2:03:02
Wow.
That's the finishing time for this year's Boston Marathon by Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai.
Here's the kicker- it's 57 seconds faster than any marathon EVER, and it's not being considered a record by international racing bodies because of a "strong tailwind."
My take- the guy got screwed. I firmly believe in the expression "don't hate the player, hate the game." It's not his fault he had a tailwind. He got a once-a-century opportunity to kick some major ass in the premiere competition of his profession, and his rightful crown is being withheld due to Mother Nature. That's the same Mother Nature everyone else had to deal with today. Don't kill this guy's buzz just because the conditions were right for an epic day. Sounds to me like an epic fail.
My hat's off to you, Geoffrey Mutai. You ran it. You earned it. You're the best. Enjoy it.
