Olympian Radcliffe Wins New York Marathon

Four-time Olympian, Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain was the fastest female finisher at this weekend’s New York Marathon, a 26.2 mile race that snakes through all of the city’s five boroughs. Radcliffe is one of just two women to win the race three times. She won in 2007 and in 2004.

Radcliffe has competed in four Olympic Games. She finished 5th in the 5000m event in 1996 and 4th in the 10,000m in 2000. Her best finish in the Olympic marathon was 23rd in 2008 in Beijing.

Russian Ludmila Petrova, 40, finished second in New York. She was followed by Kara Goucher of the US.

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