Stanley Biwott Drops Out 2016 TCS New York City Marathon
by LetsRun.com
November 6, 2016
NEW YORK — Defending champion Stanley Biwott dropped out of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon around the 15km (9.3 miles) mark with a right calf injury. It is the second straight marathon that Biwott dropped out of as he also dropped out of the Rio Olympics.
Biwott was the favorite in the men’s field. According to Larry Rawson on the international broadcast Biwott missed 20 plus days with illness after Rio.
The men’s lead pack had 13 runners in it at 15km including Americans Dathan Ritzenhein, Abdi Abdirahman, and Shadrack Biwott.
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15km leaders:
| PLACE | BIB | NAME | COUNTRY | ELAPSED TIME | DIFF. FROM LEADER | MILE TIME | DIFF. FROM LAST MILE | 5K TIME | DIFF. FROM LAST 5K | EST. FINISH TIME | AVERAGE PACE/MILE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 210 | Musa Babo Ido | ETH | 0:45:51 | +00:00.00 | 15:14 | -0:03 | 2:08:58 | 4:56 | ||
| 2 | 246 | Tadesse Yae Dabi | ETH | 0:45:51 | +00:00.03 | 15:13 | -0:05 | 2:08:58 | 4:56 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Dathan Ritzenhein | USA | 0:45:52 | +00:00.56 | 15:14 | -0:05 | 2:08:59 | 4:56 | ||
| 4 | 216 | Senbeto Geneti Guteta | ETH | 0:45:52 | +00:00.76 | 15:12 | -0:07 | 2:09:00 | 4:56 | ||
| 5 | 241 | Werkuneh Seyoum Aboye | ETH | 0:45:52 | +00:01.14 | 15:12 | -0:08 | 2:09:01 | 4:56 | ||
| 6 | 231 | Tekeste Nekatibeb | ETH | 0:45:52 | +00:01.16 | 15:16 | +0:02 | 2:09:01 | 4:56 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Abdi Abdirahman | USA | 0:45:53 | +00:01.57 | 15:13 | -0:07 | 2:09:02 | 4:56 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ghirmay Ghebreslassie | ERI | 0:45:53 | +00:01.95 | 15:14 | -0:06 | 2:09:03 | 4:56 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lucas Rotich | KEN | 0:45:53 | +00:01.99 | 15:15 | -0:05 | 2:09:03 | 4:56 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lelisa Desisa | ETH | 0:45:53 | +00:02.25 | 15:14 | -0:04 | 2:09:04 | 4:56 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Moses Kipsiro | UGA | 0:45:54 | +00:02.74 | 15:14 | -0:04 | 2:09:05 | 4:56 | ||
| 12 | 14 | Shadrack Biwott | USA | 0:45:54 | +00:03.20 | 15:12 | -0:07 | 2:09:07 | 4:56 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | JPN | 0:45:54 | +00:03.22 | 15:15 | -0:03 | 2:09:07 | 4:56 | ||
| 14 | 18 | Patrick Smyth | USA | 0:46:06 | +00:15.17 | 15:24 | +0:03 | 2:09:40 | 4:57 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Matthew Llano | USA | 0:46:07 | +00:16.00 | 15:25 | +0:06 | 2:09:43 | 4:57 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Ryan Vail | USA | 0:46:09 | +00:18.30 | 15:29 | +0:12 | 2:09:49 | 4:58 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Birhanu Dare Kemal | ETH | 0:46:14 | +00:22.91 | 15:33 | +0:14 | 2:10:02 | 4:58 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Jon Grey | USA | 0:46:21 | +00:30.00 | 15:29 | +0:01 | 2:10:22 | 4:59 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Tyler Pennel | USA | 0:46:21 | +00:30.34 | 15:28 | -0:04 | 2:10:23 | 4:59 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Stanley Biwott | KEN | 0:46:28 | +00:36.76 | 15:43 | +0:18 | 2:10:41 | 5:00 |
Note: Story updated with Biwott’s calf injury
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