Subject: RE: Boston Marathon ~ Fastest Marathon, but not a "record" qrkid - 2011-04-20 11:55 AM . A couple of best marathoners go to Boston each year, but as many or more go to London or Rotterdam. Boston doesn't get the best of the best. The top 3 current marathoners (imo of course ) have never run Boston. Boston is great because of its traditions. If you tried to change the course, you would loose a lot of that. The Boston course is slower than the other top marathons other than NY. It was only faster this week because of the wind Money I agree with you, and to sort of hijack the thread a touch. Who are the 3 best marathoners (iyo) not to have run Boston? I am guessing Hailie Geb, Sammy Wanjiru, and Tesgay Kebede????? IMO I would actually put Geoffrey Mutai as the #1 marathoner at the moment, although Emmanualle Mutai can make a good argument for the title. ok end of hijack
Off topic, but I was thinking Geb, Wanjiru, and Martin Lel, but a little research showed the Lel ran Boston years ago (although he always runs London now).
Certainly, E. Mutai and Kedede are 2 more top runners who don't do Boson.
I suspect G. Mutai's performance was wind aided by 3-4 minutes. He is a top runner but not #1. That goes to Wanjiru. His olympic performance is the best ever, imo. |