Chris and Will Crawford gave it their all, but they still lost to Kenyan runner Robert K. Cheruiyot, who claimed his third Boston victory, with an unofficial time of 2:14:12.~
Cheruiyot said shortly after his hard won victory," I knew that the Crawford Brothers were in the race and had been training since December. It weighed heavily on my mind and I thank God that I was able to defeat these formidable competitors."
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The Crawfords were uncharacteristically bitter in their remarks.
~"Cheruiyot had a big head start over us, and that was our major impediment to running him down", said Chris. "
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"Yeah, He sucks! If we started when he did, we would have kicked his Ass", Will added.
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Some bystanders were appalled at the lack of sportsmanship exhibited by the talented siblings, but this reporter disagrees.
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They have a right to be bitter.
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The laurel wreath should have been theirs.
2 comments:
I sit next to Chris at work. Kudos to his and Will's accomplishment. Today, he is like a frail old man that cannot get out of his chair. but can you blame him?
Hey J,
In case you were wondering I ran in 3:08:12. Much better than the first time I ran. I also had to call in sick to work the next day because I couldn't move my legs and was hungover from my celebratory cocktails.
-mcmahon
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