When race officials asked the elite runners to move to the front before the start of the Holualoa Tucson Marathon, only Gideon Talam of Kenya stepped forward. “So we all knew that guy’s going to win,” runner Sam Van Volkenburgh said.  Talam, a 32-year-old who has lived in the United States since July, jumped out to a significant lead early and coasted to victory in 2 hours 24 minutes 59 seconds in his first Tucson Marathon…. (continue reading)