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1997
and 1998 New York City Marathon Champion John Kagwe
finished seventh in 2:12:35.
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Paul
Kirui of Kenya finished eighth in 2:14:04. Kirui's
personal best heading into this...
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...race
was only 2:20:05, but he won the World Half-Marathon
title earlier in the yaer.
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Ottavio
Andriani of Italy finished 10th in 2:14:51. Andriani
has a PR of of 2:09:07...
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...from
the 2001 Milan Marathon and finished sixth here a
year ago.
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Ryan
Shay of the U.S. had a breakthrough performance...
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...in
less-than-ideal conditions, finishing ninth in 2:14:08.
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Shay
was the second U.S. finisher behind Meb Keflezighi.
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El
Arbi Khattabi of Morocco finished 11th in 2:15:22.
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Khattbi,
37, resides in Peekskill, New York.
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Vasily
Matviychuk of the Ukraine finished 13th in 2:16:12.
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Abdi
Abdirahman, a top U.S. 5,000m and 10,000m runner,
was making his marathon debut here.
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Abdirahman,
who finished 15th in the Olympic 10,000m in August,
finished 14th here in 2:17:09.
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Andrew
Letherby, a native of Australia who trains in Boulder,
Colorado, finished 12th in 2:15:48.
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Letherby,
31, has a PR of 2:12:45, which he ran at the 2003
Fukuoka Marathon.
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Letherby
attended Georgia State University.
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John
Yuda of Tanzania finished 15th in 2:18:04. Best known
for his...
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...half-marathon
and cross country success, Yuda has a marathon PR
of 2:10:13.
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Matt
Downin of Westwood, New Jersey, finished 16th in 2:18:50.
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Downin
was the top American finisher in New York in 2003.
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