Boston Marathon

The 115th Boston Marathon took place on Monday. I was bummed because I couldn't watch it. One of the reasons I couldn't watch it is because I was running at the time and the other reason is I don't have the Universal Sports channel. I could have watched it on the Internet through universalsports.com, but I really didn't want to pay to watch it.

After finishing my run, I checked twitter to see who won the race. I read that Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya ran the fastest marathon in history, finishing in 2:03:02. Ryan Hall had a great race. Hall became the fastest American in history with his fourth place time of 2:04:53.

On the women's side Rochester Hills, Michigan Desiree Davila finished second to Caroline Kilel. Kilel won the marathon in 2:22:36 and Davila ran 2:22:38. With that time, Davila became the third-fastest American woman in history behind Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson. Fellow American Kara Goucher finished fifth with a personal best of 2:24:52.

Like I mentioned before, I didn't see the Boston Marathon because I was running. I turned on SportsCenter to catch a replay. I was extremely disappointed in what I saw. SportsCenter spent a total of 20-30 seconds talking about the Boston Marathon. And to top it off, they only showed highlights on the men's race. I guess the women's race, that was extremely close, didn't matter. I watched ESPN news later that evening and they actually showed highlights of the men's and women's wheelchair and the elite men and women. I finally got to see the end of the women's race and it was very exciting.

I wish ESPN would broadcast the Boston Marathon. In the area where I live, Universal Sports is not even offered. The Boston Marathon is a special event that many people are interested in. It should be shown on a station that most of the people in the area receive.

Photo Credits:
Photo of Mutai: Associated Press/Charles Krupa
Photo of Hall: Associated Press/Steven Senne
Photo of Davila: Associated Press/Michael Dwyer