Boston Marathon 2011 - Geoffrey Mutai does 2hr 03min and 02sec, breaking the course record of 2hr 05min 52sec by Kenyan Robert Kiprono.
Kenyan Geoffry Mutai broke the world record by becoming the fastest marathon runner ever winning the 2011 Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 2 seconds.
Picture 1 - Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai - Winning the marathon in fastest
In the women's marathon American Desiree Davila and Kenyan Caroline Kilel were neck and neck all the way until the final stretch, with Kilel finally winning the race with a personal best 2 hours, 22 minutes and 36 seconds.
An unprecedented 26,964 participant field took part in the 115th Boston Marathon, which had a total of 26, 964 participants in the morining, nearby Hopkinton.
Early reports predicted temperatures to climb into the high 50s and low 60s, ideal weather conditions that left the course record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 52 seconds, set last year by Kenyan Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, up for grabs. Although Mutai's time is the fastest time ever over a marathon distance, it will not be recorded as an official world record because of wind factors and a downhill course.
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