We have to make sure jonathan can get across the finish line. He wants to run a sub sevenminute mile. David unbelievable energy. Coach dermitt. We want to tell Jonathan Jonathan is. Back to you guys. Were here with barbara fin began a special finyingian, a special ed teacher. Youve run the marathon before. Tell us how it was today. It was beautiful. Weather is perfect. Brooklyn has the best crowd. Lafayette street is amazing, the energy on that street. It was a great everything is organized. Its great. Reporter any challenges on the course . You said you had run this one before. Right . Barbara it was pretty smooth. The course was great. You mean like was there any obstacles . Everything was smooth. Everything flowed. There were some obstacles during the course, some construction on the pulasky bridge and queensboro. They cleaned that up. Reporter youre a special ed teacher in new york city. Your children out there supporting you, cheering for you . Barbara yeah. They cant handle the c
(Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang won a lucrative duel to the finish to join compatriot Mary Keitany in a Kenyan sweep of the men's and women's races at a cold, windy New York City Marathon on Sunday.
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Three months before the Tokyo Olympic Games, Eliud Kipchoge returned to his winning ways when he ran 2:04:30
to win Sunday’s
The world record-holder competed in the elite-only race with 70 runners aiming to secure an Olympic qualifying time after the majority of races were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The NN Mission Marathon was originally scheduled for April 11 in Hamburg, Germany, but the race was postponed to April 18 and relocated to a closed looped course at Twente Airport because of rising COVID-19 cases in Hamburg.
The 2016 Olympic Marathon champion ran with fellow Kenyan Jonathan Korir and a pacemaker until about 30K before he made a move that put him clear of the rest of the field. He finished more than two minutes ahead of Korir (2:06:40) and third-place finisher Goitom Kifle (2:08:07) of Eritrea.