SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A man who appeared to win the Sioux
Falls Marathon was disqualified for running the wrong course.
37-year-old Olok Nykew of St. Paul, Minn., registered for the full
marathon and crossed the finish line first Sunday.
But his time broke the race record by 25 minutes, and race officials determined that he had run only the half-marathon.
The two races followed separate but sometimes overlapping routes
through South Dakota’s largest city before ending at the same
finish line.
Nykew calls it an honest mistake. He says he was confused – not
trying to cheat.
