The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
As the leaders of the elite women's field in the ING New York City Marathon wound their way into Central Park yesterday, Paula Radcliffe suddenly dropped behind, falling four, five, ten metres adrift of Ludmila Petrova, Derartu Tulu and Christelle Daunay. Tulu kept glancing round at the struggling Briton as though she could not quite believe what was happening. Three miles from the finish line, the...
FitSugar (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Although she has won the race three times, favorite Paula Radcliffe placed fourth in the New York Marathon . The first woman to cross the finish line was Derartu Tulu - the first Ethiopian woman to claim first place in the NYC Marathon in its 40-year history. Tulu ran the course in two hours, 28 minutes, 52 seconds and was there to comfort Radcliffe as the world record holder limped across the finish...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won the New York City Marathon Sunday, pulling away in the final mile to beat Russian Ludmila Petrova to win in 2hr 28min 52sec. Petrova, 41, finished second for the second year in a row, in 2:29:00, and France's Christelle Daunay was third in 2:29:16. Two-time defending champion Paula Radcliffe of Britain was fourth. Radcliffe, the world record-holder, faded from the lead...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
• Radcliffe frustrated by slow early pace on comeback race • World record holder finished fourth despite late rally Paula Radcliffe's reign as the New York City Marathon champion ended on Sunday as the British world record holder placed fourth behind the Ethiopian veteran Deratu Tulu. After six months on the sidelines recovering from bunion surgery, Radcliffe, 35, was running her first marathon...
Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Meb Keflezighi has become the 1st American ING New York City Marathon winner since the 1982 win of Alberto Salazar. Historic moment for Team USA with 6 in top 10 with Meb (1), Hall (4), Torres (7), Abdirahman (8), Arciniaga (9) and Lehmkuhle (10). This is probably the strongest Team USA performance in recent history! Meb Keflizghi set a new personal best en route to becoming the first American men's...
Lifeskate (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
2009 New York City Marathon photos from the 23rd mile: Paula Radcliffe, Derartu Tulu, Ludmila Petrova, Christelle Daunay, Meb Keflezighi and Robert Cheruiyot.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Ludmila Petrova, a 41-year-old Russian runner, currently leads the New York City Marathon. Petrova, Christelle Daunay, and Derartu Tulu have broken away from the rest of the pack as they enter Central Park. Heavy favorite Paula Radcliffe has fallen behind the leaders and it looks unlikely that she'll repeat her win this year.
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