The LA Marathon also congratulated all of the race’s podium finishers – including Enyew Nigatwho took third place on the men’s professional podium, and Priscah Cheronowho took first place in the Women’s Pro Podium – and thanked the over 27,000 runners who took part in the event.
While Kamau has yet to make any public comment about being named runner-upWinner Martin was shocked that he was able to take first place.
“With a mile to go I started seeing the pace car and the leader and said, ‘Maybe we’ll see what happens,'” he said NBC News. “And then there’s another 800, and I’m like, ‘Okay, I have to try, I have to at least try,’ and it kind of worked out.””
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