1:20:01
He's not backing down one inch
from the great John Bannon.
1:20:04
And they are rounding
the final corner.
1:20:07
Here we go, folks,
1:20:08
365 yards to go
1:20:10
and we're dead even
after 26 miles.
1:20:13
Who would believe it?
- Run, you bastard, run.
1:20:15
- The kid has got legs,
but can he hold on?
1:20:18
This just might be the closest
Boston finish in history.
1:20:21
Walker and Bannon,
step for step!
1:20:23
Bannon straining.
I've never seen him look this tired.
1:20:25
The crowds are going crazy.
The noise is deafening.
1:20:29
They've been waiting hours
for this.
1:20:31
Walker surges, Walker surges.
1:20:32
He has a half-step on Bannon.
1:20:34
No. Bannon answers.
1:20:36
They're dead even again
and neither one is breaking.
1:20:39
Bannon is giving
everything he's got
1:20:41
and Walker
is still not letting up.
1:20:43
100 yards to go and Walker
1:20:44
is now taking the lead.
They're closing in
1:20:47
on the finish line...
- Win it.
1:20:50
Coming down the stretch,
ladies and gentlemen.
1:20:52
Who would believe it?
1:20:53
Bannon's never been
tested like this before.
1:20:55
50 yards to go.
1:20:57
Bannon now slightly ahead.
1:20:58
Does Walker have one last surge?
1:21:00
Walker giving it
everything he has.
1:21:02
Both runners appear utterly drained,
but they are sprinting,
1:21:06
willing themselves to the finish line.
This is now
1:21:09
a battle of wills...
sheer determination.
1:21:12
Remember when
1:21:14
I moved in you
1:21:16
The Holy Dove
1:21:19
Was moving too
1:21:21
And every breath we drew
1:21:23
was Hallelujah
1:21:27
Bannon's starting to move.
1:21:29
Bannon is starting to move.
1:21:30
Walker's got to go now,
if he has any hope of winning.
1:21:33
Bannon still has the lead
and is driving furiously
1:21:35
for the line.
1:21:37
And John Bannon wins Boston!
1:21:39
John Bannon wins
the Boston Marathon.
1:21:43
The 1953 champion repeats
in spectacular fashion.
1:21:49
The laurel wreath is his.
1:21:51
It took 26 miles to decide it,
1:21:54
but we finally have a winner.
1:21:56
Oh, my Goodness.
1:21:59
I can't remember a marathon