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Boston:

• Jacob–PR
• Spencer
• Andrew
• Brandon
• Mary
• Dan O

Marissa–half marathon

Martha–5k

#1. Boston Marathon

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MEN’S RACE

• The men’s race went out FAST (was apparently going for the Boston course record)
  • Eliud Kipchoge led the first half
    • Two americans were hanging in this super fast pack- Conner Mantz and CJ Albertson
    • The lead pack of 11 hit halfway in 62:19
  • 2:01 marathon pace
  • First 5k was 14:17 (granted there was 200ft of decent)
• Evans Chebet ultimately repeated his victory running 2:05:54
  • 3rd fastest winning time in Boston history
  • He is the first man to repeat as Boston champion since Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in 2008
  • Won 6/7 past marathons since 2019
  • And he has now won 3 consecutive World Marathon Majors: 2022 Boston-2022 New York-2023 Boston. 
  • Let’s Run is calling it… “it’s hard to argue against Chebet as the world’s best marathoner right now – an unofficial title that belonged to Kipchoge for most of the last decade.”
  • Chebet was a grinder–making moves, but drifting back, settling then moving again
• Eliud faded to 6th running 2:09:23
• Battle for 2nd was intense
  • Gabriel Geay won over Benson Kipruto
  • 2:06:04 to 2:06:06
• First American was Scott Fauble – 7th place for the 2nd year in a row
  • 2:09:44 (Taking Mantz down in the final mile)
• Arriving before Fauble in 5th place was previous podcast guest Zouhair Talbi running an incredible performance and marathon debut of 2:08:35.

WOMEN’S RACE

• • Women’s race went out SLOW (yes, its fast, but it’s all relative to their speed)
    • Over 6 min for the first mile
    • 17:48 through the first 5k
    • Group of 16 women only two seconds apart
    • They ramped up to 16:01 in their 3rd 5k, narrowing the field to 10 women.
      • Emma Bates was 7 secs back at this point, but would catch the leaders again.
    • During the downhill 22nd mile, they split a 5:08 mile, further narrowing the field.
      • Amane Beriso, Ababel Yeshaneh, Helen Obiri, Hiwot Gebremaryam, Nazret Weldu, Joyciline Jepkosgei, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, and American Emma Bates 
      • Bates would lead for a while
      • As the final stages unfolded, Bates was out of podium finish positioning, but would finish 5th as the top American for a personal best of 2:22:10, which is also well under the Olympic Qualifying standard of  2:29:30.
      • Ababel Yeshaneh fell during mile 24 but still stayed in lead pack
    • Just after 40k Helen Obiri broke away and won 12 seconds in a time of 2:21:38
    • Beriso got second (2:21:50), Salpeter was third (2:21:57) and Yeshaneh was fourth (2:22:00).
    • More on Obiri
      • We love how Let’s Run listed Helen Obiri’s accolades
      • “Track star. Cross country star. Boston Marathon champion.”
      • Great closing speed.
      • She said in an interview that she can’t lead, she has to wait.
      • She waited VERY patiently, and when she made the late-race move, it was no holds barred
      • Coached by Dathan Ritzenhein
• Previous guest Erika Kemp ran her marathon debut in 2:33:57

#2. Rotterdam Marathon

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• Bashir Abdi won the race for his second Rotterdam Marathon victory
  • 2:03:47
  • World and Olympic bronze medallist
  • 11 seconds short of the European and course record he set two years ago.
  • This was his second fastest time ever.
• Runner up was Timothy Kiplagat
  •  2:03:50, a PB by 90 seconds.
• Futsum Zeinasellassie– 2.09.40 in Rotterdam for 11th.

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