<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishDrew alisikia sauti ya Rivas ikimtia moyo, ikimsihi... kundi la wanaume, wapanda farasi na wapanda miguu, waliwaongoza wakimbiaji hadi mahali ambapo kamba ilikuwa imewekwa moja kwa moja ili kuashiria mwisho.  <response>: Drew could hear Rivas voice encouraging, pleading... A mass of men, mounted and on foot, funneled the runners down to where the line of rope lay straight to mark the finish. 