Results: Boston Marathon 2009 Results Database
Women's 2009 Boston Marathon Elite Race Summary
By Marc Chalufour -- Predicting the winner in a marathon is a perilous task, and even trying to narrow the options to a few favorites can prove to be a fruitless endeavor. For the 113th Boston Marathon, the picture seemed clear: Dire Tune, defending champion, was a clear favorite, battle-tested on this course as she was. The same could be said of 2007 champ Lidiya Grigoryeva. Though Kara Goucher arrived in Boston with just one marathon to her name, she also had the support of a hopeful nation, tabbed as she'd been as America's best chance to break a quarter-century drought on Boylston Street. But no amount of analysis could've predicted the thrilling finish of this year's race. Continued
Men's 2009 Boston Marathon Elite Race Summary
By Jim O'Brien -- There are many lessons to be learned in the course of running a marathon; but, the one that's most profound is the one that's simplest: there's no such thing as a sure thing.
That's not to say that pre-race conjecture placed any single competitor at the top of the pile in the men's race at the 2009 Boston Marathon; but, the focus did single out three as solid favorites to take the laurel wreath. Continued
| 2009 Top Women Finishers | |||
| 1. | Salina Kosgei | KEN | 2:32:16 |
| 2. | Dire Tune | ETH | 2:32:17 |
| 3. | Kara Goucher | USA | 2:32:25 |
| 4. | Bezunesh Bekele | ETH | 2:33:08 |
| 5. | Helena Kirop | KEN | 2:33:24 |
| 6. | Lidiya Grigoryeva | RUS | 2:34:20 |
| 7. | Atsede Habtamu | ETH | 2:35:34 |
| 8. | Colleen S. De Reuck | USA | 2:35:37 |
| 9. | Alice Timbilili | KEN | 2:36:25 |
| 10. | Alina Ivanova | RUS | 2:36:50 |
Women's 2009 Boston Marathon Elite Race Summary
By Marc Chalufour -- Predicting the winner in a marathon is a perilous task, and even trying to narrow the options to a few favorites can prove to be a fruitless endeavor. For the 113th Boston Marathon, the picture seemed clear: Dire Tune, defending champion, was a clear favorite, battle-tested on this course as she was. The same could be said of 2007 champ Lidiya Grigoryeva. Though Kara Goucher arrived in Boston with just one marathon to her name, she also had the support of a hopeful nation, tabbed as she'd been as America's best chance to break a quarter-century drought on Boylston Street. But no amount of analysis could've predicted the thrilling finish of this year's race. Continued
| 2009 Top Men Finishers | |||
| 1. | Deriba Merga | ETH | 2:08:42 |
| 2. | Daniel Rono | KEN | 2:09:32 |
| 3. | Ryan Hall | USA | 2:09:40 |
| 4. | Tekeste Kebede | ETH | 2:09:49 |
| 5. | Robert Cheruiyot | KEN | 2:10:06 |
| 6. | Gashaw Asfaw | ETH | 2:10:44 |
| 7. | Solomon Molia | ETH | 2:12:02 |
| 8. | Evans Cheruiyot | KEN | 2:12:45 |
| 9. | Stephen Kiogora | KEN | 2:13:00 |
| 10. | Timothy Cherigat | KEN | 2:13:04 |
Men's 2009 Boston Marathon Elite Race Summary
By Jim O'Brien -- There are many lessons to be learned in the course of running a marathon; but, the one that's most profound is the one that's simplest: there's no such thing as a sure thing.
That's not to say that pre-race conjecture placed any single competitor at the top of the pile in the men's race at the 2009 Boston Marathon; but, the focus did single out three as solid favorites to take the laurel wreath. Continued
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