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04/23/24
October 20, 2009
Des Moines Marathon Delayed by Train: 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.
I know someone who was there. He said it was the dumbest thing he's ever seen at a big race. Turns out the organizers had sent the route to the railroad and they said no problem. Apparently, the matter slipped their minds day of the event!
posted by Uncle Toby at 08:01 PM on October 20, 2009
Long Train Running