The 1970

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took place on Monday, April 20, 1970. It marked the 74th time the event was organized. The race was won by Englishman

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in 2:10:30. He shattered the course record by more than 3 minutes set by

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just the year before. Eamon O'Reilly of the

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finished second, just 42 seconds behind in 2:11:12, the second fastest time ever recorded for the event. Hill became the first runner ever to average below 5 minutes per mile (4:58.6/per mile) in the history of the Boston Marathon. His course record would be broken 5 years later by Bill Rodgers who ran 2:09:55. Women were not officially allowed to enter until

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, but their first-place results from 1966 through 1971 were later ratified by the Boston Athletic Association.

Results

Men

Women

References

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