Wrong--on two counts

First, I was confidently certain that no one would finish the Boston Marathon yesterday in under 2.5 hours.

Second, given the excessively shitty weather hitting Boston, I was convinced that a Kenyan would not win... not being acclimated to such conditions.

Yeah, I was wrong, so very wrong... Robert Cheruiyot took the top men's honor again (and the overall win), and did so in 2:14:13. Slacker, last year he came in nearly 7 minutes less. Seems my confidence in the top US contender was lacking as she fell out due to the "stomach cramps." My theory laying in shambles alongside Deena Kastor's $100K hopes; giving the women win to Russia.

I suppose, if it were that cold, windy and rainy, one would be incented to move faster to be able to be done. Me? I'll just be watching from Starbucks.