Running fast in the Boston Marathon

Nice News -  A standing ovation for the 30,000-plus runners who participated in yesterday’s Boston Marathon — and a special shout out to John Korir (pictured), the champion of the men’s race. The 28-year-old Kenyan runner finished the marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 45 seconds, which is the second-fastest winning time in the men’s race history. Fast feet clearly run in the family, as Korir’s brother Wesley won the event in 2012 with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 40 seconds.
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As for the women’s event, 31-year-old Sharon Lokedi smashed the previous record by more than two minutes, with a phenomenal finish time of 2 hours, 17 minutes, 22 seconds. “It feels so good,” Lokedi told ESPN2 after clinching the win. “It was tough and I toughed it out.”