The 2011 Boston Marathon was contested on Monday. It's an incredible race that I spend much of the morning following via whatever contemporary blog feed is being used (this year it was Twitter). Fantastic weather produced amazing times and PRs (personal records) for numerous runners. The world's fastest, and America's fastest marathon was run, though due to the course conditions, those times won't be recognized as records. Though unfortunate, I generally agree with that assessment. The Boston Athletic Association has results, and lots of coverage is provided at Runner's World.com.
The running world did suffer an unfortunate loss. Legendary runner Grete Waitz passed away this morning after a six year battle with cancer. Amby Burfoot at Runner's World and CBS offer more complete summary's of her contributions to running. She won the New York Marathon nine times, setting the world record three times (once during her first attempt at the distance).
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