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[125] ὑπεκπροθέων, ‘slipping forward in advance.’ This is parallel to the use of “ἐκφέρειν” in Il.23. 373, 758 quoted above.

λαοὺς ἵκετο, ‘reached the crowd of people,’ who were standing at the “νύσσα” to watch the runners coming back down the second lap of the “δίαυλος”.

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