Derara Hurisa wasn't the the favourite for Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 but the Ethiopian upset the odds to win in a course record of 2:08:09 here on Sunday. Hurisa was rewarded with his biggest ever pay day, a USD 45,000 winners cheque and a USD 15,000 course record bonus. So I borrowed some shoes from my friend Abraham Girma (who also ran the Tata Mumbai Marathon). Abshero and Teshome finished second and third respectively in a time of 2:08:20 and 2:08:26, both coming inside the previous course record of 2:08:35. The men's race started at a pace which indicated a course record was on the cards, and the weather was several degrees cooler.

Source: Ethiopian News January 19, 2020 09:22 UTC