2011 Boston Marathon

Background

In December 2010, Tom Grik, the President of the Boston Athletic Association's Board of Governors, said that the BAA would focus on recruiting top Americans to the marathon. In February 2011, Meb Keflezighi, the 2009 winner of the New York City Marathon and considered along with Ryan Hall to be one of the two most prominent American marathoners, announced through his website that race organizers had failed to make an appearance fee offer to him and that he would not be participating in the race.

Mutai record

In recognizing Geoffrey Mutai's winning time of 2:03:02 as the "fastest Marathon ever run", the International Association of Athletics Federations noted that the performance was not eligible for world record status given that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop (it has "more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting") and start/finish separation. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Mutai had the support of other runners who describe the IAAF's rules as "flawed". According to the Boston Herald, race director Dave McGillivray said he was sending paperwork to the IAAF to have Mutai's mark ratified as a world record. The AP also indicated that the attempt to have the mark certified as a world record "would force the governing bodies to reject an unprecedented performance on the world's most prestigious marathon course".

Results

Elite races

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Wheelchair races

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References

References

1. Springer, Shira. (October 19, 2010). "Online, sprinters win race: Marathon fills its field in a record 8 hours". The Boston Globe.
2. Connolly, John. (April 20, 2011). "BAA on record: Geoffrey Mutai’s No. 1". Boston Herald.
3. Vigneron, Peter. (December 10, 2010). "New Director, and Maybe New Standards, at the Boston Marathon". Runner's World.
4. Vigneron, Peter. (February 10, 2011). "What’s Behind the Keflezighi-Boston Controversy?". Runner's World.
5. Monti, David. (April 18, 2011). "Strong winds and ideal conditions propel Mutai to fastest Marathon ever - Boston Marathon report". International Association of Athletics Federations.
6. Golen, Jimmy. (April 19, 2011). "Boston wants Mutai's 2:03:02 to be world record". The Boston Globe.