Mutai smashed the old mark of 2:07:43 set by Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Jifar in 2001 to defeat runner-up Emmanuel Mutai, the reigning London Marathon champion, in ideal conditions.
The 29-year-old ran the fastest marathon time ever recorded to win this year’s Boston Marathon men’s crown in 2:03:02 but the time is not recognized as a world record by the IAAF because of course issues.
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