Who was the first American-born runner who won the Philadelphia Distance Run since 1986?”
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Hall has outdueled three Kenyan runners over a half-marathon course to become the first American-born runner to win the Philadelphia Distance Run since 1986. The top-ranked U.S. marathoner broke away from Sammy Ndereba, Benjamin Limo and Valentine Orare with about a mile to go in Sunday’s 13.1-mile race and hit the finish line in 1 hour, 1 minute and 52 seconds. The California-based Hall fell short of breaking his American record of 59:43 at the distance, but said it was a good tuneup for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1. Catherine Ndereba, the sister of Sammy Ndereba, won her seventh women’s title but first since 2002. Mark Curp was the last American to win the race.
Ryan Hall, Catherine Ndereba win Philadelphia Distance Run PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Hall outduelled three Kenyan runners on Sunday to become the first American-born runner to win the Philadelphia Distance Run since 1986. The top-ranked U.S. marathoner broke away from Sammy Ndereba, Benjamin Limo and Valentine Orare late in the 21.1-kilometre race and hit the finish line in one hour one minute 52 seconds. The California-based Hall fell short of breaking his American record of 59:43, but said it was a good tuneup for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1. Catherine Ndereba, the sister of Sammy Ndereba, won her seventh women’s title but first since 2002. She finished in 1:09.43 to beat compatriot Irene Limika by 3 seconds. Mark Curp was the last American to win the men’s race. “At about the 12-mile (20-kilometre) mark, I put in a surge and decided I was going to press as hard as I could,” said Hall, who was the top American finisher (10th) at the Olympic marathon in Beijing. “After the first co
