll see…

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Harriette Thompson is now the oldest woman to ever run at marathon after she completed the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon this morning at the age of 92-years old. She finished with a time of 7 hours 24 minutes.

Thompson has run the San Diego Marathon 16x and ran a 7:07 last year to set the record for 90 years and older. She started running marathons when she turned 76-years old.

According to ATHLinks Thompson ran a 44:26 5K two weeks prior. She ran a 6:27:03 at the 2009 San Diego Marathon

Congrats to Harriette in showing the world that anything is possible if we will just get out there and try it.

source/photo: Competitor

Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa easily won the 2015 Boston Marathon on Monday morning in Boston with a winning time of 2:09:17.

Second place went to Desisa’s fellow countryman Yemane Adhane Tsegay in 2:09:48, with third place going to Kenya’s Wilson Chebet in 2:10:22.

Desisa becomes a rare two-time winner of the prestigious race. He won the race back in 2013 when the Boston Marathon Bombings took place. After the race he gave his winning medal to the city of Boston.

Desisa’s two Boston Marathon wins are sandwiched around American Meb Keflezighi’s win last year in 2014. Meb finished in 8th place with a time of 2:12:42.

The highest finishing American this year was Dathan Ritzenhein in 2:11:20.

2015 Boston Marathon Top 10 Results (Male)

1. Lelisa Desisa (ETH) – 2:09:17
2. Yemane Adhane Tsegay (ETH) – 2:09:48
3. Wilson Chebet (KEN) – 2:10:22
4. Bernard Kipyego (KEN) – 2:10:47
5. Wesley Korir (KEN) – 2:10:49
6. Frankline Chepkwony (KEN) – 2:10:52
7. Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) – 2:11:20
8. Meb Keflezighi (USA) – 2:12:42
9. Tadese Tola (ETH) – 2:13:35
10. Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) – 2:13:52

Caroline Rotich was the female winner of the 2015 Boston Marathon

Congrats to all of the Boston Marathon finishers on Monday!

Kenya’s Caroline Rotich had an amazing finish, blasting past Mare Dibaba (ETH) in the last 200 yards in becoming the 2015 female winner of the Boston Marathon. Rotich’s winning time was 2:24:55 with Dibaba in 2:24:59.

Third place went to Ethiopia’s Buzunesh Deba in 2:25:09.  Fourth place went to American Desiree Linden in 2:25:39.

2015 Boston Marathon Top 10 Women

1. Caroline Rotich (KEN) – 2:24:55
2. Mare Dibaba (ETH) – 2:24:59
3. Buzunesh Deba (ETH) – 2:25:09
4. Desiree Linden (USA) – 2:25:39
5. Sharon Cherop (KEN) – 2:26:05
6. Caroline Kilel (KEN) – 2:26:40
7. Aberu Kebede (ETH) – 2:26:52
8. Shure Demise (ETH) – 2:27:14
9. Shalane Flanagan (USA) – 2:27:47
10. Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) – 2:29:07

Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa Wins the 2015 Boston Marathon (Results)

Congrats to all of the finishers of the Boston Marathon!

The big news today and all over social media was that the Boston Marathon finish line was shoveled out from under snow by a local bartender.

Tune back in tomorrow to see if anyone has done anything to solve world hunger or the sex trade industry.

Now ESPN’s Darren Rovell is reporting that, “Adidas has offered the guy who shoveled the Boston Marathon finish line (@loodini) an entry in this year’s race.”

Tabatha Hamilton was the female winner of the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon on Saturday finishing in 2:55:39 seconds. A very fast time for a female finisher of any marathon. And even more impressive is the way she closed in posting one of the biggest negative splits in marathon history by running the last 13.1 miles in 49 minutes, after she had, in comparison, slowly ran the first half in 2 hours 6 minutes and 51 seconds.

Red flags were flown immediately upon analysis of the numbers and the race officials of the race disqualified Hamilton for finishing too fast aka cheating.

Race officials determined that it was impossible for Hamilton to cover the last half of the marathon in 49 minutes after finishing the first 13.1 miles in 2:06:51, according to the Chattanooga Track Club.

The 31-year-old Trenton, Ga., resident told at least one person, when asked if she did the full marathon, that she ran all 26.2 miles, crossed the final timing mat at 2 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds.

She was removed from the official results Sunday night.

Contacted early this afternoon, Hamilton told the Times Free Press that no one had told her she had been disqualified, and she insisted again that she completed the full marathon. She disputed the reported time for her first 13.1 miles, saying that her husband was looking at his watch as she ran by and called out to her then that she was at 1:36:51. [Chattanooga Times Free Press

Nashville’s Lillian Gilmer, from Nashville, finished a distance second in 3:21:28 to Hamilton but having actually ran all 26.2 miles. Gilmer has now been named the rightful winner of the 2014 Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon. Congratulations to Lillian!

More and more stories of cheating are starting to pop up at marathons and ultramarathons across the country. There is also probably a good bit of doping going on as well by those looking for a competitive edge to be the king or queen of the amateurs.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the New York City Marathon that took place on November 2, 2014 in New York City, New York.

More NYC Marathon Medals Over the Years

• New York City Marathon Medal 2014
• New York City Marathon Medal 2013
• New York City Marathon Medal 2011

MORE PHOTOS OF MARATHON/ULTRA MEDALS AND BUCKLES

[medal photo submitted by Jorge Angel – @777jaah]