By 18 miles, Hall had worked himself into sixth place, and by 20 miles he was in third, 20 seconds behind Merga, who launched his breakaway after mile 18. Merga wins $150,000, with $75,000 going to Rono and Hall picking up $40,000.Here are Mergas splits. The first half of the race, mostly a slight downhill, was run at 4:52 per mile. The Audemars Piguet replica watches second half, a 1:05:03, was 4:58 per mile—including the Newton Hills.—JUSTIN NYBERGKenyan Salina Kosgei wins the Boston marathon in a sprint! Final time is 2:32:16, with Dire Tune of Ethiopia, the defending champ, one second behind. The race came down to a bib-to-bib sprint, with Kosgei pulling away just before the line.American Kara Goucher, who led most of the final miles of the race, finishes third, nine seconds behind in 2:32:25.
Shes clearly disappointed with the result, though it is the first time since 1993 an American woman has finished on the podium. Kosgei will leave Boston with $150,000, with Tune taking $75,000 and Goucher $40,000.Here are Kosgeis splits (note: the pace for the first half was 5:57, while the pace for the second half, which was run in 1:14, was closer to Mont Blanc replica watches The womens pack is Kosgei, Goucher, and the defending champion Tune. Its going to come down to a sprint. Tune and Goucher have excellent 10,000 meter speed and the finish is going to be close.
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