Editing Boston Marathon (section)

===2011: Geoffrey Mutai and the IAAF===
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On April 18, 2011, [[Geoffrey Mutai]] of [[Kenya]] won the [[2011 Boston Marathon]] in a time of 2:03:02:00.<ref name="Connolly">{{cite news |title=BAA on record: Geoffrey Mutai's No. 1 |first=John |last=Connolly |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/marathon/view.bg?articleid=1332017&srvc=sports&position=recent |newspaper=Boston Herald |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005102928/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/marathon/view.bg?articleid=1332017&srvc=sports&position=recent |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although this was the fastest marathon ever run at the time, the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] noted that the performance was not eligible for world record status given that the course did not satisfy rules that regarded elevation drop and start/finish separation (the latter requirement being intended to prevent advantages gained from a strong [[tailwind]], as was the case in 2011).<ref name="Monti">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=59806.html |title=Strong winds and ideal conditions propel Mutai to fastest Marathon ever - Boston Marathon report |last=Monti |first=David |date=April 18, 2011 |work=iaaf.org |publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118182119/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid%3D59806.html |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] (AP) reported that Mutai had the support of other runners who describe the IAAF's rules as "flawed".<ref name="Golen2011"/> According to the ''[[Boston Herald]]'', race director [[Dave McGillivray]] said he was sending paperwork to the IAAF in an attempt to have Mutai's mark ratified as a world record.<ref name="Connolly"/> Although this was not successful, the AP 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".<ref name="Golen2011"/>