Wanjiru, Merga, Gharib only men left at 20 miles
Posted August 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
The lead pack of the Olympic Marathon has been whittled to three- Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia, and Jaouad Gharib of Morocco. Their 20 mile split was 1:35:52, still right around 2:05:40 pace. Wanjiru and Merga look very strong while Gharib has drifted off the pace numerous times but has been able to claw back to the front each time. Martin Lel and Yonas Kifle are now off the leaders, but running together as the closest pursuers. Americans Dathan Ritzenhein and Ryan Hall are in 10th and 13th, about 2:30 and 3:30 back respectively. Brian Sell is another 1:30 back from Hall in 18th place. Thus far the leaders have been able to deal with the heat admirably, but this last 10k promises to challenge every man in the race. Stay tuned….
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Tags: beijingolympics2008, beijingolympics2008mensmarathon, Brian Sell, Dathan Ritzenhein, deriba merga, Jaouad Gharib, Martin Lel, mens olympic marathon, olympic games, olympic marathon, olympic news, olympic track and field, Ryan Hall, Samuel Wanjiru, summer olympic games, track and field, yonas kifle
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