Week 13-Women in the Boston Marathon

Article 13

Not surprisingly, I chose another article dealing with women in sport.  April 18th is the 115th running of the Boston Marathon and three American women and four International women have been named possible front-runners for the race.  These women have taken marathon racing to their heart and have the same kind of dedication and talent as the men do.  No woman has won the marathon since 1985, but isn't stopping these lovely ladies from trying.  Women's front-runners include: Kara Goucher, Desiree Davila, Blake Russell, Dire Tune, Teyba Erkesso, Kim Smith, and Catherine Ndereba.

Update 4/18/2011: None of these women actually won the women's race.  Kenyan Catherine Kilel finished with a time of 2 hours and 22 minutes.  Desiree Davila, of the United States, followed with a close second.