Posted on 21 April 2014. Tags: Adil Annani, boston, boston marathon, Frankline Chepwony, Jeffrey Eggleston, Joel Kimurer, Markos Geneti, Massachusetts, meb keflezighi, Nick Arciniaga, Paul Lonyangata, photos, results, Vitaliy Shafar, Wilson Chebet
American Meb Keflezighi won the 118th Boston Marathon earlier today with a time of 2:08:37.
Meb after the race, “It was my dream to win Boston and to make it just like the Red Sox did and do the same thing for the people.”
He kept looking over his shoulder the last three miles to see how much distance he had on Chebet. He stated afterwards, “Looking back is not a bad thing, it can save you a win.”
He had enough left in his tank to hold off Kenya’s Wilson Chebet who finished 11 seconds behind the San Diego native in 2:08:48. Chebet’s fellow countryman Frankline Chepwony finished just two seconds behind him in 2:08:50.
Top 10 Boston Marathon Male Finishers:
1. Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, Calif.) 2:08:37
2. Wilson Chebet (KEN) 2:08:48
3. Frankline Chepwony (KEN) 2:08:50
4. Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) 2:09:37
5. Markos Geneti (ETH) 2:09:50
6. Joel Kimurer (KEN) 2:11:03
7. Nick Arciniaga (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 2:11:47
8. Jeffrey Eggleston (Boulder, Colo.) 2:11:57
9. Paul Lonyangata (KEN) 2:12:34
10. Adil Annani (MAR) 2:12:43
Super congrats to Meb on such a historic day in Boston. Chebet and Chepwony were great as well reaching the podium. Congrats as well to fellow Americans Nick Arciniaga and Adil Annani on their top 10 finishes.
American Ryan Hall finished in 20th place in 2:17:50.
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Posted on 16 April 2012. Tags: Bernard Kipyego, boston marathon, Hideaki Tamura, Jason Hartmann, Jaston Hartmann, Laban Korir, Levy Matebo, Michel Butter, results, wesley korir, Wilson Chebet, winner, winning
Kenyan Wesley Korir won the 116th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2012, with a time of 2:12:40.
Korir said afterwards in his come from behind victory, “So let me go at a consistent pace and let me see if I can catch up with them.”
“Near mile 20, someone shouted that I was in sixth. I knew if I went too hard, too soon, that I would cramp up. I saw the guys in front of me and I thought, ‘Let me get fifth.’ Then I passed the guy in fourth and I thought wow, ‘I could get fourth.’ When I saw the guy in front of him, I thought, ‘Wow, I could get on the podium.'”
Korir took home $150,000.00 for winning the Boston Marathon.
Kenyans rounded out the podium with Levy Matebo in second place and Kipyego in third.
American Jason Hartmann took 4th place.
2012 Boston Marathon Elite Male Results
- Wesley Korir (KEN) – 2:12:40
- Levy Matebo (KEN)- 2:13:06
- Bernard Kipyego (KEN) – 2:13:13
- Jason Hartmann (USA) – 2:14:30
- Wilson Chebet (KEN) – 2:14:56
- Laban Korir (KEN) – 2:15:29
- Michel Butter (NED) – 2:16:38
- David Barmasai (KEN) – 2:17:16
- Hideaki Tamura (JPN) – 2:18:15
- Mathew Kisorio (KEN) – 2:18:15
- Tim Chichester (USA) – 2:21:10
- Sergio Reyes (USA) – 2:22:06
- Brendan Martin (USA) – 2:22:32
- Geb Gebremariam (ETH) – 2:22:56
- Uli Steidl (USA) – 2:23:08
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