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Disabled
Runners From All Over The World Competed Along Side Abled-Bodied Runners
in The KeySpan Achilles Marathon
Thursday, May 02, 2002, New York, NY -The following are the winners
to The 2nd Annual KeySpan Achilles Marathon that took place yesterday
in Prospect Park.
- Open
Division, Men -Prisco Huerta, age: 34, from Brooklyn, NY, in 2:40
- Open
Division, Women -Janina Malska, age: 31, from Poland, in 2:59
- Ambulatory
Disabled, Men -Paulo Dealmeida, age: 35, from Brazil, in 3:44
- Ambulatory
Disabled, Women -Jill Schreier, age: 42, from New York, NY, in 5:07
- Visually
Disabled, Men -Mariusz Gokabek, age: 39, from Poland, in 3:13
- Visually
Disabled, Women -Olga Nazarenko, age: 53, from Canada, in 5:11
- Push
Rim Wheelchair, Men -Carlos R. Oliveira, age: 41, from Brazil, in
2:21
- Push
Rim Wheelchair, Women -Jolana Skalova, age: 44, from Slovak Republic,
in 5:49 · Hand-crank Wheelchair, Men -Bogdan Krol, age: 46, from Poland,
in 1:41
- Hand-crank
Wheelchair, Women -Helene Hines, age: 54, from Lido Beach, NY, in
1:58
- 4-Person
Relay, Men -Fat Tuesday Club, from New York City, in 2:29
- 4-Person
Relay, Women -Moving Comfort, from New York City, in 3:15
- 4-Person
Relay, Co-ed -Beauty and the Beasts, from New York City, in 3:10
Despite
the weather, there was still very good attendance for the Kid's Event.
"The weather made it pretty tough for everyone; but when the kids got
their medals, their faces were just beaming". says Rob Russo, a volunteer
at the event.
Also in
attendance were Adrian Benepe, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation;
David Paterson, Senator; Ken Adams, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; Ken
Podzida, Commissioner of the Sports Commission; and Pam Adamo, KeySpan.
This is
New York City's ONLY other accredited marathon and the city's ONLY marathon
relay. Runners can either run the entire 26.2 mile course or set up
teams of 4-8 people relay teams to run or walk 3.3 to 6.7 miles each.
The year's sponsors include KeySpan, UnitedWay, Cushman & Wakefield
and Goldman Sachs.
The
Achilles Track Club is an international organization that provides
training, encouragement and technical expertise to runners with all
kinds of disabilities. Achilles runners may participate with crutches,
wheelchairs, prostheses or without any obvious aids. The organization
is dedicated to breaking down society's traditional barriers to people
with disabilities through running.
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