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On Patriot’s Day, The Boston Marathon 2010 Was Won By Kenyan Cheruiyot
Kenya’s Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot broke the course record in the Boston Marathon 2010 men’s championship. Ethiopia's Teyba Erkesso is the women's champion. 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 52 seconds was the unofficial time for Cheruiyot. He finished 91 seconds ahead of Ethiopian Tekeste Kebede. Deriba Merga, who was the defending champion, came in third. Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi were fourth and fifth; respectively.
Boston Marathon 2010 a big pay day
In money now, Boston Marathon 2010 will pay out $ 806,000. Both Cheruiyot and Erkesso got instant cash of $ 150,000. Cheruiyot will also receive a $ 25,000 bonus for breaking the course record of 2:07:14.
American's fall short in Boston Marathon 2010
Hall and Keflilezighi fell short of their bid to bring the Boston Marathon title back to the U.S.--where an American hasn't won since Greg Meyer in 1982. Keflezighi was the first American man to win the New York City Marathon in 28 years last November. But Runners World says that this year's Boston Marathon on Patriot's Day was the most talented field in 10 years, including defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei. Winners from the past, Dire Tune, Lidiya Grigoryeva, and Catherine Ndereba, raced today as well.
Boston Marathon affected by the Volcano in Iceland
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Marathon 2010 field of 26,000 runners could have been missing up to 600 runners on Patriot's Day because of the ash cloud over Europe caused by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. The Boston Athletic Association said about 2 percent of the Boston Marathon field could not make it. Abdellah Falil from Morocco was the highest profile competitor to miss the race.
Boston Marathon Course Map
The Boston Marathon route is considered one of the toughest marathons ever. Right after the 15 mile mark, the course seems to go up the Newton Hills. The Newton hills can be dreaded by any runner after 15 miles, although the hills aren’t normally a long climb. The last climb in the Boston Marathon is Heartbreak Hill. Watch the below video.
The Boston Marathon winners in wheelchairs
The Boston Marathon 2010 began with the wheelchair division at 9:20 am eastern time on Patriot’s Day. Ernst Van Dyk won for the ninth time with the time of 1 hour, 26 minutes, 53 seconds. Van Dyk beat American Krige Schabort by only four seconds in a fast sprint to the finish. Wakako Tsuchide of Japan won her fourth women's wheelchair title in a row in 1 hour 43 minutes, 32 seconds.
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