Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Simon Sawe had a commanding lead entering the final stretch of the Des Moines Marathon, when he was held up by a passing train. That's when the runner in 2nd caught up. Then the runner in 3rd......
Running Is Funny (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Simon Sawe (pictured here) was well on his way to winning the Des Moines Marathon when he reached Mile 26 and was derailed… by a passing train. A miscommunication by railroad authorities allowed a train through the marathon course well before it was over. “When you have to wait, you think about crazy things,” said Sawe, [...]
SportsFilter (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The final stretch of the Des Moines Marathon was delayed Sunday by a train . Leader Simon Sawe lost his 10-second lead as he waited nearly a minute for it to pass, and he and David Tuwei finished the 26.2-mile race as a 400 meter sprint. Sawe, a former 1,500-meter runner, won by five seconds. "It was a long train," he said.
Rising Hegemon (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Par for the course... Nothing, not even a train, could stop Kenyan Simon Sawe from winning the Des Moines Marathon for the second time. Sawe was leading countryman David Tuwei by 10 seconds when, after a left turn onto the final stretch on Southwest Fourth, he stared right at a train passing on the road. "Nobody is prepared for that scenario," said Sawe, the inaugural champion in 2002. "I...
pittsburgh sports and mini ponies (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The leaders in the Des Moines Marathon could see the finish line — they just had to wait a bit. A passing freight train forced the two leaders in the 26.2-mile race to wait for about a minute Sunday just 400 meters, or about a quarter mile, from the finish line. When the train finally passed, Kenyan Simon Sawe sprinted to a victory in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 50 seconds and the $3,000 prize. "Nobody...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The leaders in the Des Moines Marathon could see the finish line — they just had to wait a bit.
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