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The leaders in the Des Moines Marathon could see the finish line — they just had to wait a bit. A passing freight train forced the two leaders in the 26.2-mile race to wait for about a minute Sunday just 400 meters, or about a quarter mile, from the finish line. When the train finally passed, Kenyan Simon Sawe sprinted to a victory in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 50 seconds and the $3,000 prize. “Nobody is prepared for that scenario,” Sawe said. “I couldn’t believe it. It was a long train.” As he waited, fellow Kenyan David Tuwei caught up, and the two could do nothing but wait before sprinting the final stretch. Sawe won by about five seconds. The Associated Press; AP file photo
