{ • Beat the previous record (1:18:04) by 58 seconds.

• • Average Pace: 2:57 per mile.

• • Hit 5K at a speed of 25.96 mph.

• • Winning Margin: 10 minutes, 39 seconds.

• • Earned $50,000 course record bonus.

• • Also set a course record of 9:52 at the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday of race weekend.

MARCEL HUG SWITZERLAND

• • Earned a special studded
  Course Record medal for
  his 1:17:06 time in Boston.

• • Now has one more Bos
  ton win than his mentor
  and idol, Franz Nietlis
  pach.

• • Six days post-Boston won
  the London Marathon in a
  course record 1:23:48.

MARCEL HUG’S COURSE RECORD

I’m just so, so happy with the race today. It’s incredible in these conditions, with headwinds, crosswinds, rain, to do a time like this. For me, it’s incredible.” – Marcel Hug, 1st place in 1:17:06