Complete Splits of Geoffrey Mutai’s
2011 Record Run

In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai from Kenya rewrote the Boston Marathon course record by 2 minutes and 50 seconds. The two tables below offer a closer look at Geoffrey Mutai’s record run. The first table compares Geoffrey Mutai’s time at each of the 14 checkpoints along the course to the checkpoint record. The previous record of 2:05:52 was set by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot in 2010. The second table compares Geoffrey Mutai’s times at each checkpoint to the times of Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot.


Comparing Geoffrey Mutai’s times to the checkpoint records

Location Mutai’s Time Place Record Holder +/-
5 Kilometers14:32In Lead Pack14:04Simon Robert Naali (‘90) +0:28
5 Miles23:18In Lead Pack23:05Juma Ikangaa (‘90)+0:13
10 Kilometers29:08In Lead Pack28:43Simon Karori (‘92)+0:00
15 Kilometers43:48In Lead Pack43:29Naali (‘90)+0:19
10 Miles47:033rd46:53Ikangaa (‘90)+0:10
20 Kilometers58:454th58:41Ikangaa (‘90)+0:04
1/2 Marathon1:01:583rd1:02:01Ikangaa (‘90)-0:03
15 Miles1:10:542nd1:11:15Ikangaa (‘90)-0:21
25 Kilometers1:13:161st1:13:51Ikangaa (‘90)-0:35
30 Kilometers1:28:241st1:29:11Kipkoech Cheruiyot (‘08) -0:47
20 Miles1:34:05 1st1:36:10Kipkoech Cheruiyot (‘08) -2:05
35 Kilometers1:42:351st1:44:47Kipkoech Cheruiyot (‘06) -2:12
40 Kilometers1:56:481st2:00:01Kiprono Cheruiyot (‘10)-2:33
25 Miles1:57:301st2:00:49Kiprono Cheruiyot (‘10)-2:36
Finish2:03:021st2:07:14Kiprono Cheruiyot (‘10)-2:50

Comparing Geoffrey Mutai’s run to the former record

Location Mutai
(2011)
Kiprono (2010) Mutai +/-
5 Kilometers14:3214:53-0:21
5 Miles23:1824:16-1:02
10 Kilometers29:0830:08-1:00
15 Kilometers43:4844:58-1:10
10 Miles47:0348:08-1:05
20 Kilometers58:451:00:12-1:27
½ Marathon1:01:581:03:27-1:29
15 Miles1:10:541:12:32-1:38
25 Kilometers1:13:161:14:58-1:42
30 Kilometers1:28:241:29:58-1:34
20 Miles1:34:051:36:27-2:22
35 Kilometers1:42:351:44:47-2:12
40 Kilometers1:56:481:59:21-2:33
25 Miles1:57:302:00:06-2:36
Finish2:03:022:05:52-2:50