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Roy Tomizawa August 22, 2015 Rio Olympics, Track and FIeld

Eritrean shocks favorites, becomes youngest Worlds marathon winner ever

The first teenager ever to win an Olympic or World Track and Field marathon championship.

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Jerome Ayalon on August 25, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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Follow the money – used to be the best 5 and 10K racers migrated to to the Marathon when they were starting to lose speed in their late 20s or 30s, but now the youngsters realize this is where the money is, so why wait?

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Roytomi on August 25, 2015 at 11:10 pm
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Interesting. Always thought of the marathon as a race that requires greater mental toughness and patience, which might be found more commonly in older athletes, but maybe it’s just a matter of motivation (money?) and training.

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