British athlete Paula Radcliffe wins New York City Marathon nine months after giving birth

Actress Katie Holmes got more media attention for having finished this same race with a respectable 5 hour-and-change time. But the real story of the day was 33-yr-old Radcliffe's, who won the race in 2 hours and 23 minutes. Nine months after I'd given birth, the only race I could win was to the nearest breakfast buffet line. Did I mention that Radcliffe's second-place competitor, Gete Wami of Ethiopia, has a four-year-old daughter?

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