The Kenyan running machine swept into Des Moines on Sunday morning.  Runners from the African country dominated both the Des Moines Marathon and half-marathon men’s races at Nollen Plaza. Jared Nyamboki beat fellow Kenyan George Towett to win the fifth running of the 26.2-mile race in 2:23:26. Towett ran 2:25:32. Moses Waweru won the men’s half-marathon in 1:08.20.

Robyn Friedman of Lambs Grove, Ia., won the women’s race in 2:42.19.  Both marathon winners won $1,000. “I felt strong … I am happy about it,” said Nyamboki, who topped a field of 24,000 at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., last Sunday.  “For sure I run well in the cold.”…continue reading