Boston Marathon

I was able to watch the Boston Marathon live yesterday on Universal Sports channel. Instead of sitting on the couch watching it. I watched it while running on the treadmill.

I always run in the mornings after work. Yesterday was no different. I do enjoy running while watching TV. It does make the time pass quicker.

I started running after the elite women started. Over the course of the marathon, I stopped a couple of times to let my dogs outside. I ended up finishing my run just after the elite women finished their marathon. In the time it took me to run 15.1 miles (with a few stops), the women ran 26.2 in 80 degree heat. That is amazing. My highest speed was 7 m.p.h., the announcers mentioned that the elite runners could go up to 12-13 m.p.h. How awesome.

As for the race, Wesley Korir of Kenya won the men's marathon is 2:12:40. Jason Hartmann was the first US male to finish. Hartmann was fourth in 2:14:31. On the women's side, Sharon Cherop won in 2:31:50. Sheri Piers was the first American to finish. Piers was 10th in 2:41:55.

Photo Credit: Kenya's Wesley Korir, top, and Sharon Cherop, bottom, are shown winning the men's and women's divisions of the 116th Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday. Korir finished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 40 seconds. Cherop finished in 2 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds. (Associated Press/Charles Krupa)