In a race that is decided by three seconds, Geoffrey Kamworor held on and took his first marathon title. And he was being chased by former World record holder, Wilson Kipsang, a man who has run 2:03:13 and lost!
Kamworor battles for New York, photo by PhotoRun.net
Running the last critical mile in 4:31, and the last 5k in a brutish battle between four of the finest marathoners in our sport; Wilson Kipsang, Lelisa Desisa, Lemi Berhanu and Kamworor. It was not decided until mile 25, and then, Kipsang threw in that move over the last 800 meters, nearly capturing his second title, but Kamworor wanted it more.
Here is our two minute interview (well, 1:58) on Monday! A nice commentary from Geoffrey, who takes his first marathon title back to Kenya!
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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