The Best of NYC

Led by a pair of world-class performances in the women’s race, the local top finishers in the ING New York City Marathon 2009 had a banner day. [Complete Coverage]

Buzunesh Deba of the Bronx and the Westchester Track Club (WTC) was the seventh woman finisher overall and the first among NYRR members. Her time, 2:35:54, is one of the fastest ever by a New York-area woman.
Serkalem Biset Abrha of West Side Runners (WSX) was the second NYRR-member finisher and eighth overall, in 2:37:20.
Catha Mullen of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) finished in 2:43:13 to place 11th overall and third among NYRR members.
Hirut Mandefro of WSX was the next NYRR member to cross the finish line; her time was 2:47:03 and she was 15th overall.
Rebecca Yau of the Central Park Track Club finished in 2:51:22 to place 20th overall and fifth among NYRR members. It was her first ING New York City Marathon finish.
The first male NYRR member to finish was Mohammed Awol of WSX, who was 19th overall in 2:19:31.
Kassahun Kabiso has finished every ING New York City Marathon since 2002 and he’s always among the top locals. This year was no exception: He was the second local finisher—29th overall—in 2:24:43.
Dan McGrath of A New Breed finished in 2:25:05 as the third local runner and 32nd overall.
Felipe Garcia of WSX was 33rd overall, and fourth among locals, in 2:25:24.
Rounding out the local top-five, Halefom Abebe Tsegaye ran 2:26:35 to finish 38th overall.
Wei Chen of Middle Village, NY, finished in 3:52:53.Wei Chen of Middle Village, NY, finished in 3:52:53.
Adrian Hunte Smith of Cortlandt Manor, NY, ran 4:33:12.
New York’s Christopher Connor blazed through the five boroughs in 2:52:30.
Kelsey Louie of New York finished in a PR time of 2:55:35.
Mike Laquaglia of Upper Montclair, NJ, ran 3:01:12.
John Nelson of New York finished in 3:05:42.
John Richers of New Milford, NY, had a time of 3:13:47.
Nyles Garrison of the Bronx crossed the finish line in 3:13:42.
Josephine Patten, 53, of Orangeburg, NY, finished in 3:31:43.
Hiroyuki Nishide of Rye, NY, had a time of 3:32:48.
New York’s Elizabeth Averbeck finished in 3:36:39.
Julie Connolly of New York ran 3:44:20.
Wendy Swart of Hoboken, NJ, crossed the finish line in 3:51:07.
New York’s Leslie Jones finished in 3:51:51.
Chiemi Muroi of Sunnyside, NY, had a time of 3:54:11.
Julia Emanuel of Tenafly, NJ, recorded a 3:53:30.
Robin Venick of Running Divas New York had a time of 4:04:06.
Xuanxue Shen of Flushing, NY, crossed the finish line in 4:04:47.
Ginette Bedard, 76, finished her eighth ING New York City Marathon in 4:09:57; she easily won her age group.
Benjamin Mathias of New York ran 3:41:37.