Amby Burfoot, 69, 4:17:48, 1968 Boston Marathon winner and Runner’s World writer at large.
Scott Jurek, 42, 4:09:27, ultrarunner who set the Appalachian Trail thru-hike speed record last year.
Daniel Lieberman, 51, 3:34:21, paleoanthropologist at Harvard University whose work helped inspire the barefoot running movement.
Yep, Dan Lieberman beat Scott Jurek, 9 years his junior, in a race. And you thought he was just smart.
I don't know what he was wearing on his feet!
P.S. See the comments below, Jurek decided at the last minute to run—how does that work, anyway? I thought Boston was hard to get into!—so it's probably not fair to point out the Lieberman beat him.
However, Arnulfo Quimare, who beat Jurek in the race that was the climax of Born to Run, also ran Boston this year. Lieberman beat him, too.
P.S. See the comments below, Jurek decided at the last minute to run—how does that work, anyway? I thought Boston was hard to get into!—so it's probably not fair to point out the Lieberman beat him.
However, Arnulfo Quimare, who beat Jurek in the race that was the climax of Born to Run, also ran Boston this year. Lieberman beat him, too.
Arnulfo Quimare, 33, 3:38:11, the Tarahumara runner who defeated Scott Jurek in the 2006 race that was featured in the book Born to Run.
My friends all say it was a hot day, so slower results are expected. Lieberman must have been trained up, PLUS he must have run a smart race to run so well. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteWell, this is what Jurek says at facebook...
ReplyDelete"Wasn't planning on running The Boston Marathon today but when a good friend wanted some company, I couldn't say no! Had a blast seeing everybody on the course and super proud of Christy Turlington Burns for finishing strong on a tough day! Congrats to all!"
OK, post updated:
ReplyDeleteP.S. See the comments below, Jurek decided at the last minute to run—how does that work, anyway? I thought Boston was hard to get into!—so it's probably not fair to point out the Lieberman beat him.
However, Arnulfo Quimare, who beat Jurek in the race that was the climax of Born to Run, also ran Boston this year. Lieberman beat him, too.
Arnulfo Quimare, 33, 3:38:11, the Tarahumara runner who defeated Scott Jurek in the 2006 race that was featured in the book Born to Run.