There have been over 25,000 finishers at Sunday’s NYC Half Marathon, and one of many extra notable ones was American popstar Lil Nas X, who didn’t make headlines by his ending time, however by the footwear he wore through the race.
Lil Nas X, who entered the race below his actual identify, Montero Hill, completed the half in two hours and 32 minutes. What made his time spectacular was that he ran that point in a pair of designer Coach high-top sneakers.
American working photographer Joe Hale tweeted a photograph of Lil Nas X crossing the end line within the high-tops, then proceeded to ask him what footwear he was carrying. The singer responded, “Some random pair of Coach footwear I all the time train in, so I made a decision why not [wear them].”
.@LilNasX within the hightops for 13.1 pic.twitter.com/ys2LB736AA
— Joe Hale (@kuperhale) March 17, 2024
Though the Coach-branded high-tops gained’t be making our record of “one of the best trainers to go the gap in 2024,” Lil Nas X was extremely pleased with his consequence, posting “Hey, at the very least I made it,” to his Instagram story, the place he was seen leaving the race in a wheelchair. We are able to solely think about how tough his shins have to be feeling on Monday morning.
The 24-year-old singer, who gained a Grammy Award for his large hit “Outdated City Highway“ in 2020, might need some potential within the half as soon as HOKA, On, or New Steadiness hooks him up with a pair of high-cushioned trainers. Perhaps, we’ll see him problem the two-hour mark in his subsequent half.
The NYC Half begins in Brooklyn, runs throughout the Brooklyn Bridge, by Decrease Manhattan, SoHo and Midtown and into Central Park. The race was gained by Kenya’s Abel Kipchumba in 60:25 and Norwegian Olympian Karoline Grøvdal in 69:09. The NYC Half course isn’t identified for being quick; it’s a internet uphill route into Central Park from Brooklyn.
Canada’s Tristan Woodfine completed sixth general in 63:50, one spot forward of Ethiopian distance legend Kenenisa Bekele. Woodfine is coaching for the 2024 Boston Marathon on April 15.
