Dar es Salaam, April 21 -- USA: AS the roar of the Boston crowd builds this morning, the hearts of Tanzanians and many across the globe, are firmly fixed on one man: Alphonce Felix Simbu. The decorated longdistance runner proudly carries his nations flag into the fiercely competitive professional mens division of the 2025 Boston Marathon, where the stakes are sky-high.

Tanzania has tasted Boston success recently. In the 2023 edition, Gabriel Geay delivered a stellar performance, finishing second with a time of 2:06:04, only narrowly beaten by Evans Chebet. Notably, Geays impressive run placed him ahead of the legendary Eliud Kipchoge, who finished sixth. Geay also triumphed in the B.A.A. 10K mens race in Boston that same year, clocking a...