Mesfin has ZERO track races llisted on her tilastopaja profile. She 'only' had a 66:42 half pb when she ran 2:18:47 for 6th in Valencia. She said at the Hamburg press conference she wants to go out in 68:00.
Also former world 5000 champ Muktar Edris, who was expected to debut, has scratched with injury.
The men's field features 3 2:04 men including Daniel do Nascimento, who led NY by 2 minutes, before lying down on the side of the road. Check out this quote from him about NYC.
“I made a mistake in New York, it was not a good strategy. After 30k I felt sick and got stomach problems. For me marathon is a bit like a marriage - there are difficult times and better times,“ he said. “I will run more intelligently on Sunday and will surely finish this time.“
