Kenya Benson Kipruto help scatter di group wey dey lead New York City Marathon on Sunday, 1 November. But when di men reach finish for Central Park, na another African runner take di last place for top three. Kamohelo Mofolo from Lesotho pass di defending champion as only few metres remain.
Mofolo finish third in 2:06:26. Di result show say e finish one second before Kipruto. For plenty part of di race, e look like say many more runners fit finish close like dat. As dem reach 35 kilometres, LetsRun count 15 men wey still dey run together for front. Di full race long pass 42 kilometres small.
As Kipruto increase speed, di group reduce. For 40 kilometres na im, Andreas Almgren from Sweden and Yemaneberhan Crippa from Italy dey struggle for first place. Almgren later pull clear to win im first marathon in 2:06:01. Crippa finish for 2:06:14. Behind dem, Mofolo get enough speed to catch Kipruto before di finish line.
Di runner from Lesotho fit also compare dis result with im own earlier time. E run im first marathon for Cape Town for May, finish 11th in 2:08:50. For New York e run two minutes and 24 seconds faster. E move from outside di first ten for im first marathon to third for di second one.
Wetin e mean for you: check for di letters PB beside runner result. E mean say na di fastest time wey dat runner don record for dat distance. Mofolo earn am for New York even though two runners finish before am. Di position tell you a different thing about di same race.
Only 25 seconds separate di winner time and Mofolo own. For people wey follow African long-distance running, di big difference show for di end. Na di Kenyan push di pace wey split di leaders, but di man from Lesotho still get strength to pass am.