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08 November, 2007
Gete Wami collected her $500,000 prize as winner of the World Marathon Majors women's title on Monday but the Ethiopian was still dissatisfied with her second place in the New York City Marathon over the weekend.
Wami, competing 35 days after winning in Berlin, lost her race-long duel with Paula Radcliffe over the last few hundred meters on Sunday although she did enough to clinch the big payday with the most points from major marathons over a two-year period.
"It was such a tough race, it was a bit harder than normal," Wami told Reuters through an interpreter. "I would normally have more preparation time and recovery time.
"It was only five weeks after Berlin. If not, the result would have been different," said Wami, who finished 23 seconds behind Briton Radcliffe.
The diminutive Wami foiled two-time New York champion Jelena Prokopcuka's bid to win the majors crown with her gutsy run.
Source: China Daily