Les organisateurs du marathon de Boston ont cassé leur tirelire :
" Four-time Olympian and 2017 TCS New York City Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan headlines the field along with two-time Olympic medalist and 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion Galen Rupp. Joining them are Olympians Desiree Linden, Dathan Ritzenhein, Abdi Abdirahman, Deena Kastor, and Molly Huddle, the latter of whom is the North American 10,000m record holder.
Also returning to Boston are Jordan Hasay and Shadrack Biwott. Hasay placed third at the 2017 Chicago Marathon, and set the American marathon debut record at Boston this year when she ran 2:23:00. Biwott finished as the second American and fourth overall in Boston this year. Serena Burla, Ryan Vail, Sara Hall, Scott Smith, Kellyn Taylor, and Andrew Bumbalough will also compete on the John Hancock U.S. Elite Team at the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon."
Voici leurs records :
WOMEN
Deena Kastor 2:19:36 (London, 2006 @DeenaKastor
Jordan Hasay 2:20:57 (Chicago, 2017) @JordanHasay
Shalane Flanagan 2:21:14 (Berlin, 2014) @ShalaneFlanagan
Desiree Linden 2:22:38 (Boston, 2011) @des_linden
Serena Burla 2:26:53 (Osaka, 2017) @serena_burla
Sara Hall 2:27:21 (Frankfurt, 2017) @SaraHall3
Molly Huddle 2:28:13 (New York City, 2016) @MollyHuddle
Kellyn Taylor 2:28:40 (Houston, 2015) @kellyn_taylor
MEN
Dathan Ritzenhein 2:07:47 (Chicago, 2012) @djritzenhein
Abdi Abdirahman 2:08:56 (Chicago, 2006) @Abdi_runs
Galen Rupp 2:09:20 (Chicago, 2017) @G_Rupp
Ryan Vail 2:10:57 (London, 2014) @ryanvail
Shadrack Biwott 2:12:01 (New York, 2016) @skiptoob
Scott Smith 2:12:21 (Frankfurt, 2017) @scott_n_ready
Andrew Bumbalough 2:13:58 (Tokyo, 2017) @abumbalough
Bon et ça c'est que les américains
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