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Defending
champion Margaret Okayo dropped out of contention very early on
in the race with back trouble but to her credit did not give up.
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She
passed two runners in Central Park to take sixth place in 2:27:46.
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Ludmila
Petrova, another former NYC Marathon champion, seemed to struggle
in the final miles.
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Petrova
finished ninth in 2:29:00.
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Petrova
is always a crowd favorite in New York, best remembered for her
NYC Marathon victory in 2000.
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Milena
Glusac paid for her move coming off the Queensboro Bridge...
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...But
she still hung on and ran a personal best of 2:31:14 to finish tenth.
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Glusac
later said that she should have held back about 10 seconds per mile
earlier in the race.
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Zinaida
Semyonova finished 11th in 2:31:39.
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Semoyonova
was part of a strong Russian presence here, with Denisova in second
and Petrova in ninth.
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Sonia
O'Sullivan was another crowd favorite. She had a rough day, though,
finishing 12th in 2:32:06.
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Sylvia
Mosqueda broke her personal best, running 2:33:47 for 13th.
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Mosqueda
later said that she wished she had stayed with the lead pack longer...
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...Because
she ended up running much of the race alone, one disadvantage of
a separate, earlier start for the women.
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Kim
Fitchen-Young of California was running her marathon debut in New
York.
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She
also ran a significant part of the race alone as she was more than
four minutes behind Mosqueda.
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Fitchen-Young
finished 14th in 2:38:05.
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Shelly
Steely was the first masters finisher, running 2:44:51 for 17th.
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Kari
McKay finished 25th in 2:52:14.
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Gordon
Bakoulis was the second masters finisher, running 2:54:42 for 29th.
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