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The 2022 New York City Marathon - The Men's Race [photos to be added soon, when available]
A Time Trial and a Race
Many of the world's largest and most competitive marathons employ pacemakers to guide the professional athletes to run their best possible times. The most effective marathon strategy is to run a consistent pace - and pacemakers help to ensure that will happen in those races. The New York City Marathon gave up on pacemakers more than a dozen years ago and the runners are free to run as they wish. In some years the field runs together slowly, in some years they push each other to a fast run throughout and in some years a runner will run away from the pack (typically mid-way through the race) and hope to gain enough of a lead so they are untouchable in the latter miles of the race. One of the most famous examples of that strategy was the success of Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil in 2006 who took off from a pack that let him go (the pack was more worried abuot watching and staying with then world-record-holder Paul Tergat) and by the time the pack gave real chase it was too late and Gomes held onto a slim victory.
The 2022 marathon features a talented marathoner from Brazil, who, although only having competed at the distance in the most recent two years was already making waves. Perhaps inspired by the success and strategy of his compatriot in 2006, perhaps unable to set a proper pace without the help of a pacemaker, or perhaps too inexperienced to be governed by reason, Daniel do Nascimento pulled away from the field within the first few hundred yards of the race. The impetuous runner was reeled back in as the field ran a 5:10 first mile on the uphill start over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
Immediately after the first mile, do Nascimento was at it again. His second mile of 4:20 was something incredible in a marathon, and he followed this mile with a series of 4:17 to 4:44 miles through to the halfway point of the race which he crossed at 1:01:22... Not only is 1:01:22 a fast time for a standalone half marathon, it was nearly two minutes faster than the famous Geoffrey Mutai ran through that point on the course in 2011 en route to setting the still-standing course record. Two minutes ahead of course record pace at the halway point! Anyone with knowledge of marathoning would know this was not sustainable to the finish, but perhaps do Nascimento could hold on long enough to be far enough away from the rest of the runners that they could not make up the gap.
Ultimately, do Nascimento began to slow. Twice leading to mile 18 he paused to walk and leading to mile 20 he took a quick stop into a port-a-potty (wasting 18 seconds), but at 20 miles, do Nascimento was still 40 seconds ahead of Evans Chebet who was making serious chase. With a bit more than five miles to the finish, do Nascimento slowed to a very-tilted walk and collapsed to the ground. His solo time-trial race over as the incredible pace took its toll.
Evans Chebet - a True Champion
Having been the first runner to make chase - and honestly most people's favorite for the win - Evans Chebet broke away from the rest of the chase pack and ran alone to overtake do Nascimento (who at this point was lying on the ground getting aid) and ran alone to the finish. Chebet did slow toward the end of the race, but with no time bonuses to chase (the NYRR had removed time bonuses for the 2022 marathon), there was no reason to push it to the end - instead Chebet knew where his competition was and ran comfortably to the finish to win in 2:08:41.
Behind Kibet
Shura Kitata did attempt to make chase and gained on Chebet and finished just 13 seconds behind, but in reality he had no chance of catching the winner and settled for second place in 2:08:54. Abdi Nageeye, who was part of the three person initial leadership pack, slowed his pace and easily took third place in 2:10:31.
Top Finishers
1. Evans Chebet (KEN) 2:08:41 - $100,000
2. Shura Kitata (ETH) 2:08:54 - $60,000
3. Abdi Nageeye (NED) 2:10:31 - $40,000
4. Mohamed El Aaraby (MAR) 2:11:00 - $25,000
5. Suguru Osako (JPN) 2:11:31 - $15,000
6. Tetsuya Yoroizaka (JPN) 2:12:12 - $10,000
7. Albert Korir (KEN) 2:13:27 - $7,500
8. Daniele Meucci (ITA) 2:13:29 - $5,000
9. Scott Fauble (USA) 2:13:35 - $2,500 + $25,000
10. Reed Fischer (USA) 2:15:23 - $2,000 + $15,000
11. Jared Ward (USA) 2:17:09 - $10,000
12. Matthew Baxter (NZL) 2:17:15
13. Leonard Korir (USA) 2:17:29 - $5,000
14. Matthew Llano (USA) 2:20:04 - $3,000
15. Olivier Irabaruta (BDI) 2:20:14
16. Jonas Hampton (USA) 2:22:58
17. Alberto Mena (ECU) 2:23:10
18. Edward Mulder (USA) 2:23:42
19. Nathan Martin (USA) 2:25:27
20. Jeff Thies (USA) 2:25:45
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