Each time he tucked in behind whoever went to the front, while behind them others dropped off. Before 15 km only Yamazaki and Riki Koike of Soka University were left, and when Takeuchi went to the front the last time after 15 km only Koike followed.
Noda ramped the pace up to 3:08 for the final km, dropping Tachizako, then Tanimoto, and finally Kobayashi to win by 2 seconds in 1:12:01.
A 2nd-year at Waseda University, Yamaguchi was one of three collegiate runners running New York in the 11th year of JRN's development program collaboration between the Ageo City Half Marathon and the New York Road Runners.
FINISH (MEN) – Final solo by the Kenyan Asbel Rutto who with 2h06'24” (2'59”/km) wrote a new course record, improving the 2:06:48 of the Ethiopian Bekele Tefera Fikre who won it in 2022 and his personal best of almost 3'. Place of honor for Brian Kipsang in 2h07'54"
“Carl is one of the greatest relay runners of all time and it’s brilliant to have him on board with World Athletics. He has inspired so many in the No.1 Olympic sport and his presence at the World Relays is hugely significant as athletes look to emulate him as they race for places in Paris later thi...
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