November 19th, 2011 
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The Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai has shattered the course record in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
The performance of Mutai was no surprise after he ran the fastest marathon ever earlier this year.
From news.yahoo.com:
Mutai’s performance was no surprise after he ran the fastest marathon ever earlier this year. Firehiwot Dado wasn’t a favorite coming into the women’s race and victory seemed impossible with even a few miles left. But the Ethiopian made a stunning comeback for her first major marathon title.
Mutai finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds, crushing the previous mark of 2:07:43 set by Tesfaye Jifar of Ethiopia a decade earlier.
In April, Mutai ran the fastest 26.2 miles in history: 2:03:02 in Boston. It didn’t count as a world record because the course is considered too straight and too downhill.
“I am happy now because even although it was not recognized, I’m happy to be at that level,” Mutai
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