rejuvenated Desiree Davila looking for win at Boston, Monday, April 21. (eating, runner)

[wutitiz]

A Rejuvenated Desi Is Excited To Take On The World At 2014 Boston Marathon: "I've done everything I possibly could to put myself in a position for the win." | LetsRun.com

Desiree Davila finished a close second to Kenyan Carolyn Kilel in the 2011 Boston Marathon. You can see the dramatic finish here as Kilel collapsed to the pavement, while Desi put her hands on her knees for a moment and then walked off, disappointed.

Caroline Kilel wins 2011 Boston Marathon - from Universal Sports - YouTube

Tomorrow will be a rematch wih boh Desi and Carolyn Kilel again running.

If Desi were to win, she would be the first American to win Boston since 1985.

[Geezerrunner]

A solid performance in the race but really I thought the great effort by Shalane stole the show, and, of course, by Meb in the men's race.
Hanson's seem to do a great job of getting the most from elite runners like Davila and Sell who might be overlooked by some of the big name running teams.
(Sad you did not get more responses to your post!)

[wutitiz]

Desiree finished #10 at Boston, with a time of 2:23:54. Winner was Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, with a course record of 2:18:57. Too bad, but it appears that the East African females are moving towards the same overwhelming dominance that the East African men have achieved in the marathon.

I thought that Davila might have a chance based on past performance, but was wrong.

[ogre]

This thread came to mind when I saw your thread about the U.S. women defeating the Kenyans in the 4 x 800. I could have this wrong, but didn't an American win the men's race in Boston this year?