The 115th Boston Marathon is quickly approaching and the elite field has been announced. The men's field is loaded. I think that at least 5 guys should be together after 20 miles and I wouldn't bet against the winner coming down to a duel between 2-3 at the end. I am not going to bother typing the names, but last year's Boston (who shattered the course record) winner, the NY Marathon winner, Mutai (2nd fastest marathon time last year) as well as 5 other 2:06 guys including Ryan Hall who is giving a go for the 3rd year in a row. I would like to see Hall pop a win, but I dunno about that.
On the women's side, American hopes lie with Kara Goucher who is coming back from having a baby. She ran 2 years ago, I thought she was going to win that one, but she pooped out at the very end. Last year's Boston winner is returning as well. Who knows what will happen. The women's races are wacky. They could be slow, fast or somewhere in between.
I am guessing that the only way we will be able to watch this year is by paying Universal Sports to watch online again. :(
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