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November 1-2: Meb Keflezighi is First American NYC Marathon Champ Since 1982 // Derartu Tulu Takes Women's Laurels

Keflezighi and Tulu Win NYC Marathon A jubilant Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, continued an extraordinary 2009 comeback by becoming the first American champion of the New York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Full Article at Runner's World

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  1. New York City Marathon women's winner Departu Tulu, left, of Ethiopia, hugs the wall while posing for a photo with the men's winner, Meb Keflezighi, of the U.S. , on the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in New York.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: Media personality Sal Masekela at the completion of his running in the ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009. Sal Masekela completed the marathon in a time of 4 hours, 56 minutes and 14 seconds.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 1: Spectators watch as the runners of the 40th ING New York City Marathon pass through the Williamsburg section of the borough of Brooklyn on November 1, 2009 in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: Meb Keflezighi of the USA celebrates after winning the 40th mens ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 in New York City.
  5. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 29: 2008 Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya and Collis Birmingham of Australia lead the Elite male athletes race away from the starting line during the Australian Road Running Championships and Great Australian Run at Albert Park on November 29, 2009...
  6. MONACO - NOVEMBER 22: World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica (L) winner of the male athlete of the year attends a press conference alongside IAAF President Lamine Diack ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Gala at the Sporting Club on November 22, 2009 in Monaco.
  7. MONACO - NOVEMBER 19: Sergei Bubka, the former Olympic pole vault champion and his wife arrive to attend the Opera Turandot Gala as part of Monaco's National Day celebrations on November on November 19, 2009 in Monaco, Monaco.
  8. Daniela Truffer, Head of Zwischengeschlecht. org, holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009.
  9. LONDON - OCTOBER 29: India's former decathlete and now Chairman of the Selection Committee of the Athletics Federation of India, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, right, poses for photographs with the baton flanked by, from left to right, 1958 Commonwealth 400m gold medal winner Milka Singh, Indian nati...

Cast of Characters

  1. Derartu Tulu
  2. Paula Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe
  3. Usain Bolt
  4. Alberto Salazar
  5. University of Washington University of Washington
  6. Ryan Shay