Who is this white man, and what is he doing in front of me? I lead the Joe Kamau by a step somewhere between 4 and 5 miles into the New Haven 20K, September 2, 1996. He is about (guessing) 5'2" to my 6'4". He sees me as a familiar face, having introduced himself once last year, but also as an oddity. Other photos revealed the puzzling looks he was giving me most of the first few miles. He easily pulled away right around 5 miles, hitting 10K in 28:55, and leaving me to fight the wind by myself. I ended up second in 59:37 to his 58:33, but almost didn't pull that off, as Daniel Kithara ran with me from 8 to 10 miles. After 10, you make a turn and that same wind was at your back, ushering you to the finish.