Mens Marathon
 

~2:06 in 84 degree heat.

UnGodly feat.
Flat course helped but ...
84 degrees and 60% humidity is awful.

The world record of ~2:04:30 set in wonderful conditions
on a very flat fairly straight course.

great showing for the USA 9th and 10th. 9th place finished at 2.11:58 average olympic time.

Absolutely.
Great job by the kid who showed a ton of mental toughness running alone
for much of the race.

in only his 4th race? they only have 8 marathons between them?

I think that is what they said.
One was a cross country guy.
So he is tough.

The mental toughness is what really impressed me.
Both runners looked like they were done at times
but they kept on going. The blonde -headed kid
really impressed me. He looked cooked and he
was running without help.

Both should be very happy with their results.
I know some expected one of the two might medal
but I would be very proud of the mental effort.