36,000 athletes turned out for Tokyo Marathon 2012 on Sunday, with an estimated two million supporters offering their encouragement from the roadside, together with some 10,000 enthusiastic volunteers. Kenya’s Michael Kipyego topped the men’s field in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 37 seconds, outrunning former world record holder, Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie, who came in a disappointing fourth.
The record time for the New York City Marathon was shattered today after Kenyan runner Geoffrey Mutai finished the 26.2-mile course in two hours, five minutes and six seconds.
Some 47,438 runners started the race through the five boroughs on a cold but sunny day in the city with little wind. Around two million supporters lined the streets as runners started at around nine this morning - from Fort Wadsworth through the heart of the city to end up in Central Park.
發表於 2012-3-4 11:31:32
