Boston Marathon 2011 Results – Fastest Ever Marathon

Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events. The first Boston Marathon took place in the year 1897. It is one of five World Marathon Majors, and regularly attracts more than 20,000 participants. Recent results from the run for elite runners are published below.

Boston Marathon 2011 Results

Historic! The Fastest Marathon Ever Run!

Geoffrey Mutai 2:03:02!

Quick, someone pass me the water before I faint.

Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai has won the Boston Marathon in 2:03:02 — the fastest anyone has ever run the 26.2 mile distance. The previous best of 2:03:59 was by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin 2008. Because Boston Marathon is a slightly downhill point to point course, Mutai’s run does not qualify as a world record. Fellow Kenyan Caroline Kilel won the women’s race, outsprinting American Desiree Davila to win by two seconds, in 2:22:36.

Men Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2:03:02 Moses Mosop KEN 2:03:06 Gebregziabher Gebremariam ETH 2:04:53 Ryan Hall USA 2:04:58 Abreham Cherkos ETH 2:06:13 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 2:06:43 Philip Kimutai Sanga KEN 2:07:10 Deressa Chimsa ETH 2:07:39 Bekana Daba ETH 2:08:03 Juan Carlos R. Cardona, Sr. COL 2:12:17

Women Caroline Kilel KEN 2:22:36 Desiree Davila USA 2:22:38 Sharon Cherop KEN 2:22:42 Caroline Rotich KEN 2:24:26 Kara Goucher USA 2:24:52 Dire Tune ETH 2:25:08 Werknesh Kidane ETH 2:26:15 Yolanda B. Caballero COL 2:26:17 Alice Timbilili KEN 2:26:34 Yuliya Ruban UKR 2:27:00

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Boston Marathon 2010 Results

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot demolished the course record in the 114th edition taking a minute and twenty-two seconds off the previous record of 2:07:14 set by Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in 2006.

Men Robert CHERUIYOT KEN 2:05:52 Tekeste KEBEDE ETH 2:07:23 Deribe MERGA ETH 2:08:39 Ryan HALL USA 2:08:41 Meb KEFLEZIGHI USA 2:09:26

Women Teyba ERKESSO ETH 2:26:11 Tatyana PUSHKAREVA RUS 2:26:14 Salina KOSGEI KEN 2:28:35 Waynishet GIRMA ETH 2:28:36 Bruna GENOVESE ITA 2:29:12

Boston Marathon 2009 Results

Title went to Deriba Merga from Ethiopia — the man who had slumped from the bronze medal position to fourth inside the Beijing Olympic stadium at the Games last year.

Men Deriba MERGA ETH 2:08:42 Daniel RONO KEN 2:09:32 Ryan HALL USA 2:09:40 Tekeste KEBEDE ETH 2:09:49 Robert Kiprono CHERUIYOT KEN 2:10:06

Women Salina KOSGEI KEN 2:32:16 Dire TUNE ETH 2:32:17 Kara GOUCHER USA 2:32:25 Bezunesh BEKELE ETH 2:33:08 Helena KIROP KEN 2:33:24

Boston Marathon 2008 Results

Robert Cheruiyot joined former greats Clarence DeMar, Gerard Cote, Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba as four-time winners of Boston.

Men Robert CHERUIYOT KEN 2:07:46 Abderrahime BOURAMDANE MAR 2:09:04 Khalid EL BOUMILI MAR 2:10:35 Gashaw ASFAW ETH 2:10:47 Kasime ADILLO ETH 2:12:24

Women Dire TUNE ETH 2:25:25 Alevtina BIKTIMIROVA RUS 2:25:27 Rita JEPTOO KEN 2:26:34 Jelena PROKOPCUKA LAT 2:28:12 Askale MAGARSA ETH 2:29:48

Results for all participants are available on the official Boston Marathon results page (search by year).