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03.11.2008
Fearnley crossed the finish line in a time of 1 hour 44 minutes 51 seconds, more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival, Masazumi Soejima of Japan, with Aaron Gordian of Mexico third.
Battling fierce head winds and near freezing temperatures, Fearnley's time was more than 15 minutes outside of the course record he set in 2006. Kurt is the first athlete to win three New York titles and could not be happier.
"That was hard work. To finish the year off with a win here is amazing. I haven't raced in conditions like that in years, it was a shock to the system and reminded me of winter back in Carcoar" Fearnley said.
"I love this city and I love this race, that's three in-a-row now, I'd like to make it a few more."
Fearnley, Soejima and Gordian broke away from the pack early in the race, with the trio opening up a two minute gap over the field by the half way mark. Fearnley then made his move and over the next 10km he opened up a two minute gap of his own, leaving the duo in his wake. With Fearnley tiring over the last 5km, Soejima managed to bridge the gap slightly but could not get close enough, finishing 1 minute and 20 seconds behind the Australian.
The win caps off a memorable year for Fearnley, with a Gold medal in the Beijing Paralympic marathon, three individual track medals at the games, and a number of other international victories, most recently in the Chicago marathon three weeks ago.
"I'm looking forward to the next few weeks. It's time to reflect and it's time to celebrate. I haven't had the chance to sit down and think about everything that's happened this year, after Beijing it was straight to Chicago and then here. I'll save the reflecting for when I get home though, i'm in New York, I won and i've got a couple of Aussies here to celebrate with, it couldn't get any better."
In the women's race, Australian Christie Dawes finished in third place, behind defending New York and Paralympic champion Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland.
A full set of results are available here
with thanks to Michael Turner
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Fearnley makes it three in a row in New York
Australian Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley has won his third straight New York Marathon.Fearnley crossed the finish line in a time of 1 hour 44 minutes 51 seconds, more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival, Masazumi Soejima of Japan, with Aaron Gordian of Mexico third.
Battling fierce head winds and near freezing temperatures, Fearnley's time was more than 15 minutes outside of the course record he set in 2006. Kurt is the first athlete to win three New York titles and could not be happier.
"That was hard work. To finish the year off with a win here is amazing. I haven't raced in conditions like that in years, it was a shock to the system and reminded me of winter back in Carcoar" Fearnley said.
"I love this city and I love this race, that's three in-a-row now, I'd like to make it a few more."
Fearnley, Soejima and Gordian broke away from the pack early in the race, with the trio opening up a two minute gap over the field by the half way mark. Fearnley then made his move and over the next 10km he opened up a two minute gap of his own, leaving the duo in his wake. With Fearnley tiring over the last 5km, Soejima managed to bridge the gap slightly but could not get close enough, finishing 1 minute and 20 seconds behind the Australian.
The win caps off a memorable year for Fearnley, with a Gold medal in the Beijing Paralympic marathon, three individual track medals at the games, and a number of other international victories, most recently in the Chicago marathon three weeks ago.
"I'm looking forward to the next few weeks. It's time to reflect and it's time to celebrate. I haven't had the chance to sit down and think about everything that's happened this year, after Beijing it was straight to Chicago and then here. I'll save the reflecting for when I get home though, i'm in New York, I won and i've got a couple of Aussies here to celebrate with, it couldn't get any better."
In the women's race, Australian Christie Dawes finished in third place, behind defending New York and Paralympic champion Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland.
A full set of results are available here
with thanks to Michael Turner
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