John Korir ran 2:01:52 to shatter the Boston Marathon course record as 13 men broke 2:06 in the deepest race in Boston history.  Zouhair Talbi rran 2:03:45, the fastest ever by an American citizen and Charles Hicks became the 2nd fastest at 2:04:35.

Sometimes the marathon field at worlds is watered down but certianly not this year as the Duba, London and Boston champs are all racing.