The 2011 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2011.

Geoffrey Mutai Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai (born 7 October 1981) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in road running competitions. On 18 April 2011 at the Boston Marathon, Mutai ran the fastest marathon ever at the time in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes 2 ...

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won the men's race in a time of 2:03:02. In recognizing Mutai's mark as the "fastest Marathon ever run", the

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noted that the performance was not eligible for world record status given that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop (it has "more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting") and start/finish separation. The

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reported that Mutai has the support of other runners who describe the IAAF's rules as "flawed". According to the '' Boston Herald'', race director

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said he was sending paperwork to the IAAF to have Mutai's mark ratified as a world record. The AP also indicated that the attempt to have the mark certified as a world record "would force the governing bodies to reject an unprecedented performance on the world's most prestigious marathon course". On October 18, 2010, the 20,000 spots reserved for qualifiers were filled in a record-setting eight hours and three minutes. In December 2010, Tom Grik, the President of the

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's Board of Governors, said that the BAA would focus on recruiting top Americans to the marathon. In February 2011,

Meb Keflezighi Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; Ge'ez: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and fin ...

, the 2009 winner of the

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and considered along with Ryan Hall to be one of the two most prominent

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marathoners, announced through his website that race organizers had failed to make an appearance fee offer to him and that he would not be participating in the race.

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