Korir led a Kenyan podium sweep, with Levy Matebo finishing second in a time of 2:13:06 and Bernard Kipyego finishing third seven seconds later in 2:13:13.
In yet another extraordinarily close women's finish, Kenya's Sharon Cherop edged ahead of her countrywoman Jemima Jelagat Sumgong in the last 600 meters to win in 2:31:50. Sumgong followed only two seconds later in 2:31:52. Georgina Rono finished third in 2:33:09 to complete the Kenyan sweep. It was the fifth consecutive year that the women's champion had won by three seconds or less.
Cherop's victory has raised her to the top of the World Marathon Majors leaderboard with 45 points. She's leading Russia's Liliya Shobukhova by a slim five points. Tied for third are Kenyans Mary Keitany and Edna Kiplagat; they will look to improve their WMM positions at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday, April 22.
Defending Boston Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai dropped out of the race at 30K due to cramping. Mutai smashed the Boston course record last April when he crossed the line in 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 2 seconds, the fastest time ever run for the marathon distance. He remains in first place on the WMM leaderboard. Korir's win has landed him in second place in the standings, tied with fellow Kenyans Moses Mosop and Emmanuel Mutai.
The top five men and women finishers at the B.A.A. Boston, Virgin London, BMW Berlin, Bank of America Chicago, ING New York City, IAAF World Championships, and Olympic Games Marathons earn points in a $1 million two-year series to crown the World Marathon Majors championship. The 2011-12 series will conclude at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4. The men's and women's WMM champions will each win $500,000. The points breakdown is: 1st place-25, 2nd-15, 3rd-10, 4th-5, and 5th-1.
The current 2011-2012 World Marathon Majors standings are:
|
Men Place 1 2 3 4 5 |
Name Geoffrey Mutai Wesley Korir Moses Mosop Emmanuel Mutai Patrick Makau |
Country KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN |
Point Total 50 40 40 40 35 |
|
Women Place 1 2 3 4 5 |
Name Sharon Cherop Liliya Shobukhova Mary Keitany Edna Kiplagat Firehiwot Dado |
Country KEN RUS KEN KEN ETH |
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TOP WA FINISHERS
Bib Name Age M/F City St Ctry Ctz
85 Steidl, Uli 40 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:16:04 0:32:41 0:49:40 1:06:53 1:10:36 1:23:46 1:41:10 1:58:52 2:15:30
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:05:28 2:23:08 2:23:08 15 15 1
783 Warwick, Kurt M 23 M Clinton WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:17:53 0:35:42 0:54:14 1:13:21 1:17:21 1:32:16 1:51:53 2:10:46 2:29:46
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:02 2:38:10 2:38:10 69 63 56
525 Kliot, Gabriel 35 M Redmond WA USA ISR
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:18:38 0:37:29 0:56:20 1:15:20 1:19:30 1:34:19 1:53:26 2:12:51 2:32:12
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:09 2:40:55 2:40:55 91 82 75
351 Stout, Jacob O. 30 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:17:44 0:35:35 0:53:39 1:12:04 1:16:05 1:30:53 1:50:31 2:11:05 2:32:15
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:09 2:41:09 2:41:09 93 84 77
113 Ricardi, Joshua 30 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:17:47 0:35:30 0:53:14 1:11:10 1:15:04 1:29:18 1:48:55 2:10:01 2:32:08
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:11 2:41:49 2:41:49 98 89 82
144 Parejko, James 27 M Pullman WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:17:07 0:34:36 0:52:43 1:11:25 1:15:28 1:30:28 1:50:31 2:11:21 2:32:53
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:12
2:42:23 2:42:23 104 93 85
F37 Croft, Sheila S. 37 F Redmond WA USA CAN
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:18:51 0:37:21 0:56:14 1:15:53 1:20:11 1:35:53 1:56:58 2:18:44 2:39:31
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:26 2:48:31 2:48:31 186 13 10
757 Haggerty, Matthew D. 18 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:19:28 0:39:05 0:58:43 1:18:52 1:23:14 1:39:04 2:00:09 2:21:24 2:41:55
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:31 2:50:42 2:50:42 227 213 178
877 Scheidies, Aaron W. 30 M Seattle WA USA VI
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:17:56 0:37:13 0:57:08 1:17:51 1:22:22 1:38:56 2:01:16 2:23:49 2:46:09
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:43 2:55:53 2:55:53 368 352 284
732 Lafayette, John 43 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:19:48 0:40:35 1:01:26 1:22:20 1:26:49 1:43:30 2:05:14 2:27:18 2:49:02
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:48 2:58:13 2:58:13 453 432 49
240 Vega Montero, Edwin 41 M Puyallup WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:18:36 0:38:03 0:57:08 1:16:22 1:20:31 1:35:39 1:58:14 2:21:01 2:46:15
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:49 2:58:36 2:58:36 470 448 53
1221 Richards, Cliff 51 M Maple Valley WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:16 0:40:58 1:02:08 1:23:57 1:28:36 1:45:20 2:07:08 2:29:07 2:50:39
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:52 2:59:52 2:59:52 525 499 15
1483 Toillion, Charles 40 M Spokane WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:07 0:40:07 1:00:21 1:21:05 1:25:38 1:42:15 2:04:20 2:26:55 2:50:07
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:54 3:00:55 3:00:55 561 532 65
805 Ramirez, Adrian 24 M Vancouver WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:19:39 0:39:11 0:58:45 1:18:37 1:22:53 1:38:15 1:58:42 2:30:49 2:52:52
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:06:56 3:01:45 3:01:45 599 564 446
1224 Hilty, Jonathan B. 29 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:25 0:40:55 1:01:19 1:22:42 1:27:24 1:44:41 2:07:20 2:30:21 2:53:49
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:01 3:03:39 3:03:39 679 639 498
4828 Lane, Ben 39 M Woodinville WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:49 0:41:36 1:02:18 1:23:07 1:27:35 1:44:02 2:06:17 2:29:37 2:53:05
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:01 3:03:39 3:03:39 680 640 499
1246 Saltenberger, Morgan J 27 M Vancouver WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:22 0:40:19 1:01:10 1:22:46 1:27:34 1:44:36 2:07:40 2:31:25 2:55:17
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:06 3:05:52 3:05:52 781 735 565
3496 Hawkes, Colin 38 M Bellevue WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:21:37 0:42:56 1:03:58 1:25:52 1:30:32 1:47:47 2:10:59 2:33:50 2:57:25
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:10 3:07:30 3:07:30 868 818 623
1713 Braddock, Adam J. 40 M Everett WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:21:04 0:42:45 1:04:33 1:26:31 1:31:11 1:48:21 2:10:57 2:33:50 2:57:12
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:10 3:07:38 3:07:38 877 827 111
4559 Yoshinaga, Sayaka 28 F Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:21:33 0:42:42 1:03:55 1:25:49 1:30:30 1:47:31 2:10:21 2:33:12 2:57:02
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:11 3:08:01 3:08:01 904 53 43
1592 Song, Joon 41 M Sammamish WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:21:19 0:42:47 1:04:22 1:26:16 1:30:56 1:48:08 2:10:51 2:34:31 2:58:24
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:11 3:08:12 3:08:12 917 864 116
1273 Golding, Wyatt 27 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:20:23 0:40:24 1:00:51 1:25:14 1:29:56 1:47:19 2:10:08 2:33:59 3:00:04
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:17 3:10:32 3:10:32 1056 992 732
639 Galeana, Miguel 38 M Gig Harbor WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:19:13 0:38:22 0:58:04 1:18:33 1:22:58 1:39:44 2:04:00 2:31:09 2:58:42
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:17 3:10:49 3:10:49 1072 1007 743
1543 Denton, Peter 27 M Seattle WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:18:38 0:37:29 0:56:52 1:17:43 1:22:14 1:39:45 2:03:55 2:30:00 3:01:38
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:20 3:12:04 3:12:04 1143 1070 785
2947 Jones, Paul F 41 M Bellevue WA USA
5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:19:26 0:39:38 1:00:49 1:22:14 1:26:51 1:44:38 2:08:29 2:34:15 3:00:54
Finish: Pace Proj. Time Offl. Time Overall Gender Division
0:07:21 3:12:29 3:12:29 1174 1097 167