Britain's Radcliffe takes third New York marathon titleBritain's Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003 London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:25. won the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of marathon women's title here Sunday, defending the crown she won last year to become only the second woman to win the race for a third time. Radcliffe won in an unofficial time of 2hrs, 23mins 55secs with Russian Ludmila Petrova second in 2:25:43 and marathon debutante Kara Goucher Kara Goucher née Grgas, (born 9 July 1978 in Queens, NY) is an American middle and long-distance runner. Kara grew up in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Colorado in 2001. third in 2:25:52, becoming the first American First American may refer to:
In cool and windy conditions for the 39th New York Marathon, Radcliffe led from start to finish to match her 2004 and 2007 triumph and join nine-time winner Grete Waitz Grete Waitz (born October 1, 1953) is a former Norwegian marathon runner who won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988. She also won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, as the only woman to capture the race more than twice. Radcliffe, whose victory last year came 10 months after giving birth to her first child, suffered a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in her left leg this year that led to a disappointing 23rd-place finish at the Beijing Olympics. Radcliffe, 34, jumped to the lead from the opening gun with US debutante Kara Goucher, trained by three-time New York winner Alberto Salzar, right behind her for the first two-thirds of the race. Leading a pack of six at the half-way mark, Radcliffe knew that seven of the past nine women's winners at New York led at that mark. Goucher, who ran in memory of a father killed by a drunk driver when she was only a child in New York, dropped off Radcliffe's pace in the 19th mile. That left 2000 winner Ludmila Petrova of Russia, reigning Boston Marathon Boston marathon famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Endurance champion Dire Tune Dire Tune Arissi (born 19 June 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She competed in marathon at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships she finished fourth in the individual competition. of Ethiopia and two-time Berlin champion Gete Wami of Ethiopia in a line behind Radcliffe. In a 21st-mile bridge climb, Wami and Tune fell off the pace as well, leaving Radcliffe shadowed only by the 40-year-old Russian. Radcliffe ran the 22nd mile in 5:12 and pulled away from the Russian to put herself clear as downtown Manhattan loomed before her after two hours, tugging the margin to a minute with a mile to run. One year after outdueling Wami to the line, Radcliffe was alone to enjoy the cheers as she crossed the finish line, after which she hoisted her baby daughter and the British flag in celebration. Two-time world champion Catherine Ndereba, a Kenyan who won her second Olympic silver medal at Beijing, fell back early, the two-time Chicago and four-time Boston winner unable to challenge for her first New York crown. Australian Kurt Fearnley won his third consecutive men's wheelchair title and Swiss Edith Hunkeler captured her third women's wheelchair title in a row. 
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