2012 Boston Marathon
2012 Boston Marathon | |
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Venue | Boston, Massachusetts |
Dates | April 16 |
Champions | |
Men | Wesley Korir (2:12:40) |
Women | Sharon Cherop (2:31:50) |
Wheelchair men | Josh Cassidy (1:18:25) |
Wheelchair women | Shirley Reilly (1:37:36) |
The 2012
Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop won the elite men's and women's races respectively. Josh Cassidy and Shirley Reilly were the winners of the wheelchair racing section. In the masters section, Uli Steidl won the men's marathon and Svetlana Pretot (ninth overall) was the women's champion.[3][4]
Race description
Build up
The champions from 2011,
The most prominent American athletes, such as 2011 Boston top-five finishers
Men's race
In the men's race, fifteen runners reached the halfway point in a time of 1:06:11 hours (some minutes slower than previous years). Soon after, Mathew Kisorio upped the pace and reduced the leading pack to himself, Matebo, Mutai, Chebet, Wesley Korir and Laban Korir. After 18 miles (29 km) Kisorio and Matebo had broken away and defending champion Mutai had pulled out of the race altogether.[3][8]
As the course began its uphill stage, Kisorio slowed significantly and Matebo held a clear lead at 23 miles (37 km). However, he too began to slow and Wesley Korir, who had kept a more even pace, made his way up the field and took the lead at 25 miles (40 km). Korir won in a time of 2:12:40 hours with Matebo over twenty seconds behind. The rest of the midpoint leaders slowed in the latter stages and Kenya's Bernard Kipyego and American Jason Hartmann moved up to take third and fourth place.[3][8]
Women's race
The women's field was reduced in calibre before the start as Bogomolova, Aselefech Mergia and Mamitu Daska were all pre-race withdrawals. The race began slowly—the runners responding to the heat—and it was not until 12.5 miles (20.1 km) that the large pack of elite runners began to break up. By the halfway point Agnes Kiprop and Rita Jeptoo had fallen half a minute behind. Upon reaching the first major uphill section after 17 miles (27 km), Caroline Rotich, Diana Sigei Chepkemoi and Genet Getaneh progressively fell behind the leading pace. A volunteer attempting to assist the leading runners by handing them some water actually disrupted the pack at 18 miles (29 km) and defending champion Caroline Kilel dramatically slowed soon after, eventually dropping out at 40 kilometres (25 mi).[2][4]
The final section of the race at Heartbreak Hill saw Firehiwot Dado fall out of contention, leaving just a Kenyan trio of Sharon Cherop,
Results
Elite men
Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Wesley Korir | Kenya | 2:12:40 | |
Levy Matebo |
Kenya | 2:13:06 | |
Bernard Kipyego | Kenya | 2:13:13 | |
4 | Jason Hartmann | United States | 2:14:31 |
5 | Wilson Chebet | Kenya | 2:14:56 |
6 | Laban Korir | Kenya | 2:15:29 |
7 | Michel Butter | Netherlands | 2:16:38 |
8 | David Barmasai |
Kenya | 2:17:16 |
9 | Hideaki Tamura | Japan | 2:18:15 |
10 | Mathew Kisorio | Kenya | 2:18:15 |
Elite women
Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 2:31:50 | |
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong |
Kenya | 2:31:52 | |
Georgina Rono | Kenya | 2:33:09 | |
4 | Firehiwot Dado | Ethiopia | 2:34:56 |
5 | Diana Sigei |
Kenya | 2:35:40 |
6 | Rita Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:35:53 |
7 | Mayumi Fujita | Japan | 2:39:11 |
8 | Nadezdha Leonteva | Russia | 2:40:40 |
9 | Svetlana Pretot | France | 2:40:50 |
10 | Sheri Piers | United States | 2:41:55 |
Wheelchair men
Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Josh Cassidy | Canada | 1:18:25 | |
Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:21:39 | |
Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:23:26 |
Wheelchair women
Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Shirley Reilly | United States | 1:37:36 | |
Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:37:37 | |
Diane Roy | Canada | 1:42:37 |
References
- ^ Boston Marathon Results Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Fox News (April 16, 2012). Retrieved on April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c Morse, Parker (April 16, 2012). Korir and Cherop the best as warm weather slows Boston. IAAF. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, James (April 2012). Kenya's Wesley Korir pulls away in the last mile to win over Levy Matebo Archived April 14, 2013, at archive.today. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c Huebner, Barbara (April 2012). It was a duel to the finish, as Kenya's Sharon Cherop unleashes kick on Boylston Street to pull away from Jelagat Sumgong Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on April 27, 2012.
- IAAF/BAA (January 5, 2012). Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ Boston Marathon announces elite fields. IAAF (February 9, 2012). Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b Morse, Parker (April 13, 2012). Mutai is the outstanding favourite in Boston - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b Nearman, Steve (April 16, 2012). Kenyans weather the heat to win Boston Marathon. The Washington Times. Retrieved on April 27, 2012.
- Results
- 2012 Boston Marathon Top Finishers. Boston Marathon. Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
- Boston Marathon Results Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win. Fox News (2012-04-16). Retrieved on 2012-04-27.