From Boston to London to Chicago this year, Kenya's marathon men have smashed course records in frenzied fashion, and they drilled the world record in Berlin.
McIlroy's first European win came at the Dubai Desert Classic in 2009, and his first U.S. victory was in 2010 when he won the Wells Fargo Championship, smashing the course record with a one-round score of 62.
Czech photographer Pavel Paloncy won in four days, 14 hours and 45 minutes – smashing the course record by 14 hours, during which he only slept for a total of five hours.
The Bedford runner, full of confidence after winning the world cross-country championships in March, stormed to victory on Saturday in the New York women's mini-marathon in 30min 47smashingshing the course record of exactly 31min set 21 years ago by Norway's Grete Waitz.
Novellist blitzed down the Ascot straight to smash the course record in 2 minutes 24.60 seconds under Johnny Murtagh, who won his fourth King George.
His time, 2 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds, was the fastest marathon run by nearly a minute, and it smashed the course record, set last year, by nearly three minutes.
In other racing news from the weekend: The nine-time World Rally champion, Sébastien Loeb, smashed the course record on Sunday at the 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.
Scott, who had led from the first day of the tournament when he smashed the course record with a 10-under 62, finished with a 71 for second place on 17-under, six clear of John Senden (66) in third.
Gabart, 29, the youngest skipper competing in the seventh edition of the race, sailed for 78 days 2 hours 16 minutes 40 seconds, smashing Desjoyeaux's course record of 84 days 3 09 08.
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