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Note: This feature requires the reading of two articles to answer the following questions about Sunday’s New York City Marathon: “Kenyan Wins as Bump Fuels Late Kick” by Lynn Zinser and “Kenyans Turn Women’s Race Into a Four-Mile Duel” by Mary Pilon.

WHO was the first male finisher in the New York City Marathon on Sunday?

WHO was the female finisher?

HOW close was the winner of each race followed by the runner up?

WHAT happened in the last stretch between Mr. Kipsang and Lelisa Desisa?

WHY did Mr. Kipsang say he surged ahead?

WHAT do the three women who stood on the winners’ podium have in common besides completing the marathon the fastest?

WHO had held the world record for the marathon until September?

WHERE was that record broken?

WHAT was the weather like during Sunday’s marathon?

WHY did race organizers move the start line of the wheelchair race back three miles?

WHEN did Ms. Sumgong and Ms. Keitany break out from the pack?

HOW long did they continue to run side by side?

For Higher-Order Thinking

WHAT do you think it’s like to accomplish something like winning a major marathon? HOW do you think you would feel if you came in second place?