Bill ran 2:09:27 to win Boston in 1979 which made him the 5th fastest marathoner of all time.
Jared ran 2:09:25 for 8th in Boston this year and makes him the 766th fastest marathoner of all time.
It' a new world.
Bill ran 2:09:27 to win Boston in 1979 which made him the 5th fastest marathoner of all time.
Jared ran 2:09:25 for 8th in Boston this year and makes him the 766th fastest marathoner of all time.
It' a new world.
It’s reasonable to assume that with modern shoes and more competition Boston Billy was capable of 2:08 low that day (maybe better).
olyrun wrote:
It' a new world.
It is always a "new world." Forty years have passed. Forty years before Bill Rodgers ran 2:09:27, the World record was 2:26.
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Ryan Eiler, 3rd American man at Boston, almost out of nowhere
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
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