Elite Brazilian Runner Daniel Do Nascimento Well in the Lead, Collapses at NYC Marathon
Daniel Do Nascimento ran the first half of the race in a blistering 1:01.22, which put him two minutes ahead of the course-record pace. He had been leading by nearly two minutes for the first 15 miles
Are we allowed to speculate?
Video of collapse here, at the 1:40:30 mark. He was leading by a large margin.