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NY marathon
Runners enjoy the view from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the New York marathon [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 2 Nov 2009
2 Nov 2009
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Wheelchair winner Kurt Fearnley of Australia, right, celebrates with runner up Krige Schabort of South Africa [GALLO/GETTY]
Edith Hunkeler of the USA crosses the finishing line in the women's wheelchair race [GALLO/GETTY]
Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu manages a smile - or is it a grimace - as she pounds her way to first place in 2:28:52 [GALLO/GETTY]
No smiles for favourite Paula Radcliffe who feels the weight of expectations on her shoulders after coming fourth [GALLO/GETTY]
Meb Keflezighi becomes the first US man to win the NY marathon since 1982 in 2:09:15 [GALLO/GETTY]
A volunteer hands out a wet sponge to runners [GALLO/GETTY]
The crowd on Fifth avenue offer a typically NY slant on things [GALLO/GETTY]
A computer records runners' splits along First Avenue [GALLO/GETTY]
The elite men's lead group make their way towards Manhattan [GALLO/GETTY]