보스톤 마라톤대회 기록 2010년까지 요약표
BY ON 3. 26, 2012

BostonMarathon대회(1897-2010)기록요약입니다.

FirstBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1897

JohnJ.McDermott,representingthePastimeAthleticClubfromNewYorkCity,capturedthefirstrunningoftheBostonMarathon,thenknownastheB.A.A.RoadRace.Fifteenrunnersstartedthefirstracewith10finishingthe24.5-miletrekfromMetcalf’sMillinAshland,Massachusetts,tothefinishlineattheOvalonIrvingtonStreetindowntownBoston.McDermott,whohadwontheonlyothermarathononU.S.soilthepreviousOctoberinNewYork,tooktheleadfromHarvardathleteRichardGrantoverthehillsinNewton.AlthoughMcDermottwalkedseveraltimesduringthefinalmiles,hestillwonbyacomfortablesix-minute,52-secondmarginin2:55:10.

1.JohnJ.McDermott(NY)

2:55:10

6.JohnMason(NY)

3:31:00

2.JamesJ.Kiernan(NY)

3:02:02

7.W.Ryan(MA)

3:41:25

3.EdwardP.Rhell(MA)

3:06:02

8.LawrenceBrignolia(MA)

4:06:12

4.HamiltonGray(NY)

3:11:37

9.HarryFranklin(MA)

4:08:00

5.H.D.Eggleston(NY)

3:17:50

10.A.T.Howe(MA)

4:10:00

SecondBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1898

ThesecondrunningoftheB.A.A.RoadRaceattracted21startersandwitnessed15runnerssuccessfullycompletingthedistance.CanadianRonaldJ.MacDonald,a22-year-oldBostonCollegestudent,whodonnedbicycleshoesforhisfirstmarathonattempt,overtookNewYorkcross-countrychampionHamiltonGraywithjustovertwomilesremaining,beforecrossingthelineinatriumphant2:42:00.Histimewasconsideredaworldbestperformanceforthemarathonatthetime.DefendingchampionJohnJ.McDermottwasfourth(2:54:17),whilepre-race.

1.RonaldJ.MacDonald(CAN)

2:42:00

6.EugeneEstoppey,Jr.(NY)

2:58:49

2.HamiltonGray(NY)

2:45:00

7.D.J.Grant(NY)

3:08:55

3.RobertA.McLennon(MA)

2:48:02

8.JohnMason(NY)

3:09:30

4.JohnJ.McDermott(NY)

2:54:17

9.D.Harrigan(MA)

3:09:30

5.LawrenceBrignolia(MA)

2:55:49

10.J.E.Enwright(NY)

3:16:20

ThirdBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1899

At173pounds,CambridgeblacksmithLawrenceBrignoliaistheheaviestrunnerevertowintheBostonMarathon.Brignolia,whoseemedsuitedtotacklethestronggale-likewindsthathamperedrunnerstheentireway,caughtHarvardalumnusRichardGrantontheNewtonhills,andfinishedin2:54:38.ThestrengthofthewindsreportedlycausedBrignoliatosteponaloosestoneandfallduringhisapproachtoKenmoreSquare.Stoppingtoregainhiscomposure,BrignoliawalkedandrantheremainingdistancetothenewfinishlineonExeterStreet,infrontoftheB.A.A.clubhouse.

1.LawrenceBrignolia(MA)

2:54:38

6.EugeneEstoppey,Jr.(NY)

3:18:34

2.RichardGrant(MA)

2:57:46

7.D.J.Sullivan(MA)

3:21:30

3.B.F.Sullivan(MA)

3:02:01

8.J.O.Lynch(NY)

3:23:55

4.JohnB.Maguire(MA)

3:02:29

9.J.H.Kelly(NY)

3:30:12

5.R.F.Hallen(NY)

3:04:59

10.J.E.Enwright(NY)

3:39:15

FourthBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1900

FollowingthesuccessofRonaldJ.MacDonaldin1898,Canadianrunnersbegantoestablishthemselvesinthemarathon.LedbyJohnP.CafferyofHamilton,Ontario,theCanadianrunnersfinished1-2-3ascountrymenBillSheeringandFredHughsonfollowedCafferyacrossthefinishline.Cafferyfinishedin2:39:44afterovertakingSheeringinAuburndale,16milesintotherace.TheracewasmarkedbytheonlyfalsestartineventhistoryasCanadianJohnBarnard“jumpedthegun”andtherunnershadtobereassembledatthestart.

1.JohnP.Caffery(CAN)

2:39:44

6.ThomasJ.Hicks(MA)

3:07:19

2.WilliamSheering(CAN)

2:41:31

7.B.F.Sullivan(MA)

3:13:20

3.FredHughson(CAN)

2:49:08

8.RichardGrant(MA)

3:13:57

4.JohnB.Maguire(MA)

2:51:36

9.E.G.Russell,Jr.(NY)

Unknown

5.JamesFay(MA)

2:55:07

10.ChesterTorrance(NY)

Unknown

FifthBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1901

JohnP.CafferybecamethefirstrepeatwinneroftheBostonMarathon,postingarecordtimeof2:29:23.CanadianFredHughson,whowasthirdtheyearbefore,settheearlypaceonlytobecaughtbyCafferynearthehalfwaymarkinWellesleySquare.WilliamDavis,aMohawkIndianwhomCafferyhadbroughtwithhimfromCanada,finishedsecondas1898championRonaldJ.MacDonaldexitedtheraceatClevelandCircle.RumorsthatMacDonaldhadbeendruggedwerewidelycirculatedandthetopicofmuchdiscussion.JohnVrazanis,aGreekrunnerwhowaseventuallyforcedtodropoutduetosevereblisters,wasthefirstnon-NorthAmericantoentertheBostonMarathon.

1.JohnP.Caffery(CAN)

2:39:44

6.ThomasJ.Hicks(MA)

2:52:32

2.WilliamDavis(CAN)

2:41:31

7.P.Lorden(MA)

2:55:40

3.SamuelA.Mellor,Jr.(NY)

2:49:08

8.JamesMcAuliffe(MA)

2:56:44

4.C.Crimmins(MA)

2:51:36

9.E.Grusell,Jr.(NY)

3:02:20

5.JohnC.Lorden(MA)

2:55:07

10.J.J.Kennedy(MA)

Unknown

SixthBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1902

SamuelA.Mellor,Jr.,thirdthepreviousyear,racedtoarelativelyeasy2:43:12victoryastwo-timedefendingchampionJohnP.Cafferywasforcedtowithdrawjustpriortothestartduetodysentery.Witharecordfieldof50entries(42starters),Mellorpulledawayfrom1898winnerRonaldJ.MacDonaldjustover12milesintotheraceandwonbytwominutesoverJ.J.KennedyofMassachusetts.CharlieMoody,a16-year-oldfromBrightonHighSchool,finishedfourthin3:03:47.

1.SamuelA.Mellor,Jr.(NY)

2:43:12

6.ErnestPoole(MA)

3:07:14

2.J.J.Kennedy(MA)

2:45:21

7.E.F.O’Brien,Jr.(MA)

3:09:15

3.JohnC.Lorden(MA)

2:54:49

8.W.H.Hunter(CT)

3:09:50

4.CharlieMoody(MA)

3:03:47

9.J.Flynn(MA)

3:13:15

5.CarlD.Schlobohm(NY)

3:05:49

10.ArthurZiegler(NY)

3:30:20

SeventhBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1903

NobodyexpectedCambridge’sJohnC.Lordentowinthisyear,notwiththelikesofdefendingchampionSamuelA.Mellor,Jr.andtwo-timechampionJohnP.Cafferysettodobattle.OnceLordenputtorestthelegcrampsthathadbotheredhimearlyintherace,hebeganhispursuitofthetwoleaders.CafferywithdrewwellintotheNewtonhills.LordencaughtMellorwithlessthanthreemilestogoandwonbynearlysixminutesin2:41:29.

1.JohnC.Lorden(MA)

2:41:29

6.ArthurZiegler(NY)

3:01:53

2.SamuelA.Mellor,Jr.(NY)

2:47:13

7.EdwardFay(MA)

3:04:50

3.MichaelSpring(NY)

2:53:01

8.JohnS.Hunt(MA)

3:06:40

4.FrederickLorz(NY)

2:53:42

9.JohnLeadbetter(MA)

3:08:14

5.J.J.Donovan(NY)

3:01:37

10.JohnP.Coakley(MA)

3:10:47

EighthBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1904

OnceagainSamuelA.Mellor,Jr.ledfromthestart,butthistimeitwasMichaelSpring,thethird-placefinisherfromthepreviousyear,wholedthechargeoverthefinalmiles.Spring,a21-year-oldclerkfromNewYork,hadletMellorbuildnearlyafour-minuteleadbythetimehehadreached20miles.AsMellorfadedoverthefinalthreemiles,fiverunnerspassedthetired1902champion,withSpringhittingthetapein2:38:04.

1.MichaelSpring(NY)

2:38:04

6.SamuelA.Mellor,Jr.(NY)

2:44:43

2.ThomasJ.Hicks(MA)

2:39:34

7.J.Easley(MA)

2:46:30

3.ThomasF.Cook(MA)

2:42:35

8.DennisBennett(CAN)

2:50:35

4.CarlD.Schlobohm(NY)

2:43:40

9.F.A.Perreault(MA)

2:52:45

5.FrederickLorz(NY)

2:44:00

10.JohnS.Hunt(MA)

2:53:15

24thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1920

GreeknationalPeterTrivoulidas,aNewYorkbusboy,wasrunningineighthplace,threeminutesbehindleaderJamesP.Henigan,asheenteredtheNewtonhills.Meanwhile,1916winnerArthurV.RothofRoxburyovertookHenigan,whowasbesetwithcrampsandeventuallywithdrewfromtherace.Rothagaintriedtostealtheracebybuildingupalargelead.However,whenheagainbegantofalternearKenmoreSquare,TrivoulidassurgedandeasilyovertookRothtowinin2:29:31.

1.PeterTrivoulidas(GRE)

2:29:31

6.RobertConboy(NY)

2:37:34

2.ArthurV.Roth(MA)

2:30:31

7.FrankZuna(NJ)

2:39:34

3.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:33:22

8.CliftonMitchell(NY)

2:41:43

4.WilliamWick(MA)

2:34:37

9.JohnTuomikoski(MA)

2:43:06

5.EdwinH.White(NY)

2:36:10

10.RunarOhman(SWE)

2:43:41

25thBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1921

NewJerseyplumberFrankT.Zunasmashedthecourserecordof1912winnerMichaelJ.Ryanwithapowerful2:18:57performance,upsettingdefendingchampionPeterTrivoulidas,whofinishedthird.Zunaandeventualsecond-placefinisherChuckMellorformedatwo-memberleadpackthrough16miles.ZunasurgedonthefirstoftheNewtonhills,andranuncontestedtothefinish.

1.FrankT.Zuna(NY)

2:38:04

6.EdouardFabre(CAN)

2:31:34

2.CharlesL.(Chuck)Mellor(IL)

2:39:34

7.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:32:36

3.PeterTrivoulidas(GRE)

2:42:35

8.OttoJ.Laakso(NY)

2:33:39

4.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:43:40

9.JohnGoff(NY)

2:37:35

5.AlbertR.Michelson(CT)

2:44:00

10.RobertConboy(NY)

2:38:18

26thBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1922

ClarenceH.DeMar,whocapturedhisfirsttitlein1911,addedhissecondcrownandofficiallycommencedhisreignofdominance.From1922to1930,DeMarwouldwintheracesixtimes,includingastringofthreestraightwins(1922–24).Atage33,DeMarestablishedapermanentrecord(2:18:10)forthe24.5-milecourse,whichwasabandonedtwoyearslaterinfavorofthestandard26-mile,385-yardOlympicdistance.Medford’sJamesP.HeniganbattledDeMarfrommileseventhrough20,butDeMarwasabletopullawayonthedownhillpastBostonCollege,whereHenigandroppedout.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:18:10

6.OttoJ.Laakso(NY)

2:24:45

2.WillieRitola(NY)

2:21:44

7.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:25:29

3.AlbertSmoke(CAN)

2:22:49

8.FrankT.Zuna(NY)

2:26:26

44.VictorMacAuley(CAN)

2:24:02

9.HarveyFrick(NY)

2:28:16

5.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:24:42

10.EdouardFabre(CAN)

2:29:00

27thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1923

ThiswasthesecondofClarenceH.DeMar’sthreeconsecutivewins(2:23:47)andthelastraceatthe24.5-miledistance.AftertakingtheleadfromAlbertR.MichelsonatClevelandCircle,DeMarheldoffthelatechallengeof1921winnerFrankT.Zuna.WallieR.CarlsonofChicagoclosedfastoverthelatterstagesoftheracetofinishthird,aheadofthefadingMichelson.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:23:47

6.NestorErickson(NY

2:29:46

2.FrankT.Zuna(NY)

2:25:30

7.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:30:03

3.WallieR.Carlson(IL)

2:27:10

8.WilliamJ.(Bill)Kennedy(NY)

2:33:47

4.AlbertR.Michelson(CT)

2:28:27

9.JosephConto(NY)

2:38:20

5.GunnarNilson(NY)

2:29:40

10.ArthurL.Flanders(MA)

2:40:41

28thBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1924

Completingathree-yearsweep,ClarenceH.DeMar(2:29:40)simplyoutranthefieldandfinishedmorethanfiveminutesaheadofChuckMellor.Theracecoursewaslengthenedtowhatwasthoughttobe26miles,385yards,inordertocomplywiththestandardOlympicMarathondistance.However,uponremeasuringin1927,thecoursewasfoundtobe197yardsshortoftheofficialdistance.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:29:40

6.VictorMacAuley(CAN)

2:40:36

2.CharlesL.(Chuck)Mellor(IL)

2:35:04

7.RalphA.Williams(MA)

2:41:58

3.FrankE.Wendling(NY)

2:37:40

8.WilliamJ.(Bill)Kennedy(NY)

2:43:03

4.WilliamJ.Churchill(CA)

2:37:05

9.LouisTikkanen(NY)

2:46:31

5.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:40:12

10.SporosN.Merageas(NY)

2:50:49

29thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1925

ChuckMellorofChicagosucceededinhisfifthBostonattempt,winningtheracein2:33:00andspoilingClarenceH.DeMar’sbidforafourthconsecutivetitle.RunningwithawadoftobaccotuckedinsidehischeekandthemorningeditionoftheBostonGlobeplacedinsidethefrontofhisshirttoserveasawindbreaker,MellorfinallypulledawayfromDeMaronBeaconStreet,withintwomilesofthefinish.

1.CharlesL.(Chuck)Mellor(IL)

2:38:04

6.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:40:36

2.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:39:34

7.VictorMacAuley(CAN)

2:42:14

3.FrankT.Zuna(NJ)

2:42:35

8.NestorErickson(NY)

2:43:08

4.AlbertR.Michelson(NY)

2:43:40

9.WilliamJ.(Bill)Kennedy(NY)

2:43:46

5.KarlKoski(NY)

2:44:00

10.FrankE.Wendling(NY)

2:48:59

30thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1926

A20-year-olddeliveryboy,JohnC.MilesofSydneyMines,NovaScotia,upsetOlympicchampionAlbinStenroosofFinlandandcourserecordholderClarenceH.DeMar.MilesranindoggedpursuitofStenroos,andfinallycaughttheOlympicgoldmedalistatBostonCollege.Slowedbyasidestitch,StenrooscouldonlywatchasMilesdartedpastenroutetoacourse-best2:25:40.

1.JohnC.Miles(CAN)

2:25:40†

6.KarlKoski(NY)

2:41:22

2.AlbinStenroos(FIN)

2:29:40

7.NestorErickson(NY)

2:42:35

3.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:32:15

8.WilliamJ.(Bill)Kennedy(NY)

2:44:01

4.AlbertR.Michelson(NY)

2:34:03

9.J.FoxcraftCarleton(MA)

2:44:20

5.WallieCarlson(MA)

2:40:35

10.ArthurR.Scholes(CAN)

2:48:14

31stBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1927

Althoughthecoursewaslengthenedtothefullmarathondistanceof26miles,385yards,thefinishwasfamiliarasClarenceH.DeMarclaimedhisfifthtitlein2:40:22.Justshyofhis39thbirthdayandrunningin82-degreeheat,DeMarledateverycheckpointalongthecourse.JohnC.Miles,thedefendingchampion,wasforcedtowithdrawfromtheraceatsevenmiles,sufferingfromtheheat.Thisyear’sraceservedastheAAUchampionship.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:40:22†

6.EdouardFabre(CAN)

3:06:12

2.KarlKoski(NY)

2:44:41

7.HarveyFrick(NY)

3:07:10

3.WilliamJ.(Bill)Kennedy(NY)

2:51:58

8.ThomasBury(MA)

3:12:33

4.CliffordBricker(CAN)

3:00:54

9.FrankDiMaggio(MA)

3:14:57

5.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

3:02:21

10.GeorgeDuncan(MA)

3:17:46

32ndBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1928

AggressiveracingbyClarenceH.DeMaronceagainresultedinback-to-backvictoriesandhissixthwinasthefieldgrewto285entrants.DeMartookoverinNatick,10milesintotherace,withPhiladelphia’sBillWilsonnippingathisheelsuntil18.5miles.DeMarslowlypulledaway,andcrossedthelinein2:37:07,whilecelebratedmilerJoieW.Rayfinishedthird.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:37:07†

6.CarlW.A.Linder(MA)

2:50:13

2.JamesP.Henigan(MA)

2:41:01

7.WilliamWilson(PA)

2:51:02

3.JoieW.Ray(IL)

2:41:56

8.LeoGiard(MA)

2:51:11

4.J.K.Mullan(PA)

2:46:54

9.CharlesE.Cahill(MA)

2:52:02

5.HarveyFrick(NY)

2:48:28

10.SilasMcLellan(CAN)

2:52:56

33rdBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1929

JohnC.Miles,the1926champion,returnedwithacourse-recordperformanceof2:33:08.The23-year-oldMiles,whodidnotparticipateinthe1928racetoconcentrateontheOlympicGames,wagedatoughbattlewithAlbertR.Michelsonfrommiles13through23beforepullingawayonBeaconStreet.FinnishrunnersKarlKoskiandWillieKyronenclosedfasttocatchMichelsoninthefinalmiles.

1.JohnC.Miles(CAN)

2:33:08†

6.WilliamTaylor(CAN)

2:40:05

2.KarlKoski(NY)

2:35:26

7.GabrielRuotsalainen(CAN)

2:41:06

3.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:35:44

8.RonaldO’Toole(CAN)

2:43:07

4.AlbertR.Michelson(NY)

2:37:22

9.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:43:47

5.JackLamb(MA)

2:39:25

10.FredWard,Jr.(NY)

2:44:13

34thBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1930

ClarenceH.DeMarchalkeduphisseventhandfinalvictoryin2:34:48onahotandhumidafternoon.Atage41,DeMarbecametheoldestrunnerevertowinBoston.AfterfollowingpacesetterHansOldagofBuffalofor16miles,DeMarassertedhimselfwithapowerfulsurgethroughtheNewtonhills.Heslowedinthefinalmiles,therebylosinghisbidforacourserecord,buteasilyfinishedaheadofrunner-upWillieKyronen.

1.ClarenceH.DeMar(MA)

2:34:48

6.RonaldB.O’Toole(CAN)

2:41:55

2.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:36:27

7.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(SCO)

2:44:29

3.KarlKoski(NY)

2:38:21

8.JamesP.Henigan(MA)

2:46:38

4.HaroldWebster(CAN)

2:39:27

9.SilasMcLellan(CAN)

2:50:49

5.GabrielRuotsalainen(CAN)

2:41:05

10.GordonA.Norman(MA)

2:53:17

35thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1931

TheMedford,Massachusetts,milkman,JamesP.Henigan,enjoyedhislong-awaitedvictoryinhis10thBostonattemptwithatimeof2:46:45.Henigan,oneofthenation’sleadingcross-countryand10-milerunners,hadfinishedsecondin1928buthaddroppedoutineightofhisninepreviousattempts.HespentmuchofthedayduelingwithCanada’sDaveKomonen,beforetakingcontrolinthehillsandracinguncontestedoverthefinalmiles.

1.JamesP.Henigan(MA)

2:46:45

6.PercyWyer(CAN)

2:56:01

2.FredWard,Jr.(NY)

2:49:03

7.DaveKomonen(CAN)

2:58:31

3.KarlKoski(NY)

2:53:27

8.PaulDeBruyn(GER)

2:59:09

4.DavidFagerlund(NY)

2:53:41

9.GordonA.Norman(MA)

3:03:33

5.ClarenceH.DeMar(NH)

2:55:46

10.JohnC.Miles(CAN)

3:04:56

36thBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1932

PaulDeBruyn,a24-year-oldformersailorintheGermanNavy,outraceddefendingchampionJamesP.HeniganonBeaconStreettowinin2:33:36.The39-year-oldHenigan,whocrossedthelinejust56secondsbehindDeBruyn,followedtherecord-settingpaceofCanada’sJohnMcLeod.BlisterscausedMcLeodtofalterenteringClevelandCircle,andsetthestageforthestretchrunbetweenDeBruynandHenigan.

1.PaulDeBruyn(GER)

2:33:36

6.AlexBurnside(CAN)

2:39:42

2.JamesP.Henigan(MA)

2:34:32

7.EarleL.Collins(MA)

2:40:59

3.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:34:55

8.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:41:36

4.AlbertR.Michelson(NY)

2:36:23

9.EddyCudworth(CAN)

2:42:32

5.WilliamSteiner(NY)

2:38:46

10.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(SCO)

2:43:07

37thBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1933

Pawtucket,RhodeIsland,millweaverLeslieS.PawsonscoredthefirstofhisthreeBostonwinswithaconvincing2:31:01recordperformanceintoastrongheadwind.PawsongrabbedtheleadfromNewYorkerJohnDeGloriaonthefirstoftheNewtonhills,andwentontowinbyalmostfive-and-a-halfminutesoverCanada’sDaveKomonen.

1.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:31:01†

6.AlbertR.Michelson(NY)

2:40:27

2.DaveKomonen(CAN)

2:36:27

7.WalterT.Hornby(CAN)

2:41:32

3.RichardWilding(CAN)

2:38:00

8.ClarenceH.DeMar(NH)

2:43:18

4.HaroldWebster(CAN)

2:38:31

9.JohnDeGloria(NY)

2:43:20

5.WillieKyronen(NY)

2:39:50

10.HugoKauppinen(NY)

2:46:01

38thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1934

Finnish-borncobblerDaveKomonenofOntariopreparedfortheracebymakinghisownrunningshoes.HeavilyfavoredinananticipatedduelwithdefenderLeslieS.Pawson,KomonentooktheleadfromNewYork’sWilliamSteinerat13milesandPawsondroppedouttwomileslater.Thenexteightmilessawtheemergenceofayoungrunner,aflorist’sassistantfromArlingtonbythenameofJohnA.Kelley.ThelocalladexchangedtheleadwithKomonenseveraltimesbeforetheCanadianpulledaheadforgoodatClevelandCircleenroutetoa2:32:53victory.ThiswasthefirstofKelley’ssevensecond-placefinishesatBoston.

1.DaveKomonen(CAN)

2:32:53

6.GordonA.Norman(MA)

2:45:00

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:36:50

7.WilliamF.McMahon(MA)

2:45:19

3.WilliamSteiner(NY)

2:40:29

8.PercyWyer(CAN)

2:46:06

4.AlexBurnside(CAN)

2:44:32

9.DavidFagerlund(NY)

2:48:08

5.KarlKoski(NY)

2:44:52

10.WilliamP.Molloy(MA)

2:48:56

39thBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1935

Runner-upthepreviousyear,JohnA.Kelleyroaredtoanimpressivefirst-placefinishin2:32:07.KelleytooktheleadinWellesley,whiledefenderDaveKomonendroppedoutshortlythereafter.Onhiswaytoatwominute,four-secondvictoryoverPatDengisofMaryland,KelleystoppedbrieflyonemilefromthefinishinKenmoreSquare,overcomewithnausea.Heranthefinalmiletovictory.

1.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:32:07

6.EarleL.Collins(MA)

2:44:39

2.PatDengis(MD)

2:34:11

7.JosephW.Plouffe(RI)

2:44:57

3.RichardWilding(CAN)

2:39:50

8.FredWard,Jr.(NY)

2:46:08

4.GordonA.Norman(MA)

2:40:57

9.VicCallard(CAN)

2:46:51

5.HugoKauppinen(NY)

2:44:33

10.AndreJ.Brunelle(MA)

2:47:23

40thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1936

SofastwastheearlypacesetbyEllison"Tarzan"M.Brown,thathebeatthepressvehiclesandwriterstothefirstcheckpointinFramingham.Brown,aNarragansettIndianfromAlton,RhodeIsland,heldtheleadthroughtheNewtonhillswherehewascaughtbyachargingJohnA.Kelley,whoputonaswiftrushoverthehills.AsKelleypreparedtopassBrown,hepattedhimonthebackside.ThegestureseemedtoinspireBrown,whosurgedtovictoryin2:33:40,whileKelleyfadedtofifth.Notingtheincident,BostonGlobesportseditorJerryNasoncoinedtheterm“HeartbreakHill”asthesiteofKelley’smisery.

1.EllisonM.Brown(RI)

2:33:40

6.AlexBurnside(CAN)

2:39:05

2.WilliamF.McMahon(MA)

2:35:27

7.EarleL.Collins(MA)

2:39:49

3.MelPorter(NY)

2:36:48

8.AnthonyJ.Paskell(MA)

2:40:07

4.LeoGiard(MA)

2:37:16

9.VicCallard(CAN)

2:40:25

5.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:38:49

10.JamesM.Shaw(CAN)

2:42:38

41stBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1937

AnunemployedsnowshoeracerfromQuebec,WalterYoung,battledJohnA.Kelleyfor23milesonanunseasonablywarmday.Theleadchangedhands16times,beforeYoungpulledawaytopostthevictoryin2:33:20.Kelleyfelloffthepaceandfinishedsecond,nearlysixminutesbehind.

1.WalterYoung(CAN)

2:33:20

6.HugoKauppinen(NY)

2:46:06

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:39:02

7.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:46:46

3.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:41:46

8.JosephW.Plouffe(MA)

2:46:53

4.FredWard,Jr.(NY)

2:42:59

9.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(MA)

2:48:13

5.DuncanMcCallum(CAN)

2:43:16

10.LeoGiard(MA)

2:48:13

42ndBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1938

LeslieS.PawsonnotchedhissecondBostonwinfiveyearsaftersettingtherecordinthe1933race.The75-degreetemperaturemadethisaraceofattrition.ApatientPawsonletCanada’sDuncanMcCallumforcetheearlypace,andlateryieldedtoJohnA.Kelleyfrommileseightthrough15.PawsontooktheleadforgoodthroughNewtonLowerFallsandfinishedfirstin2:35:34,acomfortable66secondsaheadofthefast-closingPatDengis.

1.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:35:34

6.MikeMansulla(MA)

2:42:30

2.PatDengis(NY)

2:36:40

7.ClarenceH.DeMar(NH)

2:43:30

3.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:37:34

8.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:44:01

4.MelPorter(NY)

2:39:55

9.WalterHornby(CAN)

2:44:39

5.PaulDonato(MA)

2:42:05

10.FredWard,Jr.(NY)

2:47:14

43rdBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1939

EllisonM.Brown,the1936winner,registeredhissecondwininacourse-best2:28:51.BrownshatteredLeslieS.Pawson’sformermarkof2:31:01andbecamethefirstAmericanmarathonertoruninundertwohours,30minutes.BrownallowedPawsonand1937winnerWalterYoungtoforcetheearlypace,beforecommandeeringtheraceatthe17-milemark,andbreakingeveryexistingcheckpointrecord.

1.EllisonM.Brown(RI)

2:28:51†

6.PaulDonato(MA)

2:34:25

2.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:31:24

7.WalterHornby(CAN)

2:37:11

3.WalterYoung(CAN)

2:32:41

8.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:37:43

4.PatDengis(NY)

2:33:22

9.FrederickBristow(CAN)

2:38:44

5.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:33:57

10.AndreJ.Brunelle(MA)

2:39:09

44thBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1940

ThiswasthefirstofGerardA.Cote’sfourBostonwinsinthe1940s.TheFrench-CanadianranthroughthehalfwayjunctureinWellesleytuckedin15thplace.Itwasn’tuntilmile22onBeaconStreetthathecaughttheleader,JohnA.Kelley.CoteoutranKelleytothefinishin2:28:28,breakingEllisonM.Brown’syear-oldrecordby23seconds.

1.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:28:28†

6.AndreJ.Brunelle(MA)

2:35:20

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:32:03

7.RobertS.Rankine(CAN)

2:37:44

3.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:32:21

8.FredA.McGlone(MA)

2:37:49

4.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:33:09

9.GeorgeL.Durgin(MA)

2:38:21

5.PaulDonato(MA)

2:34:54

10.FrankM.Darrah(MA)

2:43:38

45thBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1941

LeslieS.PawsoncapturedhisthirdBostonwinwithhisfastesttime(2:30:38)onabalmy72-degreeday.Pawson,now36,trailedformerchampionsGerardA.Cote,JohnA.Kelley,andEllisonM.Brownduringtheearlymiles.WhenPawsonmadehismove,onlyKelleyresponded.Theduomatchedstridesfrommiles10through21,beforePawsonpulledawayatLakeStreet.Crossingtheline48secondsafterPawson,Kelleywasrunner-upforthefourthtimeineightyears.

1.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:30:38

6.FredA.McGlone(MA)

2:40:44

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:31:26

7.AndreJ.Brunelle(MA)

2:43:28

3.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:35:40

8.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(MA)

2:47:26

4.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:37:59

9.PaulDonato(MA)

2:49:02

5.BernardJoseph(Joe)Smith(MA)

2:40:32

10.JoeKleinerman(NY)

2:50:48

46thBostonMarathon–Sunday,April19,1942

Benefitingfromacold,44-degreeday,MedfordmilkmanBernardJoseph(Joe)SmithsmashedGerardA.Cote’scoursemarkandestablishedanAmericanrecordwithastunning2:26:51.At6feet,2inches,Smithwasthetallestrunnerevertowintheraceuntilthistime.Smithwasillthemorningoftheraceandhadtobetalkedintorunningbyhiswife.Hegrabbedtheleadfromrunner-upLouisP.Gregorypastthe21-milemark,andforcedthepacetothefinishtoeclipsetheformerrecord.

1.BernardJoseph(Joe)Smith(MA)

2:26:51†*

6.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:39:59

2.LouisP.Gregory(NY)

2:28:03

7.WilliamSteiner(NY)

2:40:42

3.CarlMaroney(MA)

2:36:13

8.MichaelJ.O’Hara(NY)

2:41:08

4.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:37:24

9.LloydBairstow(MA)

2:41:55

5.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:37:55

10.JoeKleinerman(NY)

2:45:51

47thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1943

ThefirstoftwothrillingencountersbetweenformerchampionsGerardA.CoteandJohnA.Kelleywitnessedthepairrunningtogetherfor21miles.AlthoughburdenedbyastrainedAchillestendon,CotebegantopullawayenteringBrooklineandregisteredhissecondtriumphin2:28:25.

1.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:28:25

6.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:38:52

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:30:00

7.WilliamWicklund(NJ)

2:41:46

3.FredA.McGlone(MA)

2:30:41

8.AnthonyMedeiros(MA)

2:44:17

4.LloydBairstow(MA)

2:33:47

9.LouisYoung(MA)

2:44:44

5.LeslieS.Pawson(RI)

2:35:58

10.MichaelO’Hara(NY)

2:46:14

48thBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1944

Themuch-anticipatedrematchbetweenGerardA.CoteandJohnA.Kelleyliveduptoexpectations,andresultedinthethird-closestfinishtothispointinracehistory.WhileCotespenttheafternoonintheleadpack,Kelleyslowlyworkedhiswaytothefront.KelleyfinallycaughtCotebeyondWashingtonSquareonBeaconStreet,butCoterefusedtoyieldsolepossessionofthelead.SeventimesKelleysurgedandseventimesCoteanswered.Finally,withlessthanahalf-mileremaining,CotesurgedandKelleyhadnoresponse.ItwasCote’sthirdtitle(2:31:50)andKelley’ssixthsecond-placefinish.

1.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:31:50

6.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:47:52

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:32:03

7.BrunoMazzeo(ME)

2:49:06

3.CharlesRobbins,Jr.(NY)

2:38:31

8.LouisYoung(MA)

2:49:18

4.WilliamWicklund(NY)

2:41:45

9.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(MA)

2:51:34

5.LloydEvans(CAN)

2:43:20

10.ClaytonFarrar(NY)

2:54:40

49thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1945

The37-year-oldJohnA.Kelleyreturnedtothewinner’scircleforthefirsttimein10yearswithatriumphant2:30:40.Similartohisstrategyofayearago,Kelleywasnotamongtheearlyleaders,butslowlyworkedhiswaytothefront.HecaughtguardsmanLloydBairstowinCoolidgeCornerandacceleratedtoatwominute,10-secondmarginofvictoryatthefinish.

1.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:30:40

6.CharlesRobbins,Jr.(NY)

2:39:51

2.LloydBairstow(MA)

2:32:50

7.LouisYoung(MA)

2:40:22

3.DonHeinicke(MD)

2:36:28

8.AnthonyMedeiros(MA)

2:41:04

4.RobertRankine(CAN)

2:38:03

9.JohnD.(Jock)Semple(MA)

2:47:36

5.LloydEvans(CAN)

2:39:43

10.AbMorton(CAN)

2:49:55

50thBostonMarathon–Saturday,April20,1946

ThelateBostonGlobesportseditorJerryNason,thepersonresponsiblefordocumentingmostofthewrittenhistoryoftheBostonMarathon,calledthisthemostsignificantraceofalltime.Runningtodramatizetheplightofhisstarvingcountrymen,GreekmarathonerStylianosKyriakideshunggallantlyontoJohnA.Kelleyandranhimdowninthelatestagesoftherace.Theracewasalsosignificantbecauseitheraldedthedominanceofforeignrunnersinfutureyears.Thiswasthefinalyearthatthelargecontingentofracevehicleswasallowedonthecourse.In1947,B.A.A.presidentWalterBrownwouldallowonlythreepressbusesalongtheroute.

1.StylianosKyriakides(GRE)

2:29:27

6.JohnKersnason(NY)

2:41:20

2.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:31:27

7.LloydEvans(CAN)

2:43:02

3.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:36:34

8.CharlesA.Robbins,Jr.(NY)

2:43:59

4.LouisP.Gregory(NY)

2:37:23

9.TheodoreJ.Vogel(MA)

2:44:24

5.AbMorton(CAN)

2:38:54

10.LouisYoung(MA)

2:44:38

51stBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1947

KoreanYunBokSuhranaworld-best2:25:39,markingtheonlytimethemen’sworldrecordhasbeensetontheBostonMarathoncourse.Suh,whowasalsothefirstAsianchampion,and,at5feet,1inch,theshortestBostonchampiontodate,receivedfundsfromAmericanservicementocoverthecostofhistriptoBoston.Afterovercomingafallcausedbyastrayfoxterrier,SuhtooktheleadfromFinland’sMikkoHietanenonthelastoftheNewtonhillsandranunchallengedtothefinish.

1.YunBokSuh(KOR)

2:25:39#

6.AthanasiosRagazos(GRE)

2:35:34

2.MikkoHietanen(FIN)

2:29:39

7.SevkiKoru(TUR)

2:37:50

3.TheodoreJ.Vogel(MA)

2:30:10

8.E.DavidMazzeo(ME)

2:38:03

4.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:32:11

9.VianoMuinonen(FIN)

2:38:59

5.AbMorton(CAN)

2:33:08

10.StylianosKyriakides(GRE)

2:39:13

52ndBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1948

ThefourthandfinalofGerardA.Cote’svictorieswasearnedfollowingahard-foughtbattlewithTheodoreJ.Vogel,ofWatertown,Massachusetts.Followinganelbow-to-elbowduelduringthefirst23miles—thatonoccasionborderedontheunsportsmanlike—Cotepulledawayfora44-secondmarginofvictoryin2:31:02.

1.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:31:02

6.LloydEvans(CAN)

2:41:05

2.TheodoreJ.Vogel(MA)

2:31:46

7.WalterFedorick(CAN)

2:41:23

3.JesseH.VanZant(MA)

2:36:53

8.LuisVelasquez(GUA)

2:41:27

4.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:37:52

9.E.DavidMazzeo(ME)

2:43:15

5.OllieManninen(MA)

2:39:59

10.WarrenDupree(USA)

2:43:42

53rdBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1949

Unsureabouthisfitness,Sweden’sKarlGostaLeanderssonranoverthecourse10daysbeforetherace,unofficiallybreakingthecourserecordandinjuringhisAchillestendonintheprocess.ButtheSwedishchampionrecoveredintimetopostatwo-minute,52-secondwinin2:31:50overVictorDyrgall.Leandersson’slonescarecamenotintheformofanotherrunner,butfromacarwhichnearlysideswipedhimasitunexpectedlyenteredthecourseinAuburndale(Newton)priortotheturnontoCommonwealthAvenue.

1.KarlGostaLeandersson(SWE)

2:31:50

6.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:42:55

2.VictorDyrgall(NY)

2:34:42

7.FranAustin(MA)

2:43:28

3.LouisWhite(MA)

2:36:48

8.TomJones(PA)

2:44:05

4.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:38:07

9.AndrewNeiding(NY)

2:44:31

5.JoeSmith(FL)

2:38:30

10.PaulCollins(NY)

2:45:11

54thBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1950

TheextentoftheforeigndominancebegantodeepenastheKoreancontingentofKi-YongHam,KiYoonSong,andYunChiChoifinished1-2-3,respectively.Nicknamed“SwiftPremium”bytheracewriters,HamwasrankedonlythirdontheKoreanteam,behindtheirnationalchampionandOlympianChoi.However,Ham,whobuiltanoverwhelmingadvantagebetweenmiles12and21,walkedfourtimesalongthefinalfourmiles,beforefinishingfirstin2:32:39.

1.Ki-YongHam(KOR)

2:32:39

6.AnthonyMedeiros(MA)

2:47:15

2.KilYoonSong(KOR)

2:35:58

7.LloydBairstow(MA)

2:49:46

3.YunChiChoi(KOR)

2:39:47

8.PaulCollins(NY)

2:50:12

4.JohnLafferty(MA)

2:39:52

9.EdoRomognoli(NY)

2:52:50

5.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:43:45

10.KennethO’Connell(OH)

2:56:42

55thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1951

Japan’s19-year-oldShigekiTanakaupsethisfavoredcountrymenandGreeknationalchampionAthanasiosRagazostowin.Oneoftherace’syoungestwinners,Tanaka—aHiroshimanative—providedanexcitingandswiftrunovertheNewtonhillstofinishthreeminutes,30secondsaheadofAmericanJohnLafferty(2:31:15).

1.ShigekiTanaka(JPN)

2:27:45

6.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:39:09

2.JohnLafferty(MA)

2:31:15

7.GerardA.Cote(CAN)

2:41:15

3.AthanasiosRagazos(GRE)

2:35:27

8.YoshitakaUchikawa(JPN)

2:41:31

4.LouisWhite(NY)

2:35:53

9.HiromiHaigo(JPN)

2:42:23

5.ShunjiKoyanagi(JPN)

2:38:36

10.JesseVanZant(MA)

2:43:35

56thBostonMarathon–Saturday,April19,1952

Onascorching88-degreeday,IndianrunnerDoroteoFloresofGuatemalasurvivedthewretchedconditionstowinbyalmostfiveminutesin2:31:53.Flores,alaborerinaGuatemalamill,tooktheleadfromcountrymanLuisVelasqueznearthe10-milemarkinNatick.Appearingundauntedbytheoppressiveheatandhumidity,FloresbreezedthroughtheremainderoftheroutetofinishaheadofAmericanVictorDyrgall.

1.DoroteoFlores(GUA)

2:31:53

6.TheodoreCorbitt(NY)

2:53:31

2.VictorDyrgall(NY)

2:36:40

7.SevkiKoru(TUR)

2:54:15

3.LuisVelasquez(GUA)

2:40:08

8.EdoRomognoli(NY)

2:57:28

4.ThomasJones(PA)

2:43:29

9.LouisWhite(NY)

2:58:24

5.NormanTamamaha(HI)

2:51:55

10.ArnoldBriggs(NY)

2:58:46

57thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1953

Onceagain,thecourserecordfell–thistimetothelightestchampioninracehistory.Japan’sKeizoYamada,whoweighedjust108poundsandstoodonly5feet,2inches,shedtheleadersonHeartbreakHillandfinished28secondsaheadofFinland’sVeikkoKarvonen.Sweden’sKarlGostaLeandersson,the1949winner,providedarecord-settingpaceforthefirst19mileswithKarvonenandYamadagivingchase.TheracemarkedtheemergenceofJohnJ.Kelley,aBostonUniversitytrackster,whosecretlyworetheB.A.A.unicornandcolors.The"Younger"Kelley(norelationtoJohnA.“TheElder”Kelley)finishedfifthin2:28:19.

1.KeizoYamada(JPN)

2:18:51

6.HideoHamamura(JPN)

2:32:30

2.VeikkoKarvonen(FIN)

2:19:19

7.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:32:46

3.KarlGostaLeandersson(SWE)

2:19:36

8.KurauHiroshima(JPN)

2:33:33

4.KatsuaNishida(JPN)

2:21:35

9.JohnLafferty(MA)

2:38:04

5.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:28:19

10.NormanTamamaha(HI)

2:38:38

58thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1954

Runner-upthepreviousyear,Finland’sVeikkoKarvonenupsetastellarfieldthatincludedworldrecord-holderJamesH.PetersofEngland,JapanesechampionKurauHiroshima,FinnishchampionErkkiPuolakka,andAmericanAAUchampionJohnJ.Kelley.PetersforgedastrongpaceduringthemiddlethirdoftheracewithKarvonencloselyfollowing.AsPeters’effortwashamperedbyseverelegcrampsinWestNewton,Karvonencarriedtheleadoverthefinalmilestowinbyjustovertwominutesin2:20:39.OlympicchampionDelfoCabreara-GomezofArgentinafinishedsixth.

1.VeikkoKarvonen(FIN)

2:20:39

6.DelfoCabreara-Gomez(ARG)

2:27:50

2.JamesH.Peters(GBR)

2:22:40

7.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:28:51

3.ErkkiPuolakka(FIN)

2:24:25

8.EzequielBusamante(ARG)

2:33:40

4.KurauHiroshima(JPN)

2:25:30

9.NicholasCostes(PA)

2:35:17

5.KatsuaNishida(JPN)

2:27:35

10.NobuyoshiSadanaga(JPN)

2:37:19

59thBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1955

HideoHamamura,aJapanesespeedster,stagedagreatrunoverthesecondhalfofthecoursetolowerthecourserecordonceagain.Hamamuracamefrom10thpositiontotaketheleadfromAmericanNicholasCostesjustoverthreemilesfromthefinish.Hamamurafinishedin2:18:22–29secondsbetterthantheoldrecordsetbycountrymanKeizoYamadain1953.

1.HideoHamamura(JPN)

2:18:22

6.GustafJansson(SWE)

2:21:40

2.EinoPulkkinen(FIN)

2:19:23

7.YoshitakaUchikawa(JPN)

2:22:40

3.NicholasCostes(MA)

2:19:57

8.TadaakiTanabe(JPN)

2:26:08

4.PaavoE.Kotila(FIN)

2:20:16

9.EzequielBusamante(ARG)

2:27:51

5.ReinaldoBertoGorno(ARG)

2:20:28

10.RodolfoMendez,Jr.(NY)

2:28:30

60thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1956

Finland’sAnttiViskari,asergeantinthemilitary,shatteredtheformercourserecordbymorethanfourminutestofinishfirstin2:14:14.However,histimewasjust19secondsaheadofrunner-upJohnJ.Kelley.Infact,eachofthefirstfourrunnershadeclipsedtheformermark,whichnaturallyledtoquestionsregardingtheexactlengthofthecourse.Uponremeasuring,thedistancewasfoundtobe1,183yardsshort.Roadrepairsandchangesbeginningin1951werecitedasthecauseoftheshrinkingcourse.

1.AnttiViskari(FIN)

2:14:14

6.TheodoreCorbitt(NY)

2:28:06

2.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:14:33

7.GordonDickson(NY)

2:28:45

3.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:17:56

8.JoeTyler(CA)

2:29:17

4.NicholasCostes(MA)

2:18:01

9.RobertCons(CA)

2:29:24

5.DeanThackwray(MA)

2:20:24

10.FredWilt(NY)

2:29:27

61stBostonMarathon–Saturday,April20,1957

JohnJ.Kelleysnappedastreakof11foreignwinswithanaccuratelymeasured,course-recordperformanceof2:20:05.ThiswasthefirstwinbyanAmericansincethe1945victoryofJohnA."TheElder"Kelley.YoungKelleydisposedofahostofinternationalcompetitorsnear16milesandwonbyalmostfourminutes.Thelasttolosecontactwas1954championVeikkoKarvonen,asKelleybecamethefirstandonlymemberofthehostB.A.A.RunningClubtowintheBostonMarathon.

1.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:20:05†

6.KeizoYamada(JPN)

2:33:22

2.VeikkoKarvonen(FIN)

2:23:54

7.GordonDickson(CAN)

2:37:04

3.ChiangW.Lim(KOR)

2:24:59

8.NobuyoshiSadanaga(JPN)

2:38:13

4.OlaviManninen(FIN)

2:25:19

9.RodolfoMendez,Jr.(NY)

2:39:45

5.SoongC.Han(KOR)

2:28:14

10.AlfredConfalone(MA)

2:47:51

62ndBostonMarathon–Saturday,April18,1958

AforeignrunneronceagainfoundthefinishlineaheadofthefieldasYugoslavianFranjoMihalic,the1956Olympicrunner-up,rantovictoryin2:25:54.AlmostfiveminutesbehindwasJohnJ.Kelley,whofinishedsecondat2:30:51.BeforehisBostonMarathoncareerended,Kelleyfinishedsecondonfiveoccasions.Mihalicsurvivedthe84-degreedaytobecomethefirstEasternEuropeantowintheBostonMarathon.

1.FranjoMihalic(YUG)

2:25:54

6.ShalomKahalani(ISR)

2:48:00

2.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:30:51

7.ThomasC.Ryan(CA)

2:50:13

3.EinnoPulkkinen(FIN)

2:37:05

8.GonzalesScotto(MA)

2:52:07

4.TonySapienza(MA)

2:39:46

9.JohnA.Kelley(MA)

2:52:12

5.PedroPeralta(MEX)

2:42:35

10.LaurenceH.Fauber(MA)

2:53:17

63rdBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1959

TheFinnscontinuedtoshowtheirdominanceintherunningworldasHelsinkipolicedetectiveEinoOksanen,thirdinthe1956race,claimedthefirstofhisthreeBostonwinsinatimeof2:22:42.JohnJ.Kelleywouldagainfinishsecond(2:23:43).

1.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:22:42

6.RobertPape(GBR)

2:28:28

2.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:23:43

7.NobuyoshiSadanaga(JPN)

2:29:30

3.GordonDickson(CAN)

2:24:04

8.JamesGreen(MA)

2:29:58

4.VeikkoKarvonen(FIN)

2:24:37

9.AlfredConfalone(MA)

2:33:50

5.OsvaldoSuarez(ARG)

2:28:24

10.GeoffreyWatt(AUS)

2:34:37

64thBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1960

WithEinoOksanennotreturningtodefendhistitle,FinnishcountrymanPaavoKotilawonthisU.S.Olympictrialracein2:20:54.Kotilaleftthecompetition10milesintotheraceforavirtualsoloruntothefinish.Hiswinningtimewasthesecond-fastesteveronthemeasuredcourse.NewYork’sGordonMcKenziemadealaterushtofinishsecondin2:22:18,andJamesGreenofthehostB.A.A.RunningClubfinishedthird(2:23:37).

1.PaavoKotila(FIN)

2:20:54

6.AlexanderBreckenridge(VA)

2:28:44

2.GordonMcKenzie(NY)

2:22:18

7.RobertCarman(PA)

2:29:06

3.JamesGreen(MA)

2:23:37

8.RobertCons(CA)

2:30:39

4.AlfredConfalone(MA)

2:26:30

9.ThomasC.Ryan(CA)

2:32:49

5.VeikkoKarvonen(FIN)

2:28:30

10.RobertDrake(CA)

2:34:12

65thBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1961

EinoOksanenroaredbackafterayear’sabsenceforhissecondvictoryin2:23:29.Battlingachillingwindandatemperatureof39degrees,thetrioofOksanen,JohnJ.Kelley,andEngland’sFredNorrischargedintoNewtonLowerFallsataquickpace.Justbeforethehills,astrayblackdogdartedontothecourseandsentKelleysprawlingontothepavement.NorrisstoppedtoassistKelley,whoregroupedquicklyandbrieflycaughtOksanenontheNewtonhills.Oksanen’sstrengthprovedtoomuchforKelley,whocrossedtheline25secondsbackasrunner-upforthefourthtime.

1.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:23:29

6.GeorgeTerry(CT)

2:30:20

2.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:23:54

7.GarWilliams(IL)

2:32:22

3.FredNorris(GBR)

2:25:46

8.FritzGruber(AUT)

2:32:49

4.GordonMcKenzie(NY)

2:28:40

9.JamesGreen(MA)

2:32:58

5.OlaviManninen(FIN)

2:29:46

10.EdwardDuncan(MA)

2:33:46

66thBostonMarathon–Thursday,April19,1962

EinoOksanencapturedthelastofhisthreeBostonwinswitha2:23:48performanceonacoldandrainsoakedafternoon.Oksanenfinishedoneminute,10secondsaheadofcountrymanPaavoPystynen(2:24:58)aftertakingtheleadfromhimnearBostonCollege.JohnJ.Kelleyfinishedfourth,nearlyfiveminutesbehindOksanen.

1.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:23:48

6.ErkiKaunitso(MA)

2:32:26

2.PaavoPystynen(FIN)

2:24:58

7.GeorgeTerry(CT)

2:32:48

3.AlexanderBreckenridge(VA)

2:27:17

8.AllenHull,Jr.(MA)

2:33:01

4.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:28:37

9.RichardHaines(DC)

2:33:09

5.OrvilleAtkins(CAN)

2:31:49

10.LarryDamon(MA)

2:34:05

67thBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1963

Alleyesfocusedonthe1960OlympicMarathonchampionAbebeBikila,ofEthiopia,whowentontowingoldin1964,andcountrymanMamoWolde,the1968OlympicMarathonwinner.Theduoforgedarecord-settingpaceforthefirst18miles,beforeBikila(fifth)andWolde(12th)fellvictimtoasuddencoldeastwindandtheNewtonhills.Belgium’sAureleVandendriesschesawhisopening,andrushedhomewithacourserecordof2:18:58.Again,JohnJ.Kelleyfinishedintherunner-upspot,whiledefendingchampionEinoOksanenfinishedfourth.

1.AureleVandendriessche(BEL)

2:18:58†

6.JessieEblen(WA)

2:27:42

2.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:21:09

7.AlexanderBreckenridge(VA)

2:28:28

3.BrianKilby(GBR)

2:21:43

8.TenhoSalakka(FIN)

2:29:13

4.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:22:23

9.GarWilliams(IL)

2:31:19

5.AbebeBikila(ETH)

2:24:43

10.LouisCastagnola(DC)

2:32:23

68thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1964

Asthefieldexceeded300runnersforthefirsttime,AureleVandendriesschesuccessfullydefendedhischampionshipwitha2:19:59performance.TheleanBelgianattackedtheNewtonhillsinstrongfashion,eventuallypullingawayfromtheCanadiansandFinnswhoweredictatingthepace.NotedBostonMarathonwriterandhistorianHalHigdonwasfifth.

1.AureleVandendriessche(BEL)

2:19:59

6.DavidEllis(CAN)

2:22:49

2.TenhoSalakka(FIN)

2:20:48

7.JohnJ.Kelley(CT)

2:27:23

3.RonaldWallingford(CAN)

2:20:51

8.OsvaldoSuarez(ARG)

2:27:51

4.PaavoPystynen(FIN)

2:21:33

9.PaulHoffman(CAN)

2:28:07

5.HalHigdon(IN)

2:21:55

10.WilliamAllen(CAN)

2:28:19

69thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1965

Ithadbeen10yearssinceaJapaneserunnerlastwonBoston.MorioShigematsu,wholoweredthecourserecordto2:16:33,ledadauntingJapanesecontingentwhichclaimedfiveofthetopsixspots.DefendingchampionAureleVandendriesschefinishedfourthtopreventthecleansweep.ThiswasthefirstB.A.A.marathoninmorethan40yearsnottofinishonExeterStreetbytheLenoxHotel.Beginningthisyearandcontinuingforthenext20,thefinishlinewouldbelocatedtwoblocksawayonBoylstonStreet,infrontofthePrudentialBuilding.

1.MorioShigematsu(JPN)

2:16:33†

6.KazuoMatsubara(JPN)

2:19:17

2.HideakiShishido(JPN)

2:17:13

7.RalphBuschmann(MA)

2:20:20

3.TakayukiNakeo(JPN)

2:17:31

8.EinoOksanen(FIN)

2:21:13

4.AureleVandendriessche(BEL)

2:17:44

9.EinoVelle(FIN)

2:21:52

5.YoshikazuFunasako(JPN)

2:18:18

10.ErikOstbye(SWE)

2:22:05

70thBostonMarathon–Tuesday,April19,1966

OnceagaintheJapaneserunnersranawayfromthefieldastheyconvincinglysweptthefirstfourplaces.Japanesechampionandpre-racefavoriteTooruTerasawawasupsetbycountrymanKenjiKimihara,whocamefromfourthinthelasttwomilestograbthevictorywreathin2:17:11.Althoughwomenwouldnotbeofficiallyrecognizeduntil1972,Roberta"Bobbi"Gibbbecamethefirstwomantorunandsuccessfullycompletetherace,finishingin3:21:40.

1.KenjiKimihara(JPN)

2:17:11

6.DaveEllis(CAN)

2:19:47

2.SeiichiroSasaki(JPN)

2:17:34

7.TomLaris(NY)

2:21:44

3.TooruTerasawa(JPN)

2:17:46

8.BobScharf(WA)

2:22:15

4.HirokazuOkabe(JPN)

2:18:11

9.RonDaws(MN)

2:24:47

5.NormanHiggins(CA)

2:18:26

10.BongNaeKim(KOR)

2:24:44

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.Roberta(Bobbi)Gibb(MA)

3:21:40

71stBostonMarathon–Wednesday,April19,1967

NewZealanderDavidC.McKenzieledarecordfieldof601starterswhilesettingacourserecordof2:15:45.DartmouthCollegealumnusTomLarisfinishedsecondwiththefastestAmericantime(2:16:48)overtheBostoncoursetodate.BobbiGibbwasagainthefirstwoman(unofficial)in3:27:17.ThestoryofthedayfocusedonKathrineSwitzer,whoobtainedanumberbyenteringas"K.V.Switzer."Thisdidnotsitwellwiththeraceofficials.WhenJohn(Jock)Sempleattemptedtoremovehernumbermid-race,hewascutdownbySwitzer’sburlyboyfriend.Picturesoftheincidentwereseenaroundtheworld.

1.DavidC.McKenzie(NZL)

2:15:45†

6.AndrewBoychuk(CAN)

2:18:17

2.TomLaris(NY)

2:16:48

7.TakashiInoue(JPN)

2:20:41

3.YutakiAoki(JPN)

2:17:17

8.TooruTerasawa(JPN)

2:21:17

4.LouisCastagnola(DC)

2:17:48

9.DannyMcFadzean(GBR)

2:22:06

5.AntonioAmbu(ITA)

2:18:04

10.KaleviIhaksi(FIN)

2:22:07

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.Roberta(Bobbi)Gibb(MA)

3:27:17

2.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

4:20:02

72ndBostonMarathon–Friday,April19,1968

WesleyanUniversitystudentAmbrose"Amby"BurfootgaveAmericanrunnerstheirfirstvictoryin11yearsasthefieldgrewtoarecord900runners.Burfoot,coachedbyformerwinnerJohnJ.Kelley,finishedin2:22:17inthewarm72-degreesunshine.BurfootmadehismoveagainstU.S.MarineWilliamClarkoverthefinalfivemilestoearna38-secondvictory.Roberta"Bobbi"Gibb(unofficialagain)wastheleadingfemalefinisherin3:30:00.Atotalofthreewomenfinishedtheracethisyear.ThisalsomarkedthefinalyeartheracewasheldonadayotherthanMonday.Thefollowingyear,Patriots’DaywasdesignatedtobecelebratedonthethirdMondayinApril.

1.Ambrose(Amby)Burfoot(CT)

2:22:17

6.BobDeines(CA)

2:30:13

2.WilliamClark(VA)

2:22:49

7.JoseGarciaGaspar(MEX)

2:30:29

3.AlfredoPenaloza(MEX)

2:25:06

8.MikkoAla-Leppilampi(FIN)

2:31:35

4.PabloGarrivoLugo(MEX)

2:25:07

9.DannyMcFadzean(GBR)

2:32:27

5.RonDaws(MN)

2:29:17

10.AugustMulreke(NY)

2:34:15

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.Roberta(Bobbi)Gibb(MA)

3:30:00

2.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:45:00*

3.MarjorieFish

4:45:00*

*ApproximateTime

73rdBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,1969

Thestartingfieldtoppedthe1,000markforthefirsttime(1,152),whichledtotheintroductionofqualifyingstandardsthefollowingyear.JapanonceagainracedtotheforefrontasYoshiakiUnetaniunleashedasuperlativeeffort,takingdownDaveMcKenzie’scourserecordbynearlytwominutesin2:13:49.UnetaniranaloneoverthefinalninemilesasMexicanrunnersPabloGarrivoLugo(2:17:24)andAlfredoPenaloza(2:19:23)finishedsecondandthird,respectively.Threewomen—runningunofficially—finished,ledbySaraMaeBermanfromCambridge,Massachusetts,in3:22:46.

1.YoshiakiUnetani(JPN)

2:13:49†

6.RobertDeines(CA)

2:22:46

2.PabloGarrivoLugo(MEX)

2:17:24

7.JoseGarciaGaspar(MEX)

2:23:12

3.AlfredoPenaloza(MEX)

2:19:23

8.PatrickMcMahon(IRL)

2:23:21

4.RonDaws(MN)

2:20:21

9.PhilHampton(GBR)

2:23:43

5.Robert(Bob)Moore(CAN)

2:21:25

10.PentiRummakko(FIN)

2:24:11

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.SaraMaeBerman(MA)

3:22:46

2.NinaKuscsik(NY)

3:46:00*

3.ElainePederson(CA)

3:50:00*

74thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1970

Onarain-soaked,44-degreeday,EnglishmanRonHilldemolishedUnetani’syear-oldmarkwithastunning2:10:30courserecord.Intheprocess,GeorgetownalumnusEamonO’ReillyloweredtheAmericanrecordto2:11:12,whichwasalsounderUnetani’spreviousmarkof2:13:49.Theentryqualifyingtimeoffourhours(ortheequivalentatshorterdistances)onlysucceededinreducingthefieldto1,011starters.SaraMaeBermanwasagainthefirstwomanin3:05:07.

1.RonHill(GBR)

2:10:30†

6.KennethMoore(OR)

2:19:47

2.EamonO’Reilly(DC)

2:11:12*

7.Robert(Bob)Moore(CAN)

2:20:07

3.PatrickMcMahon(IRL)

2:14:53

8.AndrewBoychuk(CAN)

2:21:06

4.PentiRummakko(FIN)

2:14:59

9.WilliamClark(PA)

2:22:17

5.KalleHarkkaraainen(FIN)

2:19:42

10.WayneYetman(CAN)

2:22:32

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.SaraMaeBerman(MA)

3:05:07

2.NinaKuscsik(NY)

3:12:16

3.SandraZerrangi

3:30:00*

4.DianeFournier(ME)

3:32:00*

5.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:34:00*

†CourseRecord*AmericanRecord

75thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1971

Thefielddippedto887startersthisyearastheB.A.A.raisedthequalifyingstandardtothreehours,10minutes.TheraceturnedouttobeoneoftheclosestfinisheseverasColombianAlvaroMejiaandPatrickMcMahon,aMassachusettsresidentandIrelandnative,dueledalmosttheentirewaybeforeMejiapulledawaywithin150yardsfromthefinish.Mejiawasclockedinat2:18:45,justfivesecondsaheadofMcMahon.SaraMaeBerman,whofinishedin3:08:30,againledtheunofficialwomenentrants.

1.AlvaroMejia(COL)

2:13:49†

6.ArthurCoolidge(MA)

2:23:23

2.PatrickMcMahon(IRL)

2:17:24

7.WilliamSpeck(RI)

2:23:54

3.JohnHalberstadt(RSA)

2:19:23

8.MarkkuSalminen(FIN)

2:24:02

4.JohnVitale(CT)

2:20:21

9.RonWallingford(CAN)

2:25:21

5.ByronJ.Lowry(CA)

2:21:25

10.WilliamClark(CA)

2:26:19

UnofficialEraofWomen’sParticipation

1.SaraMaeBerman(MA)

3:08:30

2.NinaKuscsik(NY)

3:09:00*

KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:28:00*

76thBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,1972*

OlaviSuomalainen,a25-year-oldstudent,becamethefirstFinnishwinneratBostonin10years.SuomalainenbrokeawayfromColombia’sVictorManuelMoranearBostonCollegetofinishfirstin2:15:29.Thewomenreceivedofficialrecognitionthisyear,andNewYorkerNinaKuscsikbecamethefirstofficialwomen’swinneratBostonwitha3:10:26performance.Thequalifyingstandardsbegantotakeholdandbecamethemarktowardwhichthemarathonpopulacewouldaspire,leadingtoincreasedparticipationintheevent.

Men

1.OlaviSuomalainen(FIN)

2:15:29

6.BruceMortenson(NY)

2:19:59

2.VictorManuelMora(COL)

2:15:57

7.JeffGalloway(FL)

2:20:03

3.JacintoSabinal(MEX)

2:16:10

8.AlvaroMejia(COL)

2:20:06

4.AlfredoPenaloza(MEX)

2:18:46

9.SteveDean(CA)

2:20:29

5.PabloGarrivoLugo(MEX)

2:19:50

10.MarkkuSalminen(FIN)

2:20:42

Women

1.NinaKuscsik(NY)

3:10:26†

6.ValerieRogosheske(VA)

4:29:32

2.ElainePedersen(CA)

3:20:25

7.GinnyCollins(MA)

4:48:32

3.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:29:51

8.FrancesMorrison(TX)

5:07:00

4.PatBarrett(NJ)

3:40:29

5.SaraMaeBerman(MA)

3:48:30

*FirstYearofOfficialParticipationforWomen

77thBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,1973

FormerCornellUniversitytrackstandoutJonAndersonpulledawayfromdefendingchampionOlaviSuomalainennearthe20-milemarkandwonbyoneminutein2:16:03.NewJersey’sTomFlemingclosedfastoverthefinalmilestograbtherunner-upspotfromSuomalainen.ThiswasthefirstofFleming’stwosecond-placefinishesatBoston.JacquelineA.Hansen,ofCalifornia,tookthewomen’stitlein3:05:59.

Men

1.JonAnderson(OR)

2:16:03

6.DennisSpencer(GA)

2:22:31

2.TomFleming(NJ)

2:17:03

7.BobMoore(CAN)

2:23:57

3.OlaviSuomalainen(FIN)

2:18:21

8.PaaboLeiviska(FIN)

2:23:57

4.BernardPlain(GBR)

2:21:10

9.JohnVitale(CT)

2:24:06

5.JeffGalloway(FL)

2:21:27

10.RonDaws(MN)

2:24:09

Women

1.JacquelineA.Hansen(CA)

3:05:59†

6.GerdaReinke(GER)

3:30:20

2.NinaKuscsik(NY)

3:06:29

7.SigridNadon(OH)

3:30:40

3.JenniferTaylor(MA)

3:16:30

8.MerryCushing(MA)

3:36:06

4.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:20:30

9.ValerieRogosheske(MN)

3:51:12

5.SaraMaeBerman(MA)

3:30:05

10.DianeFournier(ME)

4:13:28

78thBostonMarathon–Monday,April15,1974

ThepresenceofthecollegiatespeedboysinthemarathonwasfeltatBoston.Ireland’sNeilCusack,astudentatEastTennesseeStateUniversity,ranawaywithaconvincing2:13:39victory,thesecond-fastestwinningtimetodate,whileNewJersey’sTomFlemingwassecondagain,46secondsback.Michiko"Miki"Gorman,38,fromLosAngeles,ledthewomen’sfieldwitharecord2:47:11performance,markingthefirsttimeawomanhadrununderthethree-hourmarkatBoston.

Men

1.NeilCusack(IRL)

2:13:39

6.SteveHoag(MN)

2:16:44

2.TomFleming(NJ)

2:14:25

7.BobMoore(CAN)

2:16:45

3.JeromeDrayton(CAN)

2:15:40

8.RonWayne(OR)

2:16:58

4.LucienRosalka(Ceylon)

2:15:53

9.BernieAllen(MD)

2:17:02

5.VilhoPaajanen(FIN)

2:16:15

10.CarlHatfield(WV)

2:17:36

Women

1.Michiko(Miki)Gorman(CA)

2:47:11†

6.LydiaRitter(GER)

3:05:18

2.ChristaKifferschlager(GER)

2:53:00

7.RenateKieninger(GER)

3:08:45

3.NinaKuscsik(NY)

2:55:12

8.ValerieRogosheske(MN)

3:09:28

4.ManuelaPreuss(GER)

2:58:46

9.LucyBunz(CA)

3:10:57

5.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

3:01:39

10.IreneRudolph(CA)

3:12:13

†CourseRecord

79thBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,1975

Boston’sBillRodgers,"ThePeople’sChoice"andtherunnermostresponsibleforpopularizingthemarathonboom,stunnedthelargeststartingfieldtodate(2,121)withacourseandAmericanrecordof2:09:55.WhatmadeRodgers’recordrunevenmoreimpressivewasthathestoppedfivetimes—fourtimesforwaterandoncetotieashoelace.WestGermanLianeWinterestablishedaworld-bestperformanceforwomen,shatteringMikiGorman’scourserecordin2:42:24.Thewheelchairdivisioncantraceitsrootstothisyear,asBobHallsuccessfullycompletedthecoursein2:58:00.RacedirectorWillCloneypromisedtoaddthisdivisioninfutureyears.

Men

1.BillRodgers(MA)

2:09:55*†

6.JamesStanley(OH)

2:14:54

2.SteveHoag(MN)

2:11:54

7.RussellPate(SC)

2:15:22

3.TomFleming(NJ)

2:12:05

8.PeterFredriksson(SWE)

2:15:38

4.ThomasHoward(CAN)

2:13:23

9.MarioQuezas(MEX)

2:16:03

5.RonHill(GBR)

2:13:28

10.AndrewBoychuk(CAN)

2:16:13

Women

1.LianeWinter(GER)

2:42:24#

6.KathrynLoper(MI)

2:59:10

2.KathrineSwitzer(NY)

2:51:37

7.MarilynPaul(OR)

2:59:37

3.GayleS.Barron(GA)

2:54:11

8.JoanL.Ullyot(CA)

3:02:20

4.MarilynT.Bevans(MD)

2:55:52

9.JudyGumbs(CA)

3:02:54

5.MerryCushing(MA)

2:56:57

10.JaniceArenz(MN)

3:03:03

†CourseRecord≠MastersCourseRecord*AmericanRecord

80thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1976

Theracewasalmostoverbeforeitbegan.America’sbicentennialyearprovidedthehottestraceconditionseveratBoston.The“runforthehoses”–asthe1976racebecameknown–washeldin100-plus-degreetemperaturesandforcedmorethan40percentofthe1,942starterstoexitprematurely.JackFultz,a27-year-oldundergraduateatGeorgetownUniversity,survivedtheoppressiveconditionstofinishfirstin2:20:19.KimMerrittfromRacine,Wisconsin,ledthewomenin2:47:10.

Men

1.JackFultz(VA)

2:20:19

6.EduardoPacheco(PR)

2:25:11

2.MarioCuevas(MEX)

2:21:13

7.MikeBurke(MA)

2:26:11

3.JoseDeJesus(PR)

2:22:10

8.RonKurle(CA)

2:26:21

4.JackFoster(NZL)

2:22:30≠

9.DonaldSlusser(PA)

2:26:38

5.JamesBerka(MN)

2:24:32

10.DavidFiskin(NZL)

2:26:43

Women

1.KimMerritt(WI)

2:47:10

6.MarilynT.Bevans(MD

3:01:22

2.Michiko(Miki)Gorman(CA)

2:52:27≠

7.ClaireSpawei(NTH)

3:04:46

3.DorothyDoolittle(TX)

2:56:26

8.HarueYamamoto(JPN)

3:05:36

4.GayleS.Barron(GA)

2:58:23

9.LisaLorrain(GA)

3:11:01

5.NancyKent(PA)

3:00:53

10.LianeWinter(GER)

3:12:44

#WorldRecord

81stBostonMarathon–Monday,April18,1977

CanadianJeromeDrayton,thirdinthe1974race,hookedupearlyinaduelwith1975championBillRodgers.However,asthe77-degreeheatbegantotakeitstollonRodgers,DraytonpulledawaypastWellesleyHillsandwentontodefeatarecordfieldof2,766startersin2:14:46.ThiswasDrayton’sfifthBostonattemptandhebecamethefirstCanadiantowinBostonsincethe1948triumphofGerardA.Cote.MikiGormanledthewomenonceagainwithherfinishof2:48:33.

Men

1.JeromeDrayton(CAN)

2:20:19

6.TomFleming(NJ)

2:25:11

2.VeliBally(TUR)

2:21:13

7.GaryTuttle(CA)

2:26:11

3.BrianMaxwell(CA)

2:22:10

8.ChrisBerka(CA)

2:26:21

4.RonaldWayne(CA)

2:22:30≠

9.JackFultz(PA)

2:26:38

5.VinnieFleming(MA)

2:24:32

10.RussellPate(SC)

2:26:43

Women

1.Michiko(Miki)Gorman(CA)

2:47:10

6.LisaMatovcik(PA)

2:58:54

2.MarilynT.Bevans(MD)

2:52:27≠

7.JoanL.Ullyot(CA)

3:01:04

3.LisaLorrain(GA)

2:56:26

8.PennyDeMoss(CA)

3:01:16

4.GayleOlinek(CAN)

2:58:23

9.JenniferWhite(VA)

3:03:33

5.AnnForshee(MI)

3:00:53

10.SallySullivan(CT)

3:03:46

≠MastersCourseRecord

82ndBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,1978

BillRodgerswasbackinfineform,buthehadtoholdoffafast-closingJeffWellstowinbytwoseconds.Rodgersfinishedin2:10:13,withWellsat2:10:15,intherace’sclosestfinishtodate.TelevisionsportscasterGayleS.Barronledthewomen’sfieldin2:44:52.TheracewasthefastestmassfinishatBoston(andperhapsanywhere)as2,076runnersbrokethethree-hourbarrier,amarkthatwouldbeshatteredthefollowingyear.

Men

1.BillRodgers(30,MA)

2:20:19

6.KevinRyan(30,NZL)

2:25:11

2.JeffWells(23,TX)

2:21:13

7.DonKardong(29,WA)

2:26:11

3.EsaTikkanen(23,FIN)

2:22:10

8.JohnLodwick(24,TX)

2:26:21

4.JackFultz(28,MA)

2:22:30≠

9.YutakaTaketomi(24,JPN).

2:26:38

5.John(Randy)Thomas(24,MA)

2:24:32

10.TomFleming(26,NJ)

2:26:43

Women

1.GayleS.Barron(30,GA)

2:44:52

6.KiyokoObata(25,JPN)

2:52:34

2.PennyDeMoss(28,CA)

2:45:36

7.EllieDeMendonca(33,MA)

2:52:49

3.JaneKillon(29,NY)

2:47:33

8.LindaSusanDonkelaar(24,AZ)

2:52:58

4.KimMerritt(22,WI)

2:47:52

9.NancyLindsay(29,NY)

2:53:07

5.LauriePedrinan(34,NY)

2:48:42

10.GayleOlinek(25,CAN)

2:53:20

83rdBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,1979

BillRodgersestablishedacourseandAmericanbestof2:09:27–thefourth-fastesttimeinthehistoryofthesport–tocollecthisthirdtriumph.RodgersranawayfromJapan’sToshihikoSekoonHeartbreakHill.RobertHodge,aGreaterBostonTrackClubteammateofRodgers,finishedthirdin2:12:30astheGBTCplacedfourrunnersinthetop10(RandyThomasandRichardMahoneyweretheothers).BowdoinCollegestudentJoanBenoitledthewomen’sfieldwithasurprisingAmericanwomen’srecordperformanceof2:35:15.Arecord7,927runnersenteredtherace,including3,031whobroke3:00:00;282whobroke2:30:00;and51whobroke2:20:00.


Men

1.BillRodgers(30,MA)

2:09:27*†

6.KevinRyan(31,NZL)

2:13:57

2.ToshihikoSeko(22,JPN)

2:10:12

7.BobbyDoyle(28,RI)

2:14:04

3.RobertHodge(23,MA)

2:12:30

8.RandyThomas(25,MA)

2:14:12

4.TomFleming(27,NJ)

2:12:56

9.HermanAtkins(31,WA)

2:14:17

5.GaryBjorklund(27,MN)

2:13:14

10.RichardMahoney(29,MA)

2:14:36

Women

1.JoanBenoit(21,ME)

2:35:15*†

6.KimMerritt(23,WI)

2:44:28

2.PattiM.Lyons(28,MA)

2:38:22

7.CynthiaA.Dalrymple(37,WA)

2:45:30

3.SusanC.Krenn(29,CA)

2:38:50

8.KarenS.Doppes(23,OH)

2:45:45

4.ElizabethA.Hassell(35,AUS)

2:39:48

9.GayleOlinek(26,CAN)

2:47:30

5.SueJ.Petersen(34,CA)

2:43:02

10.LauriMcBride(26,NY)

2:47:37

†CourseRecord*AmericanRecord

84thBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,1980

BillRodgersmadeitthreestraight,buthehadtocontendwithanarch-nemesis–soaringtemperaturesthatreachedintothehigh70s.Histimeof2:12:11wasmorethanaminuteaheadofItaly’sMarcoMarchei(2:13:20)yes.Theapparentwomen’swinner,CanadianJacquelineGareau,crossedthelinein2:34:28,onlytofindanotherwomanonthevictorypodium.ItwaslaterrevealedthatRosieRuizhadenteredtheracejustafterKenmoreSquare,andGareauwasrightfullyawardedthetitlesevendayslater.

Men

1.BillRodgers(32,MA)

2:12:11

6.BenjiDurden(28,GA)

2:17:46

2.MarcoMarchei(25,ITA)

2:13:20

7.JamieWhite(22,CA)

2:17:58

3.RonTabb(25,TX)

2:14:48

8.StephenFloto(27,CO)

2:18:19

4.MichaelKoussis(30,GRE)

2:16:03

9.KevinRyan(32,NZL)

2:18:49

5.PaulFriedman(30,NJ)

2:16:46

10.MikePinocci(25,CA)

2:18:52

Women

1.JacquelineGareau(27,CAN)

2:34:28†

6.EllisonGoodall(25,MA)

2:42:23

2.PattiM.Lyons(29,MA)

2:35:08

7.ToniBernhard(33,TX)

2:44:40

3.GillianAdams(24,GBR)

2:39:17

8.DebbieEide(24,OR)

2:45:36

4.LaurieBinder(32,CA)

2:39:22

9.ElaineCampo(29,CA)

2:46:44

5.KathleenSamet(31,NM)

2:41:50

10.KikiSweigart(28,CT)

2:46:47

85thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1981

Japan’sToshihikoSeko,the1979runner-up,setacourserecordof2:09:26tobeatAmericansCraigVirginandBillRodgers.SekoeclipsedRodgers’1979markbyasinglesecond.HemadehismoveatthebackofHeartbreakHill,passedRodgers,andfocusedonVirgin.HeovertooktheformerUniversityofIllinoisAll-Americanwithlessthanfivemilestogo,andSekofinishedexactlyoneminuteaheadofVirgin.NewZealanderAllisonRoeranawayfromPattiCatalanowithacourserecordtimeof2:26:46.Catalano,theformerPattiLyons,finishedsecondforthethirdstraightyear,butdidsetanAmericanrecordof2:27:51.

Men

1.ToshihikoSeko(24,JPN)

2:09:26†

6.JukkeToivola(28,FIN)

2:11:52

2.CraigVirgin(25,IL)

2:10:26

7.DennisRinde(22,CA)

2:12:01

3.BillRodgers(33,MA)

2:10:34

8.DavidChettle(29,GBR)

2:12:23

4.JohnLodwick(27,TX)

2:11:33

9.KyleHeffner(25,CO)

2:12:31

5.MalcolmEast(25,PA)

2:11:35

10.VictorMora-Garcia(36,COL)

2:12:55

Women

1.AllisonRoe(24,NZL)

2:26:46†

6.SisselGrottenberg(24,NOR)

2:33:02

2.Patti(Lyons)Catalano(30,MA)

2:27:51*

7.NancyConz(23,MA)

2:34:48

3.JoanBenoit(23,ME)

2:30:16

8.LauraDewald(23,VA)

2:35:57

4.JulieShea(23,NC)

2:30:54

9.KikiSweigart(29,CT)

2:36:55

5.JacquelineGareau(28,CAN)

2:31:26

10.LorrieDierdorff(23,CA)

2:38:03

†CourseRecord*AmericanRecord

86thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1982

OneofthemostmemorableduelsinthehistoryofBostonwaswagedonasun-scorchedafternoonin1982.WaylandresidentAlbertoSalazarandMinnesotadairyfarmerDickBeardsleyfoughtoneanotheroverthenine-milestretchfromtheNewtonhillstothefinish.Beardsleydidthefront-runningwithSalazartuckedinbehind,duringtheirrecordpace.Withlessthanonemileremaining,Salazarmovedtothefront.Asprintfinishensued,andSalazaremergedvictoriousin2:08:52,withBeardsleyjusttwosecondsback(2:08:54),markingthefirsttimetworunnershadbroken2:09:00inthesamerace.WestGermanCharlotteTeskeeasilywonthewomen’sracebynearlysevenminutesaheadofCanada’sJacquelineGareau.

Men

1.AlbertoSalazar(23,MA)

2:08:52†

6.DennisRinde(23,CA)

2:15:04

2.DickBeardsley(24,MN)

2:08:54

7.TerryBaker(26,MD)

2:16:32

3.JohnLodwick(28,TX)

2:12:01

8.RickCallison(27,OH)

2:16:35

4.BillRodgers(34,MA)

2:12:38

9.RobertWallace(30,NE)

2:17:18

5.Kjell-ErikStahl(35,SWE)

2:12:46

10.BenMorturi(26,TX)

2:17:30

Women

1.CharlotteTeske(32,GER)

2:29:33

6.KathyMolitor(28,TX)

2:41:12

2.JacquelineGareau(29,CAN)

2:36:09

7.JulieIsphording(20,OH)

2:43:31

3.EileenG.Claugus(27,CA)

2:38:48

8.ZehavaShmoeli(27,ISR)

2:44:00

4.KikiSweigart(30,CT)

2:39:49

9.ShirleyFinken(24,NJ)

2:44:09

5.ShirleyKayDurtschi(30,OR)

2:40:47

10.NancyMieszczak(33,NY)

2:44:17

87thBostonMarathon–Monday,April18,1983

MichigannativeGregA.Meyerranatacticallysoundracetowinin2:09:00,thethird-fastesttimeeveratBoston.MeyerfollowedtheleadofGeorgia’sBenjiDurdenand,afterabriefsurgeintheNewtonhills,rantheremainingmilesalone.RonTabbofOregonclosedfastoverthefinalmilestograbtherunner-upspot.AsgreatasMeyer’sracewas,therewasanevenbetteroneonthisday.JoanBenoitshatteredthewomen’sworld-bestwithastunningtimeof2:22:43.Benoitsetoutatamind-boggling2:17pace,attackingthecourseandeverycheckpointrecordpossiblealongthewaywithsterndetermination.Benoitfinishedmorethantwominutesfasterthantheoldworldmark.

Men

1.GregA.Meyer(27,MA)

2:09:00

6.DavidEdge(28,CAN)

2:11:03

2.RonTabb(28,OR)

2:09:31

7.MichaelLayman(28,WA)

2:11:24

3.BenjiDurden(31,GA)

2:09:57

8.DanSchlessinger(28,MA)

2:11:36

4.EdwardMendoza(30,AZ)

2:10:06

9.JeffWells(29,OR)

2:11:42

5.ChrisBunyan(24,IL)

2:10:54

10.BillRodgers(35,MA)

2:11:58

Women

1.JoanBenoit(25,MA)

2:22:43#

6.JaneWipf(25,UT)

2:37:18

2.JacquelineGareau(30,CAN)

2:29:27

7.KareCassaboon-Holm(27,NY)

2:37:40

3.MaryShea(22,NC)

2:33:23

8.MindyIreland(31,CA)

2:39:07

4.KarenE.Dunn(20,NH)

2:33:35

9.MariaTrujillo(23,AZ)

2:39:45

5.SueKing(24,AL)

2:33:52

10.KimBurns(23,AR)

2:42:10

#WorldRecord

88thBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,1984

England’sGeoffSmithusedtheBostonraceasaqualifierforhisselectiontotheBritishOlympicMarathonteam.MostofthetopAmericansbypassedtheraceinfavoroftheirownOlympictrialsandSmithranalonetofinishin2:10:34.Smith’sperformanceearnedhimaspotontheBritishteamandthewomen’swinner,LorraineMollerofNewZealand,alsoqualifiedforherOlympicteam.MollerandcountrywomanAllisonRoecontrolledmostoftheearlyfront-running,butasorehamstringforcedRoetodropout.Moller’sperformancewasthefifth-fastestatBoston.

Men

1.GeoffSmith(30,GBR)

2:10:34

6.MarttiKiiholma(34,CA)

2:16:56

2.GerryVanesse(26,CT)

2:14:49

7.DavidOlds(22,MI)

2:17:05

3.DomingoTibaduiza(30,COL)

2:15:40

8.JairoCorrea(30,COL)

2:17:12

4.JuanZetina(27,TX)

2:15:41

9.PaulBallinger(28,NZL)

2:17:39

5.KeldJohansen(28,DEN)

2:16:36

10.DonaldFreedline(28,PA)

2:17:46

Women

1.LorraineMoller(25,NZL)

2:29:28

6.GabrieleAndersen(39,ID)

2:39:28

2.MiddeHamrin(26,TX)

2:33:53

7.LoneDybdal(25,DEN)

2:43:12

3.SisselGrottenberg(27,NOR)

2:36:07

8.BarbaraMoore(30,NZL)

2:43:47

4.AnneHird(24,RI)

2:37:11

9.SandraMewett(34,BER)

2:44:07

5.TuijaTolvonen(25,FIN)

2:37:43

10.LenaHolmann(32,PA)

2:45:33

89thBostonMarathon–Monday,April15,1985

GeoffSmithbecamethefirstchampiontosuccessfullydefendhistitlesinceBillRodgers(1978–1980)ashescorchedthefirsthalfoftheracein1:02:51.However,legcrampsat19milesforcedhimtoawalk,andhefinishedin2:14:05.LisaLarsen-Weidenbach,the1984U.S.women’sOlympicMarathonalternate,ranuncontestedtowinBostoninherfirstattempt.ThismarkedthefinalracetoendatthePrudentialCenterPlaza.Beginningin1986,thefinishwasmovedtoitscurrentlocationnearCopleySquarePark.

Men

1.GeoffSmith(31,GBR)

2:14:05

6.ToruMimura(22,JPN)

2:23:35

2.GaryTuttle(37,CA)

2:19:11

7.CharlesHewes(29,NH)

2:23:35

3.MarkHelgeston(27,OH)

2:21:15

8.DanielDillon(27,MA)

2:23:50

4.LouSupino(30,CO)

2:21:29

9.ChristopherFletcher(27,FL)

2:24:29

5.BobbyDoyle(36,MA)

2:21:31

10.NormanBlair(27,NC)

2:25:23

Women

1.LisaLarsen-Weidenbach(23,MI)

2:34:06

6.KathleenP.Northrop(34,NH)

2:46:43

2.LynneHuntington(34,GBR)

2:42:15

7.KimberlyA.Moody

2:46:51

3.KarenE.Dunn(22,NH)

2:42:27

8.MaryP.Hynes(30,MA)

2:48:57

4.DeborahL.Butterfield(33,BER)

2:43:47

9.ElizabethM.Bulman(25,MO)

2:50:16

5.VickieC.Smith(29,TX)

2:46:33

10.BethDillinger(29,VA)

2:50:36

90thBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,1986

WiththebackingofBoston-basedJohnHancockFinancialServices,theBostonMarathonawardedprizemoneyforthefirsttime.Consequently,theraceattractedmanyofthetopmarathonersintheworld.Australia’sRobertdeCastellapostedthethird-fastestmarathoneverrun,settingarecordof2:07:51.Heearned$30,000forthewin,$25,000foracourserecord,andanewcar.Norway’sIngridKristiansen,thewomen’sworld-recordholder(2:21:06),wonherfirstBostonMarathonin2:24:55.Kristiansenalsowonanewcar,and$35,000inprizeandbonusmoney.

Men

1.RobertdeCastella(29,AUS)

2:07:51†

6.RobertHodge(30,MA)

2:14:50

2.ArtBoileau(28,CAN)

2:11:15

7.DomingoTibaduiza(30,COL)

2:15:22

3.OrlandoPizzolato(26,ITA)

2:11:43

8.PaulCummings(32,UT)

2:16:05

4.BillRodgers(38,MA)

2:13:36

9.DanSchlessinger(31,MA)

2:16:29

5.ArturoBarrios(25,MEX)

2:14:09

10.KunimitsuIto(31,JPN)

2:17:02

Women

1.IngridKristiansen(30,NOR)

2:24:55

6.JulieIsphording(24,OH)

2:33:40

2.CarlaBeurskens(34,NED)

2:27:35

7.ChristaVahlensieck(36,GER)

2:34:50

3.LizanneBussieres(28,CAN)

2:32:16

8.LorraineMoller(30,NZL)

2:35:06

4.EvyPalm(44,SWE)

2:32:47≠

9.EileenG.Claugus(31,CA)

2:38:23

5.SinikkaKeskitalo(35,FIN)

2:33:18

10.EllenRochefort(31,CAN)

2:40:00

91stBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1987

ToshihikoSekoemployedatacticalapproachthatresultedinawinningtimeof2:11:50onahumidandwindyday.Sekoranconservativelyinalargepackthatnumberedasmanyas19.Justafterreaching21miles,SekobolteddownhillonCommonwealthAvenueenroutetohissecondBostonwin.FinishingsecondandthirdwereSteveJones(2:12:37)ofWales,andGeoffSmith(2:12:42)ofEngland.Thewomen’swinnerwasPortugal’sRosaMota,whosetimeof2:25:21wasthethird-fastestattheBostonMarathon.

Men

1.ToshihikoSeko(30,JPN)

2:11:50

6.RobertdeCastella(30,AUS)

2:14:24

2.SteveJones(31,WAL)

2:12:37

7.DirkVanderherten(29,BEL)

2:15:02

3.GeoffSmith(33,GBR)

2:12:42

8.EddyHellebuyck(26,BEL)

2:15:16

4.DaveGordon(27,OR)

2:13:30

9.HidekiKita(34,JPN)

2:15:23

5.TomoyukiTaniguchi(29,JPN)

2:13:40

10.KenA.Martin(28,AZ)

2:15:41

Women

1.RosaMota(28,POR)

2:25:21

6.EvyPalm(45,SWE)

2:36:24

2.AgnesPardaens(30,BEL)

2:29:50

7.EllenRochefort(32,CAN)

2:36:42

3.RiaVanLandeghem(29,BEL)

2:29:56

8.LeatriceA.Hayer(31,MA)

2:37:58

4.OdetteLaPierre(32,CAN)

2:31:33

9.JacquelineGareau(34,CAN)

2:40:40

5.SinikkaKeskitalo(32,FIN)

2:33:58

10.LisaLarsen-Weidenbach(25,MI)

2:43:06

92ndBostonMarathon–Monday,April18,1988

Twenty-eightyearsaftertheOlympicMarathonvictoryofthelateEthiopianAbebeBikila,theAfricanrunningrevolutionfinallyleftitsimprintonthehistoricBostonMarathon.WithBostondesignatedastheOlympicMarathontrialbynineAfricancountries,nearly40runnersfromthecontinentcontributedtooneofthebestfieldsinracehistory.Kenya’sIbrahimHusseinbrokeawayfromTanzania’sJumaIkangaawithlessthan100metersremainingforaone-secondmarginofvictory(2:08:43).RosaMotaofPortugalbecamethefirstwomanoftheofficialeratosuccessfullydefendhertitle(2:24:30).

Men

1.IbrahimHussein(29,KEN)

2:07:51†

6.JohnCampbell(39,NZL)

2:11:08

2.JumaIkangaa(28,TAN)

2:11:15

7.OrlandoPizzolato(28,ITA)

2:12:32

3.JohnTreacy(30,IRL)

2:11:43

8.JohnMakanya(24,TAN)

2:14:04

4.GelindoBordin(29,ITA)

2:13:36

9.SteveJones(32,WAL)

2:14:07

5.GianniPoli(26,ITA)

2:14:09

10.TomoyukiTaniguchi(26,JPN)

2:14:18

Women

1.RosaMota(29,POR)

2:08:43

6.EllenRochefort(33,CAN)

2:31:36

2.TuijaJousimaa(29,FIN)

2:08:44

7.SinikkaKeskitalo(37,FIN)

2:34:12

3.OdetteLaPierre(33,CAN)

2:09:15

8.SirkkuKumpulainen(21,FIN)

2:35:24

4.PriscillaWelch(43,GBR)

2:09:27

9.SusanStone(27,CAN)

2:38:48

5.LizanneBussieres(30,CAN)

2:09:33

10.GillianBeschloss(29,NY)

2:40:08

93rdBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,1989

Ledbyfirst-timewinnerAbebeMekonnenofEthiopia(2:09:06)andfollowedbyJumaIkangaaofTanzania,Africanrunnersclaimedthreeofthetopfourplacesatthe93rdB.A.A.BostonMarathon.Ireland’sJohnTreacy,whoplacedthirdin2:10:24,haltedanAfricansweepofthetopfour.Norway’sIngridKristiansenwonthewomen’sdivision(2:24:33).JohnCampbellofNewZealandsetaBostonmastersrecordwithhisfifth-placeoverallfinish(2:14:19),whilePriscillaWelchdefendedhermasterstitleinatimeof2:35:00tofinishseventhoverall.

Men

1.AbebeMekonnen(25,ETH)

2:07:51†

6.SimonRobertNaali(23,TAN)

2:11:08

2.JumaIkangaa(29,TAN)

2:11:15

7.GerardoAlcala(27,MEX)

2:12:32

3.JohnTreacy(31,IRL)

2:11:43

8.KunimitsuItoh(34,JPN)

2:14:04

4.IbrahimHussein(30,KEN)

2:13:36

9.ChalaWuresa(30,ETH)

2:14:07

5.JohnCampbell(40,NZL)

2:14:09

10.HerbWills(28,FL)

2:14:18

Women

1.IngridKristiansen(33,NOR)

2:24:33

6.LisaWelch-Brady(26,MA)

2:34:16

2.MargueriteBuist(26,NZL)

2:29:04

7.PriscillaWelch(44,GBR)

2:35:00

3.KimJones(30,WA)

2:29:34

8.OdetteLaPierre(34,CAN)

2:35:51

4.ErikoAsai(29,JPN)

2:33:04

9.JoanBenoitSamuelson(31,ME)

2:37:52

5.LisaWeidenbach(27,WA)

2:33:18

10.LaurieBinder(41,CA)

2:40:25

94thBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,1990

Withthelargestgroupofrunnerseverentered(9,412),the94thrunningoftheBostonMarathonboastedoneofthemostcompetitivefieldsinthehistoryoftherace.GelindoBordinofItalybecamethefirstOlympicgoldmedalisttowinthemen’srace(2:08:19);OlympicchampionRosaMotaofPortugalbecamethefirstofficialthree-timewomen’schampion(2:25:24);JohnCampbellofNewZealandreturnedforasecondconsecutivewininthemastersdivision,settingacourseandworldmark(2:11:04).InherBostondebut,UtaPippigwasrunner-up.

Men

1.GelindoBordin(31,ITA)

2:08:19

6.IsidrioRico(29,MEX)

2:13:02

2.JumaIkangaa(30,TAN)

2:09:52

7.GeoffSmith(36,GBR)

2:13:38

3.RolandoVera(24,ECU)

2:10:46

8.SalahOoqaiche(22,MAR)

2:13:53

4.JohnCampbell(41,NZL)

2:11:04+

9.FutoshiShinohara(28,JPN)

2:14:10

5.RobertdeCastella(33,AUS)

2:11:28

10.PhilipO’Brien(32,GBR)

2:14:21

Women

1.RosaMota(31,POR)

2:25:24

6.VeroniqueMarot(34,GBR)

2:31:09

2.UtaPippig(24,GER)

2:28:03

7.ZoyaIvanova(38,URS)

2:31:15

3.MariaTrujillo(30,AZ)

2:28:53

8.RitvaLemettinen(29,FIN)

2:38:44

4.KamilaGradus(23,POL)

2:28:56

9.DimitraPapaspirou(26,GRE)

2:38:45

5.KimJones(31,WA)

2:31:01

10.AnneRoden(43,GBR)

2:39:36

+MastersWorldRecord

95thBostonMarathon–Monday,April15,1991

IbrahimHusseinofKenyawonhissecondBostontitleinfouryears(2:11:06)andWandaPanfilofPolandbecametheworld’sNo.1-rankedfemalewithherfirstandonlyBostonwin(2:24:18)whilethreeotherformerorfuturewomen’schampionsfinishedintheTop10.KenJudsonofPennsylvania(2:18:11)andGraziellaStriuliofItaly(2:37:01)werethemastersdivisionchampions.

Men

1.IbrahimHussein(32,KEN)

2:08:19

6.DouglasWakiihuri(27,KEN)

2:13:30

2.AbebeMekonnen(27,ETH)

2:09:52

7.TesfayeTafa(28,ETH)

2:14:07

3.AndyRonan(27,IRL)

2:10:46

8.AtsushiSakauchi(26,JPN)

2:14:18

4.AlejandroCruz(23,MEX)

2:11:04+

9.LemeChengere(18,ETH)

2:14:28

5.CarlosGrisales(24,COL)

2:11:28

10.AndrzejWitczak(32,POL)

2:14:49

Women

1.WandaPanfil(32,POL)

2:24:18

6.IngridKristiansen(35,NOR)

2:29:51

2.KimJones(32,WA)

2:26:40

7.ConceicanoM.Ferreira(29,POR)

2:30:18

3.UtaPippig(25,GER)

2:26:52

8.MalgorzataBirbach(30,POL)

2:32:13

4.JoanBenoitSamuelson(33,ME)

2:26:54

9.OdetteLaPierre(36,CAN)

2:32:55

5.KamilaGradus(24,POL)

2:26:55

10.ManuelaMachado(26,POR)

2:33:08

96thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1992

IbrahimHusseinwonforthethirdtimeashebrokeawayfromtheleadpackatHeartbreakHill.Histimewasthenthesecond-fastestatBoston(2:08:14),andcausedhimtobreakdownintearsontheawardsplatform.Only23yearsold,theRussian-bornOlgaMarkovapassedpre-racefavoriteanddefendingchampionWandaPanfilofPolandenroutetoawinningtimeof2:23:43.

Men

1.IbrahimHussein(33,KEN)

2:08:14

6.BonifaceMerande(30,KEN)

2:12:23

2.JoaquimPinheiro(31,POR)

2:10:39

7.JoseSantana(28,BRA)

2:12:25

3.AndreasEspinosa(29,MEX)

2:10:44

8.AbebeMekonnen(28,ETH)

2:13:09

4.JumaIkangaa(32,TAN)

2:11:44

9.InocencioMiranda(30,MEX)

2:13:14

5.JoselidoRocha(27,BRA)

2:11:53

10.TesfayeTafa(29,ETH)

2:13:36

Women

1.OlgaMarkova(23,CIS)

2:23:43

6.WandaPanfil(33,POL)

2:29:29

2.YoshikoYamamoto(21,JPN)

2:26:26

7.IrinaBogacheva(29,CIS)

2:32:45

3.UtaPippig(26,GER)

2:27:12

8.OdetteLaPierre(37,CAN)

2:34:19

4.ManuelaMachado(27,POR)

2:27:42

9.RitvaLemettinen(31,FIN)

2:34:30

5.MalgorzataBirbach(31,POL)

2:28:11

10.JaneWelzel(36,CO)

2:36:21

97thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1993

AlatesurgebyCosmasNdetiofKenyaenabledhimtowininatimeof2:09:33–thefifthAfricanwinnerinsixyears.Arelativeunknown,Ndetiranthesecondhalfoftheracefasterthanthefirsthalf,becomingthesecondchampiontoevernegative-splitthecoursetodate(thefirstwasToshihikoSeko,in1987).OlgaMarkovaofRussiareturnedtoBoston,wheresherepeatedaschampionin2:25:27.Jean-MichelCharbonnelofFranceandBernardinePortenskifromNewZealandcapturedthemen’sandwomen’smastersdivisions,respectively.

Men

1.CosmasNdeti(23,KEN)

2:09:33

6.MarkPlaatjes(31,CO)

2:12:39

2.KimJae-Ryong(26,KOR)

2:09:43

7.BonifaceMerande(31,KEN)

2:12:50

3.LucketzSwartbooi(27,NAM)

2:09:57

8.SeverinoBernadini(27,ITA)

2:12:56

4.HiromiTaniguchi(33,JPN)

2:11:02

9.KeithBrantly(30,FL)

2:12:58

5.SammyLelei(28,KEN)

2:12:12

10.CarlosTarazona(27,VEN)

2:13:37

Women

1.OlgaMarkova(23,CIS)

2:25:27

6.JoanBenoitSamuelson(35,ME)

2:35:43

2.KimJones(34,WA)

2:30:00

7.NadiaPrasad(25,FRA)

2:37:11

3.CarmenDeOliviera(27,BRA)

2:31:18

8.TatianaTitova(27,RUS)

2:37:42

4.ManuelaMachado(28,POR)

2:32:20

9.JoySmith(31,TX)

2:38:35

5.AlbinaGalliamova(28,RUS)

2:35:12

10.GabriellaO’Rourke(26,NZL)

2:39:09

98thBostonMarathon–Monday,April18,1994

Idealweatherandahighlycompetitivefieldresultedinasuccessionofcourserecords.CosmasNdeti(2:07:15)heldoffAndresEspinosa(2:07:19)ofMexico,asbothshatteredthecourserecordof2:07:51setbyRobertdeCastellain1986.Furtherdefiningthephenomenaltimeswasthefactthatfourofthefivefastesttimesinhistorywereregisteredinthisrace,whileBobKempainen,whoranthefastesttimeeverbyanAmerican,finishedseventhin2:08:47.FuturechampionMosesTanuimadehisBostondebut,finishingin10thplace.Theresultsweresimilaronthewomen’sside,whereUtaPippig(2:21:45)tookalmostafullminuteoffJoanBenoit’s1983record(2:22:43)toclaimherfirstofthreeconsecutivetitles.Inall,$572,500wasawardedinprizeandbonusmoney.

Men

1.CosmasNdeti(24,KEN)

2:07:15†

6.LarryBoayAkonay(24,TAN)

2:08:35

2.AndresEspinosa(31,MEX)

2:07:19

7.BobKempainen(27,MN)

2:08:47*

3.JacksonKipngok(21,KEN)

2:08:08

8.LucketzSwartbooi(28,NAM)

2:09:08

4.HwangYoung-Cho(24,KOR)

2:08:09

9.SammyNyangincha(32,KEN)

2:09:15

5.ArturoBarrios(31,MEX)

2:08:28

10.MosesTanui(28,KEN)

2:09:40

Women

1.UtaPippig(28,GER)

2:21:45†

6.MonicaPont(24,ESP)

2:29:36

2.ValentinaYegorova(30,RUS)

2:23:33

7.MarthaTenorio(27,ECU)

2:30:12

3.ElanaMeyer(27,RSA)

2:25:15

8.KimJones(35,WA)

2:31:46

4.AlenaPeterkova(33,TCH)

2:25:19

9.ColleenDeReuck(30,RSA)

2:31:53

5.CarmenDeOliviera(28,BRA)

2:27:41

10.AlbertinaDias(28,POR)

2:33:21

†CourseRecord*AmericanRecord

99thBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,1995

CosmasNdeti’swin(2:09:22)placedtheKenyanamongtherarefiedrankingsofAmericansClarenceH.DeMar(1922–24)andBillRodgers(1978–80)astheonlythree-timeconsecutivewinnersinthemen’sopendivision.Thereturningchampioninthewomen’sfield,UtaPippigofGermany,overcameatroublesomefootinjuryandadecidedheadwindtoposthersecondtitle(2:25:11).Mexico’sMartinMondragon(2:16:29)andRussia’sIrinaBondarchuk(2:43:42)capturedthelaurelsinthemastersdivision.

Men

1.CosmasNdeti(25,KEN)

2:09:22

6.AlbertoJuzdado(28,ESP)

2:12:04

2.MosesTanui(29,KEN)

2:10:22

7.KimJae-Ryong(28,KOR)

2:12:15

3.LuizDosSantos(31,BRA)

2:11:02

8.SammyNyangincha(33,KEN)

2:12:16

4.LameckAguta(23,KEN)

2:11:03

9.GilbertRutto(30,KEN)

2:12:25

5.PaulYego(29,KEN)

2:11:13

10.ThabisoMoqhali(25,LSO)

2:12:56

Women

1.UtaPippig(29,GER)

2:25:11

6.YoshikoYamamoto(24,JPN)

2:31:39

2.ElanaMeyer(28,RSA)

2:26:51

7.MariTanigawa(32,JPN)

2:31:48

3.MadinaBiktagirova(30,BLS)

2:29:00

8.SusanMahony(29,AUS)

2:33:07

4.FranziskaMoser(28,SUI)

2:29:35

9.TeglaLoroupe(23,KEN)

2:33:10

5.YvonneDanson(34,GBR)

2:30:53

10.MarthaTenorio(28,ECU)

2:33:34

100thBostonMarathon–Monday,April15,1996

Althoughtechnicallyitwasthe$600,000prizepursethatmadethe1996racetherichestever,itwasthe
recordstartingfield,thedramaofthedivisionalraces,andamomentinhistorythatseparatedthe100th
runningoftheBostonMarathonfromits99predecessors.Two-timedefendingwomen’schampionUta
Pippigovercameseverepainsanda30-seconddeficittoovertakerunner-upTeglaLoroupeatthe25-mile
marktowinin2:27:12.Onthemen’sside,MosesTanui,secondin1995,brokeawayfromtheleadpack
toclaimthetitlein2:09:15,endingCosmasNdeti’sbidtobecomethefirstfour-time-consecutivechampion.
LorraineMollerofNewZealand,whocapturedthewomen’sopentitlein1984,celebratedherBoston
debutasamastersrunnerbypostingawinningtimeof2:32:02,whileHerbertSteffnyofGermanyemployed
alatesurgetosecurethemen’stitlein2:19:33.Thestartingfieldof38,708stoodformorethansevenyears
asthelargestinthehistoryofthesport.Includedamongthefinisherswere16Bostonchampions.

Men

1.MosesTanui(30,KEN)

2:09:15

6.AbebeMekonnen(32,ETH)

2:10:21

2.EzekielBitok(30,KEN)

2:09:26

7.CharlesTangus(22,KEN)

2:10:28

3.CosmasNdeti(26,KEN)

2:09:51

8.PaulYego(28,KEN)

2:10:49

4.LameckAguta(24,KEN)

2:10:03

9.CarlosGrisales(29,COL)

2:11:17

5.SammyLelei(31,KEN)

2:10:09

10.StephenMoneghetti(33,AUS)

2:11:17

Women

1.UtaPippig(30,GER)

2:27:12

6.FranziskaRochat-Moser(29,SUI

2:31:33

2.TeglaLoroupe(22,KEN)

2:28:37

7.MadinaBiktagirova(31,BLS)

2:31:38

3.NobukoFujimura(31,JPN)

2:29:24

8.LorraineMoller(40,NZL)

2:32:02

4.SonjaKrolik(23,GER)

2:29:24

9.AllaJiliaeva(26,RUS)

2:32:32

5.LarisaZouzko(26,RUS)

2:31:06

10.ValentinaEnaki(30,MOL)

2:33:58

101stBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,1997

Whatwasbilledasarematchbetweenthree-timewinnerCosmasNdeti(1994-96)anddefendingchampionMosesTanui,turnedintoapersonalcoming-outpartyforLameckAguta,whostoletheshowandthetitlewithatriumphant2:10:34inhisfifthattempt.FatumaRoba,whosetriumphin2:26:23endedathree-yearreignbyUtaPippig,becamejustthefourthOlympicgoldmedalisttowintheBostonMarathon.CompatriotsDominiqueChauvelier(2:19:10)andJosetteColomb-Janin2:40:53)gaveFranceasweepinthemastersdivisions.Laterthatsummer,Agutawasinvolvedinanear-fatalaccidentfromwhichheneverfullyrecovered.

Men

1.LameckAguta(25,KEN

2:10:34

6.GilbertRutto(32,KEN)

2:12:30

2.JosephKamau(24,KEN)

2:10:46

7.JimmyMuindi(23,KEN)

2:12:49

3.DionicioCeron(31,MEX)

2:10:59

8.AndreRamos(27,BRA)

2:13:10

4.GermanSilva(29,MEX)

2:11:21

9.JoseLuisMolina(32,CRC)

2:13:34

5.MosesTanui(31,KEN)

2:11:38

10.TesfayeBekele(26,ETH)

2:14:02

Women

1.FatumaRoba(23,ETH)

2:26:23

6.JunkoAsari(27,JPN)

2:31:12

2.ElanaMeyer(30,RSA)

2:27:09

7.AllaJiliaeva(27,RUS)

2:31:55

3.ColleenDeReuck(33,RSA)

2:28:03

8.SoniaMaccioni(31,ITA)

2:31:59

4.UtaPippig(31,GER)

2:28:51

9.KimJones(38,WA)

2:32:52

5.DerartuTulu(25,ETH)

2:30:28

10.DebbieKilpatrick(33,OH)

2:36:04

102ndBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,1998

CentennialchampionMosesTanuiovercameaseeminglyinsurmountable11-seconddeficitatthe35Kmark,tocapturehissecondtitleandregisterthethird-fastesttimeonthecourse.Justthreesecondslater,countrymanJosephChebetcrossedtheline,whileGertThyswasthird,markingthefirsttimeinthehistoryofthesportthatthreemenbrokethe2:08barrier.Onthewomen’sside,FatumaRobasuccessfullydefendedhertitlewithasizzling2:23:21.ThemastersdivisionsawAndreyKuznetsovturninthemasters’third-fastesttimeonthecourse(2:15:27),whileFloridianCindyBarber-Keeler(2:39:49)roundedoutthelistofchampions.

Men

1.MosesTanui(32,KEN)

2:07:34

6.GermanSilva(30,MEX)

2:08:56

2.JosephChebet(27,KEN)

2:07:37

7.AlejandroGomez(31,ESP)

2:12:34

3.GertThys(26,RSA)

2:07:52

8.TurboTumo(28,ETH)

2:13:06

4.AndreRamos(28,BRA)

2:08:26

9.JoseRamon-Rey(30,ESP)

2:13:12

5.JohnKagwe(29,KEN)

2:08:51

10.TakayukiInubushi(25,JPN)

2:13:15

Women

1.FatumaRoba(24,ETH)

2:23:21

6.IrinaKazakova(29,FRA)

2:30:44

2.RenataParadowska(27,POL)

2:27:17

7.JaneSalumae(30,EST)

2:31:20

3.AnutaCatuna(29,ROU)

2:27:34

8.HirokoNomura(27,JPN)

2:31:58

4.ManuelaMachado(34,POR)

2:29:13

9.IrinaTimofeyeva(28,RUS)

2:32:32

5.ColleenDeReuck(34,RSA)

2:29:43

10.AuricaBuia(28,JPN)

2:34:17

103rdBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,1999

Trailingby200meterswith10Kremaining,JosephChebetcameroaringthroughthedownhillsofChestnutHillandBrooklinetocapturethetitle.Thelatesurgehaltedhisstringofthreeconsecutivemarathonsecond-placefinishes,whichincludedthe1998BostonMarathon.Chebet’sheroicsovershadowedaglitteringperformancebyBostondebutantSilvioGuerra,who,afterbreakingfromthefieldinthe16thmile,appearedpoisedtopulloffastunningupset,beforeChebettrackedhimdownatClevelandCircle.Thewomen’sraceonceagainwitnessedFatumaRobaslowlyseparatingherselffromatalent-ladenfieldtoregisterherthirdconsecutivetriumph.Overall,Robawasthe24thfinisher,markingthehighestfinishbyawomanatBoston,whilehertimeof2:23:25wasthefourth-fastestbyawoman.ThemastersdivisionrecognizedapairofformerchampionsasAndreyKuznetsovcollectedhissecondstraightcrown,and1997championJosetteColomb-Janinenjoyedatriumphantreturnin2:40:36.Chebetendedtheyearrankedatoptheworld’smarathonlist.

Men

1.JosephChebet(28,KEN)

2:09:52

6.PeterGithuka(30,KEN)

2:14:04

2.SilvioGuerra(30,ECU)

2:10:19

7.AndreyKuznetsov(41,RUS)

2:14:20

3.FrankPooe(25,RSA)

2:11:36

8.JoseLuisMolina(34,CRC)

2:14:27

4.AbnerChipu(27,RSA)

2:12:46

9.RubenMaza(31,VEN)

2:14:41

5.JohnKagwe(30,KEN)

2:13:58

10.JuliusOndieki(29,KEN)

2:15:28

Women

1.FatumaRoba(25,ETH)

2:23:25

6.CatherineNdereba(26,KEN)

2:28:27

2.FranziskaRochat-Moser(32,SUI)

2:25:51

7.LudmilaPetrova(30,RUS)

2:29:13

3.YukoArimori(32,JPN)

2:26:39

8.MitsukoSugihara(24,JPN)

2:30:34

4.ColleenDeReuck(35,RSA)

2:27:54

9.RenataParadowska(28,POL)

2:31:41

5.MarthaTenorio(32,ECU)

2:27:58

10.AnutaCatuna(30,ROU)

2:33:49

104thBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,2000

BostonMarathon2000provedtobeoneofthemostcompellingandentertainingall-aroundperformancesineventhistory.OverallchampionElijahLagatandrunner-upGezahegneAberawerecreditedwithanidenticalfinishingtime(2:09:47)whiletwo-timechampionMosesTanuiofKenyafinishedthird(2:09:50).Similarrecordswereestablishedinthewomen’srace,whereKenyanCatherineNderebapulledawayfromthreetimedefendingchampionFatumaRobainthefinalmile,becomingthefirstKenyanwomantowintheBostonMarathon.JoshuaKipkemboibecamethefirstKenyantowinthemen’smastersdivision(2:17:11),andGitteKarlshojruledthewomen’sdivision(2:35:11).WhiletheracequalifiedLagatfortheKenyanOlympicteam,itwasAberawhowonthegoldinSydneylaterthatyear.

Men

1.ElijahLagat(33,KEN)

2:09:47

6.JohnKagwe(31,KEN)

2:12:26

2.GezahegneAbera(21,ETH)

2:09:47

7.LabanNkete(29,RSA)

2:12:30

3.MosesTanui(34,KEN)

2:09:50

8.JosephChebet(29,KEN

2:12:39

4.OndoroOsoro(32,KEN)

2:10:29

9.JuliusRuto(28,KEN)

2:13:26

5.DavidKiptumBusienei(25,KEN)

2:11:26

10.SilvioGuerra(31,ECU)

2:14:18

Women

1.CatherineNdereba(27,KEN)

2:26:11

6.AiDongmei(18,CHN)

2:30:18

2.IrinaBogacheva(38,KGZ)

2:26:27

7.OrnellaFerrara(32,ITA)

2:30:20

3.FatumaRoba(26,ETH)

2:26:27

8.SunYingjie(21,CHN)

2:31:22

4.AnutaCatuna(31,ROU)

2:29:46

9.MarthaTenorio(33,ECU)

2:31:49

5.LornahKiplagat(25,KEN)

2:30:12

10.ElanaMeyer(33,RSA)

2:32:09

105thBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,2001

Afteranunprecedented10consecutivevictoriesbyKenyansinthemen’srace,LeeBong-JuofKoreahaltedthestreakwithhisspectacularwinatthe105thrace.Leefinished24secondsaheadofSilvioGuerraofEcuador.KenyanJoshuaChelang’aroundedoutthetriobattlingforthewinoverthefinalmiles.Bong-Ju,theOlympicsilvermedalistatAtlanta,ranwithaheavyheartbutwithinspiration,tohonorhisrecentlydepartedfather.AmericanmenmadearesurgenceasRodDeHavenofWisconsincapturedsixthplacewithapersonal-besttime,California’sJoshCoxfinishedin14thplace,andMassachusettsnativeMarkCoogancrossedthefinishlinein19thplace.Inthewomen’srace,KenyanCatherineNdereba’srunawaywinwashersecondstraightvictoryatBoston,andhertimewastheseventh-fastestinracehistory.Nderebabattledandsurpassedthree-timechampionFatumaRobaofEthiopia(1997–99)overtheNewtonhills.Innearlyperfectweatherconditions(inthemid-50s,withnotailwind)WinchesternativeBobbiGibb,thefirstwomantohavecompletedtheBostonMarathon(1966),foughtthroughherbronchitistofinishonthe35thanniversaryofherpioneeringrun.

Men

1.LeeBong-Ju(30,KOR)

2:09:43

6.RodDeHaven(34,WI)

2:12:41

2.SilvioGuerra(32,ECU)

2:10:07

7.LabanNkete(30,RSA)

2:12:44

3.JoshuaChelang’a(28,KEN)

2:10:29

8.FedorV.Ryjov(41,RUS)

2:13:54

4.DavidKiptumBusienei(26,KEN).

2:11:47

9.MakhosonkeFika(29,RSA)

2:14:13

5.MbarekHussein(36,KEN)

2:12:01

10.TimothyCherigat(24,KEN)

2:14:21

Women

1.CatherineNdereba(28,KEN)

2:23:53

6.IrinaTimofeyeva(31,RUS)

2:28:50

2.MalgorzataSobanska(31,POL)

2:26:42

7.LudmilaPetrova(32,RUS)

2:29:23

3.LyubovMorgunova(30,RUS)

2:27:18

8.WeiYanan(20,CHN)

2:29:52

4.LornahKiplagat(26,KEN)

2:27:56

9.BrunaGenovese(24,ITA)

2:30:39

5.FatumaRoba(27,ETH)

2:28:08

10.KaoriTanabe(25,JPN)

2:31:31

106thBostonMarathon–Monday,April15,2002

InhisBostondebut,RodgersRopfromKenyareclaimedthemen’stitleforhiscountrywithhiswinningtimeof2:09:02.Ropleda1-2-3-4finishofKenyanmen,withcountrymanChristopherCheboibochfinishingjustthreesecondsbackforsecondplace.Women’swinnerMargaretOkayoofKenyasetacourserecordof2:20:43,eclipsingUtaPippig’s1994record-settingrunof2:21:45bymorethanoneminute.Amidaheavymistthatlimitedvisibilityandinhumidconditions(96%humidity,57degrees),Okayoalsodefeateddefendingchampionandworld-recordholderCatherineNderebaintheireagerlyanticipatedfirstmarathonmatch-upagainsteachother.Nderebafinishedrunner-upin2:21:12.KeithDowlingofVirginiawasthefirstAmericanfinisher(15thoverall)inapersonalbesttimeof2:13:28.MassachusettsnativeJillGaitenbywasthetopAmericanwomanforthesecondconsecutiveyear(2:38:55,13thwoman).Inthewomen’smastersrace,FirayaSultanova-ZhdanovaofRussiabrokethe14-year-oldcourserecordsetbyPriscillaWelch(2:30:48)bytwominutes,50secondswithher2:27:58victoryoverthedefendingmasterschampion,Denmark’sGitteKarlshoj.ItwasthefastestmarathonbyafemalemastersrunneronU.S.soil(U.S.all-comersrecord).Onthemen’sside,KenyanJoshuaKipkemboireclaimedthemasterstitlefromrivalFedorRyshovofRussia,finishingin2:12:48.With16,936entrants,the2002racewasacompellingcommemorationofPatriots’Dayasrunnersandspectatorsalikedemonstratedtheirpatriotismalongtherouteandinspecialpre-raceceremonies.

Men

1.RodgersRop(26,KEN)

2:09:02

6.EliasChebet(28,KEN)

2:10:40

2.ChristopherCheboiboch(25,KEN)

2:09:05

7.SimonBor(33,KEN)

2:11:39

3.FredKiprop(28,KEN)

2:09:44

8.GetachewKebede(19,ETH)

2:11:39

4.MbarekHussein(37,KEN)

2:09:45

9.LuisFonseca(25,VEN)

2:11:49

5.LeeBong-Ju(31,KOR)

2:10:30

10.SilvioGuerra(33,ECU)

2:12:28

Women

1.MargaretOkayo(25,KEN)

2:20:43†

6.BrunaGenovese(25,ITA)

2:29:02

2.CatherineNdereba(29,KEN)

2:21:12

7.NutaOlaru(31,ROU)

2:30:26

3.ElfeneshAlemu(25,ETH)

2:26:01

8.MaiTagami(22,JPN)

2:32:00

4.SunYingjie(23,CHN)

2:27:26

9.GitteKarlshoj(42,DEN)

2:35:01

5.FirayaSultanova-Zhdanova(40,RUS)

2:27:58≠

10.YukariKomatsu(28,JPN)

2:35:34

†CourseRecord≠MastersCourseRecord

107thBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,2003

Kenyandominancewasthestoryofthedayinthemen’sracewithRobertK.Cheruiyotemergingasthewinnerin2:10:11.ThetopfivemenwerefromKenya,anddefendingchampionRodgersRop(alsoofKenya)wasseventh.Thewinnerinthe40-and-olderdivisionwasRussia’s43-year-oldFedorRyzhov,whowassixthoverallinatimeof2:15:29andthehighestplacebyanover-40runnersinceNewZealand’sJohnCampbellfinishedfourthin1990withatimeof2:11:04.SvetlanaZakharova,the32-year-oldRussiannationalrecord-holder,survivedanearlycat-and-mousegamewithKenyanMargaretOkayo,theBostonMarathoncourserecord-holder,topullawayintheNewtonHills,winningin2:25:20.ThreeAmericanwomenfinishedinthetop10hereforthefirsttimesince1993,andwereledbyMarlaRunyanofOregon(fifth;2:30:28).ThecommemorationofPatriots’Daywasvisiblethroughoutracedayandalongtheroute,includingafly-overoftwoF-15spriortotheracestart;apatrioticred-white-and-bluedesignofthestartandfinishlines;largeAmericanflagsondisplaythroughoutthestartarea,onthecourse,andatthefinish;aswellasadisplayofU.S.ArmedForcesflagsatthefinishline.Forthefirsttimesince1990(13years),theB.A.A.adjustedthequalifyingstandards,whichaffectedrunners45yearsofageandolderandreflectedadesireandanabilitytoaccommodatemoreparticipants.

Men

1.RobertK.Cheruiyot(24,KEN)

2:10:11

6.FedorRyzhov(43,RUS)

2:15:29

2.BenjaminKosgeiKimutai(32,KEN)

2:10:34

7.RodgersRop(27,KEN)

2:16:14

3.MartinLel(24,KEN)

2:11:11

8.DavidKiptumBusienei(28,KEN)

2:16:16

4.TimothyCherigat(26,KEN)

2:11:28

9.EllyRono(32,KEN)

2:17:00

5.ChristopherCheboiboch(26,KEN)

2:12:45

10.EddyHellebuyck(42,NM)

2:17:18

Women

1.SvetlanaZakharova(32,RUS)

2:25:20

6.AlbinaIvanova(25,RUS)

2:30:57

2.LyubovDenisova(31,RUS

2:26:51

7.FirayaSultanova-Zhdanova(41,RUS)

2:31:30

3.JoyceChepchumba(32,KEN)

2:27:20

8.MilenaGlusac(27,CA)

2:37:32

4.MargaretOkayo(26,KEN)

2:27:39

9.JillGaitenby(36,RI)

2:38:19

5.MarlaRunyan(34,OR

2:30:28

10.EstherKiplagat(36,KEN)

2:38:43

108thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,2004

Inthemostsignificantchangetothewomen’sracesincefemaleswereofficiallypermittedtocompete(1972)andprizemoneywasinstituted(1986),thetop35entrantsbeganinBoston’sfirstelitewomen’sstartat11:31a.m.,29minutespriortothenoonstart.ThenewformatwasmarkedbyaduelfortheagesasdefendingworldchampionCatherineNdereba,ofKenya,chasedEthiopianElfeneshAlemuforthefirst16milesbeforepullingawayforgoodwithexactlyonemiletogo.Ndereba’sthirdvictoryand16-secondmarginoverAlemutiedtheclosestwinner/runner-upfinishinwomen’sracehistory.TimothyCherigat,ofKenya,pulledthreeothercountrymenupandoverHeartbreakHillbeforebreakinglooseonthefamouslandmark’sdownslope.Thefourth-placefinisherfromthepreviousyear,Cherigataddedtohishomeland’sdominanceofthemen’sracesince1988:HebecametheninthdifferentKenyanmaletowinandKenyanshavewon14ofthe17racessince1988.At45yearsold,JoshuaKipkemboiwonthemastersdivisionforthethirdtimeandbecametheoldestchampionsincethedivisionwasformalizedin1975.RamiliaBurangulovawasvictoriousamongfemalemasters,markingthethirdconsecutivevictorybyaRussianandthethirdconsecutiveyearthatthemasterschampionalsofinishedamongthetop10overall.Theweather—withthetemperatureat83degreesatthestartand86bymid-afternoonatthefinish–wastheothermajorstory.Despitearecordnumberofrunnerstreatedforheat-relatedillnesses,93percentofthefieldfinished(20,404entrants;18,003starters;16,783finishers).WhileitwasthehottestPatriots’Daysince1976,anaccuratelong-rangeforecastgaveparticipantsandracemanagementampletimetoadjusttheirgamedayplans.

Men

1.TimothyCherigat(27,KEN)

2:10:37

6.BenjaminKosgeiKimutai(33,KEN)

2:17:45

2.RobertCheboror(25,KEN)

2:12:21

7.JoshuaKipkemboi(45,KEN)

2:18:23

3.MartinLel(25,KEN)

2:13:38

8.AndrewLetherby(30,AUS)

2:19:31

4.StephenKiogora(29,KEN)

2:14:34

9.FedorRyzhov(44,RUS)

2:21:24

5.HailuNegussie(24,ETH)

2:17:30

10.EllyRono(33,KEN)

2:22:45

Women

1.CatherineNdereba(31,KEN)

2:24:27

6.LyubovDenisova(32,RUS)

2:31:17

2.ElfeneshAlemu(28,ETH)

2:24:43

7.MalgorzataSobanska(34,POL)

2:32:23

3.OliveraJevtic(26,SCG)

2:27:34

8.VictoriaKlimina(28,RUS)

2:33:20

4.JelenaProkopcuka(27,LAT)

2:30:16

9.RamiliaBurangulova(42,RUS)

2:34:08

5.NutaOlaru(33,ROU)

2:30:44

10.AiYamamoto(25,JPN)

2:34:32

109thBostonMarathon–Monday,April18,2005

Inarematch,CatherineNderebawonanunprecedentedfourthwomen’srace,pullingawayfromrunner-upElfeneshAlemuinthefinalmilestotriumphin2:25:13andnearlytwominutesaheadofherEthiopianchallenger.Nderebatrailedbyasmuchas1:20by20-kilometers,butbeganhercomebackandpickedupthose80secondsoverthenextsevenmiles,catchingAlemuatthecrestofHeartbreakHill.Meanwhile,anunheraldedHailuNegussieoutlastedthefield,capturingEthiopia’sfirstmen’sopentitlein16years.Negussiepushedthepack–including2004championTimothyCherigatand2003championRobertK.Cheruiyot–through35kilometersandeventuallywonthebattleofattritionin2:11:45onanotherwarmday(70-degreesFahrenheitatthestart;69-degreesatthefinish).AmericanAlanCulpepperwasfourthin2:13:39,whichwasthehighestU.S.showingsince1987.Alsoofnote,thefieldoffinisherswasthesecond-largestineventhistory(17,564),andamarathonforU.S.soldierswasheldconcurrentlyinIraqincelebrationofPatriots’Day.

Men

1.HailuNegussie(25,ETH)

2:11:45

6.TimothyCherigat(28,KEN)

2:15:19

2.WilsonOnsare(28,KEN)

2:12:21

7.BenjaminKipchumba(29,KEN)

2:15:26

3.BensonCherono(20,KEN)

2:12:48

8.AndrewLetherby(31,AUS)

2:16:38

4.AlanCulpepper(32,CO)

2:13:39

9.MohamedQuaadi(36,FRA)

2:16:41

5.RobertK.Cheruiyot(26,KEN)

2:14:30

10.PeterGilmore(27,CA)

2:17:32

Women

1.CatherineNdereba(32,KEN)

2:25:13

6.LyubovMorgunova(34,RUS)

2:33:24

2.ElfeneshAlemu(29,ETH)

2:27:03

7.ShitayeGemechu(25,ETH)

2:33:51

3.BrunaGenovese(28,ITA)

2:29:51

8.ZhorElKamch(32,MAR)

2:36:54

4.SvetlanaZakharova(34,RUS)

2:31:34

9.MinaOgawa(30,JPN)

2:37:34

5.MadinaBiktagirova(40,RUS)

2:32:41

10.NutaOlaru(34,ROU)

2:37:37

110thBostonMarathon–Monday,April17,2006

Forthethirdyear,theelitewomenenjoyedaearlierstartandtheresultwastheclosestfinishinthehistoryofBoston’swomen’sdivision.RitaJeptoo(2:23:38)pulledawayfromJelenaProkopcuka(2:23:48)andReikoTosa(2:24:11)overthefinalmiles,asthetriorantheeighth,10thand12thfastesttimesinBostonhistory.Nottobeoutdone,themenfollowedwithathrillingraceoftheirown.Alargepackfollowedthescorchingearlypace,withBenjaminMaiyoofKenyaandMebKeflezighioftheUnitedStatestakingtheleadersthroughthehalfin1:02:43,morethantwominutesfasterthanCosmasNdeti’scourse-recordrunin1994.Asthepaceslowed,2003BostonchampRobertK.Cheruiyotassertedhimself,shadowingMaiyothroughtheNewtonhills.Finally,inthe21stmile,hemadehismoveandsetoutagainsttheclock,reachingthefinishascantonesecondunderNdeti’spreviousrecord.FollowingKeflezighi,thirdin2:09:56,wasastringofstrongU.S.performances,asfiveAmericanmenplacedinthetop10.With19,682finishers,the110thBostonMarathonwasthesecondlargestinhistory,andmarkedthefirsttimethattheraceutilizedatwo-wavestart.Thefirst10,000runnersbeganatthetraditionalnoonstartingtime,withtheremainderofthefieldstartingat12:30p.m.Alsoafirst,theracewasscoredusingnet,ratherthangun,time.

Men

1.RobertK.Cheruiyot(27,KEN)

2:07:14†

6.KenjiroJitsui(37,JPN)

2:11:32

2.BenjaminMaiyo(27,KEN)

2:08:21

7.PeterGilmore(28,CA)

2:12:45

3.MebKeflezighi(30,CA)

2:09:56

8.WilliamKiplagat(33,KEN)

2:13:26

4.BrianSell(28,MI)

2:10:55

9.WilsonOnsare(29,KEN)

2:13:47

5.AlanCulpepper(33,CO)

2:11:02

10.ClintVerran(30,MI)

2:14:12

Women

1.RitaJeptoo(25,KEN)

2:23:38

6.AlevtinaBiktimirova(23,RUS)

2:26:58

2.JelenaProkopcuka(29,LAT)

2:23:48

7.OliveraJevtic(28,SCG)

2:29:38

3.ReikoTosa(29,JPN)

2:24:11

8.MadinaBiktagirova(41,RUS)

2:30:06

4.BrunaGenovese(29,ITA)

2:25:28

9.OlesyaNurgalieva(29,RUS)

2:30:16

5.KiyokoShimahara(29,JPN)

2:26:52

10.ZivileBalciunaite(27,LTU)

2:32:16

†CourseRecord

111thBostonMarathon–Monday,April16,2007

ThesecondlargestBostonMarathoninhistory(23,869entrants;20,339finishers)wasthreatenedbysomeofthemostextremeweatherintherace’shistory.HeavyrainsandseverewindshitBostonintheearlymorninghoursofraceday,howeverbythetimethestartinggunsoundedthewetandwindyweatherhadcalmedenoughfortheracetogoon.Thepresenceofthetopthreefemalemarathonersintheworldfrom2006,JelenaProkopcuka,RitaJeptooandDeenaKastor,madethisoneofthestrongestwomen’sfieldsinBostonhistory.Emergingattheend,though,wasRussianLidiyaGrigoryeva,whowoninatimeof2:29:18,followedcloselybyProkopcuka,whowasrunner-upforthesecondyearinarow.Themen’sraceplayedoutmoretoform,ascourserecordholderRobertK.CheruiyotheldofffellowKenyansJamesKwambaiandStephenKiogora.Thoughhecrossedthefinishlinealmostsevenminutesslowerthanhiscourserecordof2006,CheruiyotnonethelesscapturedhisthirdBostoncrown,joiningaselectgroupofthree-timechampions.AlongwithBostonandChicagoin2006,thewinwasCheruiyot’sthirdstraightinWorldMarathonMajorscompetition.Also,forthefirsttimeever,BostonservedastheU.S.Women’sMarathonChampionship.FourAmericanwomen,ledbyKastor,placedinthetop10.

Men

1.RobertK.Cheruiyot(28,KEN)

2:14:13

6.BenjaminMaiyo(28,KEN)

2:16:04

2.JamesKwambai(24,KEN)

2:14:33

7.RuggeroPertile(32,ITA)

2:16:08

3.StephenKiogora(32,KEN)

2:14:47

8.PeterGilmore(29,CA)

2:16:41

4.JamesKoskei(38,KEN)

2:15:05

9.SamuelNdereba(30,KEN)

2:17:04

5.TeferiWodajo(25,ETH)

2:15:06

10.RobertCheboror(28,KEN)

2:18:07

Women

1.LidiyaGrigoryeva(33,RUS)

2:29:18

6.RobeTolaGuta(20,ETH)

2:36:29

2.JelenaProkopcuka(30,LAT)

2:29:58

7.AliceChelangat(30,KEN)

2:38:07

3.MadaiPerez(27,MEX)

2:30:16

8.AnnAlyanak(28,OH)

2:38:55

4.RitaJeptoo(26,KEN)

2:33:08

9.KristinPrice(25,NC)

2:38:57

5.DeenaKastor(34,CA

2:35:09

10.MaryAkor(30,CA)

2:41:01

112thBostonMarathon–Monday,April21,2008

InoneofthemostremarkableweekendsofracingthatBostonhaseverseen,the112thBostonMarathon
setofffromHopkintonjust24hoursaftertheU.S.OlympicTeamTrials—Women’sMarathon,runthrough
thestreetsofBostonandCambridge,haddeterminedtheU.S.Olympicteam.WhileDeenaKastorthrilled
marathonfansonSundaywithherOlympicTrialswin,onMondayitwasBostonveteranRobertK.
CheruiyotandrookieDireTunepickingupwhereKastorhadleftoff.TuneandAlevtinaBiktimirovabroke
awayfromthewomen’sfield,whichincludedpastchampsRitaJeptooandLidiyaGrigoryeva,andbattled
allthewaytoBoylstonStreet.Aftertradingtheleadrepeatedlyoverthefinalmiles,Tunefinallybeganto
pullawayinthelastquartermile,becomingBoston’syoungestwomen’schampionsinceJoanBenoitin
1979.CheruiyotagainprovedthatheiscurrentlyunrivaledinhismasteryoftheBostoncourse,winning
histhirdconsecutiveandfourthcareertitle.Indoingso,hejoinedClarenceDeMar(sevenvictories),Gerard
Cote(fourvictories),andBillRodgers(fourvictories),astheonlymentohavewonBostonatleastfourtimes.
Registrationforthe112thBostonMarathonhadtobeclosedinlateFebruarybecausethe25,000person
fieldhadalreadyfilled.

Men

1.RobertK.Cheruiyot(29,KEN)

2:07:46

6.TimothyCherigat(31,KEN)

2:14:13

2.AbderrahimeBouramdane(30,MAR)

2:09:04

7.ChristopherCheboiboch(31,KEN)

2:14:47

3.KhalidElBoumlili(30,MAR)

2:10:35

8.JamesKwambai(25,KEN)

2:15:52

4.GashawAsfaw(29,ETH)

2:10:47

9.JamesKoskei(39,KEN)

2:16:07

5.KasimeAdillo(29,ETH)

2:12:24

10.NicholasArciniaga(24,MI)

2:16:13

Women

1.DireTune(22,ETH)

2:25:25

6.BrunaGenovese(31,ITA)

2:30:52

2.AlevtinaBiktimirova(25,RUS)

2:25:27

7.NutaOlaru(37,ROU)

2:33:56

3.RitaJeptoo(27,KEN)

2:26:34

8.RobeTolaGuta(21,ETH

2:34:37

4.JelenaProkopcuka(31,LAT)

2:28:12

9.LidiyaGrigoryeva(34,RUS)

2:35:37

5.AskaleTafaMagarsa(23,ETH

2:29:48

10.StephanieHood(27,CAN)

2:44:44

113thBostonMarathon–Monday,April20,2009

Forthesecondconsecutiveyear,theBostonMarathonaddedneweventstoMarathonWeekend.OnSunday,nearly4,000peopletoedtheBoylstonStreetstartlinefortheinauguralB.A.A.5K.Registrationforthefirst-timeeventfilledwithindays.Afterwards,someofthefastestmilerunnersinthecountrytookpartintheB.A.A.InvitationalMile.Additionally,the16fastestboysandgirlsfromtheeighttownsthroughwhichtheMarathoncourserunstookpartintheScholasticInvitationalMile.BotheventsservedasathrillingappetizerforMondays’entrée.MondaywasadayfortheB.A.A.recordbook,asSalinaKosgeiofKenyawaiteduntilthelastminutetopushpastdefendingchampionDireTuneofEthiopia,andtopAmericanKaraGoucher.Kosgeiwonthewomen’sraceintheclosestfinishinracehistory,out-pacingTunebyonesecondinaphoto-finish.Inthemen’srace,DeribaMergaofEthiopiaranconfidentlyandwithastrongleadforthelastfewmiles,becomingthefirstEthiopiantowintheBostonMarathonsince2005.Onraceday,therewere26,331officialentrantsand22,843finishers,thesecondhighesttotalsinracehistory—includingarecord10,934femaleentrants,and9,298femalefinishers.TheB.A.A.andprincipalsponsorJohnHancockFinancialincreasedthe2009prizepursetoatotalof$806,000.

Men

1.DeribaMerga(28,ETH)

2:08:42

6.GashawAsfaw(30,KEN)

2:10:44

2.DanielRono(30,KEN)

2:09:32

7.SolomonMolla(22,ETH)

2:12:02

3.RyanHall(26,CA)

2:09:40

8.EvansCheruiyot(26,KEN)

2:12:45

4.TekesteKebede(27,ETH)

2:09:49

9.StephenKiogora(34,KEN)

2:13:00

5.RobertCheruiyot(20,ETH)

2:10:06

10.TimothyCherigat(32,KEN)

2:13:04

Women

1.SalinaKosgei(32,KEN)

2:32:16

6.LidiyaGrigoryeva(35,RUS)

2:34:20

2.DireTune(23,ETH)

2:32:17

7.AtsedeHabtamu(21,ETH)

2:35:34

3.KaraGoucher(30,OR)

2:32:25

8.ColleenDeReuck(45,CO)

2:35:37

4.BezuneshBekele(26,ETH)

2:33:08

9.AliceTimbilili(26,KEN)

2:36:25

5.HelenaKirop(32,KEN)

2:33:24

10.AlinaIvanova(40,FL)

2:36:50

114thBostonMarathon–Monday,April19,2010

RobertKipronoCheruiyotfromKenyaranfromHopkintontoBoston82secondsfasterthananyoneinBostonMarathonhistory.Withatimeof2:05:52,hebeatRobertKipkoechCheruiyot’s(norelation)2006recordof2:07:14.TeybaErkessoofEthiopiasurvivedalatesurgebyTatyanaPushkarevaofRussiaforathreesecondvictory,finishingwithatimeof2:26:11.Overthreeyears,thewomen’sracewasdecidedbyacombinedsixseconds.Inthemen’spushrimwheelchairdivision,ErnstVanDykofSouthAfricaearnedhisninthtitleandbecamethemostsuccessfulBostonMarathoncompetitorofalltime.Withatimeof1:26:53,hebeatcountrymanKrigeSchabortbythreesecondsinthesecond-closestfinishinMen’sWheelchairDivisionhistory.Marking25yearsofracepartnership,prinicpalsponsorJohnHancockFinancialprovided$806,000inprizemoney,andCheruiyotreceivedanadditional$25,000forsettingthecourserecord.ThroughrunnersintheBostonMarathon,theOfficialCharityProgramsurpassedthe$100millionmarksinceitsinceptionin1989,with$10.2raisedin2010.

Men

1.RobertKipronoCheruiyot(21,KEN)

2:05:52*

6.GashawAsfaw(31,ETH)

2:10:53

2.TekesteKebede(28,ETH)

2:07:23

7.JohnKomen(32,KEN)

2:11:48

3.DeribaMerga(29,ETH)

2:08:39

8.MosesKigenKipkosgei(27,KEN)

2:12:04

4.RyanHall(27,CA)

2:08:41

9.JasonLehmkuhle(32,MN)

2:12:24

5.MebrahtomKeflezighi(34,CA)

2:09:26

10.AlejandroSuarez(29,MEX)

2:12:33

Women

1.TeybaErkesso(27,ETH)

2:26:11

6.LidiyaGrigoryeva(36,RUS)

2:30:31

2.TatyanaPushkareva(24,RUS)

2:26:14

7.YurikaNakamura(24,JPN)

2:30:40

3.SalinaKosgei(33,KEN)

2:28:35

8.WeiweiSun(25,CHN)

2:31:14

4.WaynishetGirma(24,ETH)

2:28:36

9.NailyaYulamanova(29,RUS)

2:31:48

5.BrunaGenovese(33,ITA)

2:29:12

10.AlbinaMayorova-Ivanova(32,RUS)

2:31:55

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