Seven runners were still in contention at km 30 (1:30:32). Occasional h eadwinds made the return trip to Paris, running from east to west on the quays of the Seine, harder than usual. Shortly after km 10, Adeledelew Mamo (ETH) jumped across to his compatriot Guye Adola, followed by the rest of the favourites in the Bois de Vincennes before the halfway point (1:03:13). Guye Adola (ETH), the 22 nd fastest marathoner of all time, with a personal best of 2:03:46, quickly broke away with two pacemakers while a chase group of ten units or so hover ed about a hundred metres back. The crisp morning air, scattered drops of rain and wind at the start did nothing to dampen the mood of the Elite runners of the 46 th Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris. 47thedition of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris scheduled for 7 April 2024 David Weir claims his second wheelchair race victory in Parisas Julien Casoli is crowned French champion Helah Kiprop comes out on top in a thrilling sprint finish After the “perfect storm of everything that could go wrong in a marathon,” D’Amato thought the 26.2-mile race simply wasn’t for her.- A tour de force by the winnerAbejeAyana in his marathon debut She tried her first marathon in 2013, with hopes to qualify for Boston. Even after she finally had foot surgery in 2009, she had no desire to mount a comeback.īut she didn’t abandon the sport altogether. And for the next eight years, she built a life outside of competitive running. She went to work for the mortgage company Freddie Mac and eventually became a Realtor. record in the mile in 2007.īut two bones in her left foot were connected where they shouldn’t have been, requiring a surgery her insurance didn’t cover and nudging her reluctantly into early retirement. She joined DC Elite, a professional running team led by Scott Raczko, who coached Alan Webb when he set the men’s U.S.
When they attended the same running camp in high school, Tony got Keira’s AOL screen name and messaged her, sparking a correspondence that clogged the phone lines in their homes.Īfter high school in Northern Virginia, D’Amato became a four-time all-American at American University before trying her hand at running full time.
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