Mo Trafeh gets 9th place in San Blas 1/2 M

Wow, surprised to see him race so soon after his US Champs victory. Marathon pace workout perhaps?

tough course in PR

Nice job by Kwambai. Hope we see a good performance by him in the marathon later in the year. Definately a good race by him.

Mo Trafeh was also the first non-Kenyan runner to finish.

but not the first non-african, so what's your point?

cheap american bastard wrote:

but not the first non-african, so what's your point?

What's YOUR point? Morocco and Kenya are about as different as night and day, the fact that they happen to be located on different ends of the same continent should not have any significance in evaluating their running performance. The fact that Israel and China are both in Asia doesn't mean anything about sports and neither should the fact that Morocco and Kenya are both in Africa.

deraylicious wrote:

cheap american bastard wrote:

but not the first non-african, so what's your point?

What's YOUR point? Morocco and Kenya are about as different as night and day, the fact that they happen to be located on different ends of the same continent should not have any significance in evaluating their running performance. The fact that Israel and China are both in Asia doesn't mean anything about sports and neither should the fact that Morocco and Kenya are both in Africa.

Same with California and NY.

again, what's the point? first non-kenyan? shoot, i've been first non kenyan plenty of times. sometimes in a good time, sometimes not. who cares? the guy has run 60change (albeit perhaps with help) and somebody thinks its worth noting that he was first non kenyan? WhoTF cares??? post something of significance or just don't waste time typing.

I ran 1:28 and it kicked my ass. I am more impressed by Kwambais performance of 1:03 in this course than a sub 60 in a flat cool course. It qas about 86 humid and the hills seemed like they would never end.

Good for Mo Farah. Kids, racing is fun. Believe it, it is. The more you do it the better you become at it....

^^ Kwambai's performance was definately notable.

Good for Mo Farah. Kids, racing is fun. Believe it, it is. The more you do it the better you become at it....

Amen- more Americans gotta race at these races around the world.

cheap american bastard wrote:

but not the first non-african, so what's your point?

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I'll bet some dollars that you sir, are a typical ignorant American who actually thinks Africa is a country.

Morrocco and Kenya are about as alike as Canada and Mexico.

And yes, Canada and Mexico are within the continent, just like Kenya and Morrocco.

All of you guys are a bunch of knobs- both sides of the argument.

cheap american bastard wrote:

again, what's the point? first non-kenyan? shoot, i've been first non kenyan plenty of times. sometimes in a good time, sometimes not. who cares? the guy has run 60change (albeit perhaps with help) and somebody thinks its worth noting that he was first non kenyan? WhoTF cares??? post something of significance or just don't waste time typing.

You are an idiot!!!

The guy simply stated a fact - according to the results he was the first non-african (kenyan). Interpret that as you will, but he said nothing about the quality of the fact. Whether this was or was not a good result or has anything to do with 60 minutes or the aspersions cast about him equally have little to with anything either.

Coamo wrote:

Link (in spanish):

http://www.primerahora.com/kwambaiencabezacopokenianoensanblas-471466.html

I don't know who that photo is of, but it's not James Kwambai.

Also, people need to quit confusing Mo Trafeh (American, born in Morocco) with Mo Farah (British, born in Somalia).

Video of the guy that crossed the line just before Mo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_kn1DjpbAc

Bobby, that is Kuambai, video:

http://www.elnuevodia.com/videos-deportes-kwambaidominaensanblas-779763171001.html

I can't watch that right now (slow connection), but do a Google image search for "James Kwambai" and tell me if any of those photos look like the guy in that photo.

Also, Kwambai has always been a Nike-sponsored athlete, and that runner is in some sort of club kit, and shoes that certainly don't look like Nikes.