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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

Boston Marathon Finalizes Elite Fields

Posted March 12th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

John Hancock Financial, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, announced today that they had finalized the elite fields for the 112th edition of America’s oldest marathon, set for Monday, April 21.

Most of the field had been announced previously, but a noteworthy addition is women’s course record holder, Margaret Okayo, who hasn’t run a full marathon since finishing 9th in London in 2006 in 2:29:16. She did, however, run as a pacemaker in the Milano City Marathon last December, helping teammate Pamela Chepchumba, run a personal best 2:25:36.
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BOSTON MARATHON PREDICTION CONTEST:
Win a year’s supply of nuun portable electrolyte hydration!

Posted April 15th, 2007 at 8:00 PM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: Nutrition, Hydration, Special Features, Sweepstakes

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TO ENTER: just leave a comment on this post with your predictions for the winning men’s and women’s finish times at the 2007 boston marathon.
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