Will we ever see an American winner in Boston again?

[RC Vikings]

Are the days of Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar over forever.

[bigpiney]

I think Ryan Hall could be the guy to do it. He ran a 2:06 in London 2 weeks ago.

[Runner Coug]

If Ryan Hall can't do it, it isn't going to happen anytime soon.

[bigpiney]

Here is his race report from London.

http://web.wcsn.com/article/news.jsp...id=34003&dpre=

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by bigpiney

I think Ryan Hall could be the guy to do it. He ran a 2:06 in London 2 weeks ago.

2:06?

Are we going to see a sub-two hour marathon in the near future?

[bigpiney]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

2:06?

Are we going to see a sub-two hour marathon in the near future?

I would say no. They may never do it. Of course I would have been one of those people that said you would die if you ran a mile under 4:00. I know I would die if I did it.

http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/index.cfm

They would have to average a 4:34 min/mile pace.

[bigpiney]

Originally Posted by bigpiney

http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/index.cfm

looking at this I think I was born about a hundred years too late. Not that I could run under 3 hours now.

[Runner Coug]

Originally Posted by bigpiney

looking at this I think I was born about a hundred years too late. Not that I could run under 3 hours now.

Can you imagine the shoes those guys were running in in 1910? I'll bet if they didn't have a perfect gait, their feet and knees had the holy hades beat out of them during a marathon.

[FarrahWaters]

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[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

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