The 37 - year - old was the star attraction .
The 37 - year - old had been tipped to go toe - to - toe with last year 's victor Meb Keflezighi in a battle dubbed by local media as ' Meb v Geb ' .
The 37 - year - old was the star attraction and had been tipped to go toe - to - toe with last year 's victor Meb Keflezighi in a battle dubbed by local media as ' Meb v Geb ' .