Paula Radcliffe Wins 2007 ING New York Marathon
Less than 10 months after giving birth to baby Isla, British runner Paula Radcliffe stormed home to win the New York Marathon. For 25½ miles, Radcliffe was shadowed by Gete Wami of Ethopia who followed Radcliffe’s every move. Throughout the race Radcliffe tried several times to shake her opponent, gaining a slight advantage only to see it disappear.
In the final 800m, Wami finally drew even with and slightly ahead of Radcliffe, but then seemed to back off. It wasn’t so much Wami backing off, it was Paula surging ahead - she answered with a final decisive move. This time Wami could not answer. “I’ve been there so many times,” Radcliffe said. “I was determined it was my turf.” She finished the race in 2 hours 23 minutes 9 seconds, winning in the end by 23 seconds.
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November 6th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Wow… winning the marathon only 10 months after you had a baby… That’s pretty impressive! Although I must admit I find it impressive that people even want to run one
November 6th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I’ve been a fan of Paula for a long, long time. She’s a very impressive athlete and a really down to earth person too.
Thanks for the comment!
–Steve (one of the crazy marathon runners…)