BAA on record: Geoffrey Mutai’s No.â€‰1

By John Connolly
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - Added 1 year ago
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Geoffrey Mutai awoke yesterday with the knowledge that he is the fastest men’s marathoner in world history. No matter how you slice it, dice it or query a record book, the Kenyan’s competitors across the globe know a new level has been set on the Mount Everest of courses.

“When you trust yourself you can make it,” the 29-year-old Mutai said one day after demolishing the previous Boston Marathon course record with a 2:03:02 time for the 26.2 miles.

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THE BEST, SORT OF: Pushed by fellow Kenyan Moses Mosop (left), Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest marathon in history on Monday, though it isn’t technically a world record.