saint0917
November 5th, 2009, 05:57 AM
11/5/2006:
Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil wins the men’s division of the New York Marathon in 2:09:58 while Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia wins her second straight women’s race in 2:25:04 on a cool, windless day, ideal for racing. Both runners win with ease; there are no serious challengers, especially among competitors from the United States. Despite a lot of prerace buildup, America’s best male long-distance runner, Meb Keflezighi, finishes 21st, and Deena Kastor, a bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympic marathon at Athens, places a distant sixth in the women’s race.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bill Walton b. 1952
Javy Lopez b. 1970
Johnny Damon b. 1973
Alexei Yashin b. 1973
Jerry Stackhouse b. 1974
Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil wins the men’s division of the New York Marathon in 2:09:58 while Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia wins her second straight women’s race in 2:25:04 on a cool, windless day, ideal for racing. Both runners win with ease; there are no serious challengers, especially among competitors from the United States. Despite a lot of prerace buildup, America’s best male long-distance runner, Meb Keflezighi, finishes 21st, and Deena Kastor, a bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympic marathon at Athens, places a distant sixth in the women’s race.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bill Walton b. 1952
Javy Lopez b. 1970
Johnny Damon b. 1973
Alexei Yashin b. 1973
Jerry Stackhouse b. 1974