En unas condiciones de clima casi perfectas, 27 mil 491 corredores partieron en la edicion 120 de la tradicional Marathon de Boston….cerca de 60 grados frenteheit, sin humedad, brisas suave para permitir que el Etíope Lemi Berhanu Hayle tomara una ventaja importante para desprenderse del Campeon Defensor Lelisa Desisa e imponerse con tiempo de 2 horas 12 minutos y 45 segundos….42 segundos menos que su escolta…
El primer Americano en termina finalizar fue Zachart Hine, roginal de Massachusetts pero ahora residenciado en Dallas, Texas quien termino en el decimo lugar con tiempo de 2 horas 21 minutos y 37 segundos…
By James O’Brien
Near perfect conditions greeted the 27,491 runners who lined up in Hopkinton for the 120th running of the Boston Marathon: temperatures in the low ’60s; no humidity; a gentle, cooling breeze. Ethiopia’s Lemi Berhanu Hayle took supreme advantage of the crystal clear day, running away from defending champion Lelisa Desisa in grand style before breaking the tape in 2:12:45.
The first American to finish was 28 year-old Zachary Hine, originally from Massachusetts but now living in Dallas, TX. Hine placed tenth in a time of 2:21:37.
With just over four miles remaining in the 120th Boston Marathon, the women’s podium was locked up. Joyce Chepkirui and Tirfi Tsegaye looked great, and Valentine Kipketer was still hanging on a step behind them. The trio had traversed the Newton Hills shoulder-to-shoulder, without a challenger in sight.
Then, suddenly, a hint of color in the distance. Is that yellow dot getting closer? Yes, emphatically and without a doubt, that yellow dot was getting closer. Could it possibly be the lead man already, barreling forward at such a rate of speed? No, but who WAS it?
Entre las damas justo cuatro millas antes de finalizar, Joyce Chepkirui y Tirfi Tsegaye impusieron toda su calidad y Valentine Kipketer, tomando clara ventaja sobre sus escoltas para terminar primera y segunda respectivamente…
el trio disputa un recorrido casi en su totalidad hombro a hombro hasta los ultimos metros cuando se impuso el fisico de Aysede Baysa quien se impuso con tiempo de dos horas 29 minutos y 19 segundos…seguida de Tsegaye a 44 segundos…el podium lo completo Joyce Chepkirui con 2 horas 30 minutos y 50 segundos….