The Fourth of July weather was hot, but not as hot as the Kenyans at the 43rd Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday. Peter Kirui led a Kenyan sweep of the top three in the men’s race with a winning time of 27 minutes, 37 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in race history. Micah Kogo [...]
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