Soche

As a landslide rumbled toward his home at the foot of Soche, a hill in Blantyre, Patrick Melemba, 40, said he left everything behind and ran.

None of that mattered, however, for the thousands of flag-waving supporters who lined the route as Tejeda powered home in a Games record time of two hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds, ahead of fading American Bethany Sachtleben and Colombian Anjie Orjuela Soche.

On soche a slepe he ys browght, All̴ men of lyve wakythe hym nowght, But onely godes myght.’

He Rawght Torrent soche a Rowght, 645 Torrent’s steed is kild.

Torrent knelyd on the grownd And thankyd god þat ylke stownd, That soche grace hyme send.