Kicker - Wrong turn win

NICK EICHER, HOST: Well, this wasn’t the way Tyler Pence imagined winning the Quad Cities Marathon, but it was a win nonetheless.

Pence crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 6 seconds to win the race.

He logged his fastest time ever and took the first prize of $3,000.

But no one was more surprised than he that he won. That’s because earlier in the race, two Kenyan runners far outpaced him. But somehow they took a wrong turn. Well actually, they went straight when they were supposed to turn.

A volunteer cyclist for the race went the wrong way and the two Kenyans followed. But the race director said the course was clearly marked. So they were disqualified and Pence became the first U.S. runner in 20 years to win the Quad Cities Marathon.

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