Come on America! You can't even win a race in your own back yard? Let's take a quick look at the top 10 finishers of the marathon today...
2010 Boston Marathon men's top finishers
1 Robert Cheruiyot, Kenya 2:05:52............Winner
2 Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia 2:07:23
3 Deriba Merga, Ethiopia 2:08:39
4 Ryan Hall, USA 2:08:41 ....................Slacker
5 Meb Keflezighi, USA 2:09:26
6 Gashaw Asfaw, Ethiopia 2:10:53
7 John Komen, Kenya 2:11:48
8 Moses Kigen, Kipkosgei Kenya 2:12:04
9 Jason Lehmkuhle, USA 2:12:24
10 Alejandro Suarez, Mexico 2:12:33
SOURCE: Boston Athletic Association
Come on Ryan Hall! You were a mere two minutes and forty-seven seconds away from glory! What happened? Being 2 minutes away from losing a race in your home country, to me, is equivalent to punching America in the face. And that, sir, I cannot abide.
- Jack Asher
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