NYC Marathon | Paula Radcliffe breezes to her 3rd victory

NEW YORK — Paula Radcliffe of Britain glanced over her shoulder to see the competition lined up in single file behind her.

The world-record holder was so dominant in gusty conditions at the ING New York City Marathon that she served in the dual roles of leader and windbreaker and still breezed to a comfortable victory Sunday, her second consecutive triumph and third overall.

Radcliffe didn't need a dramatic finish, as in her previous two victories — that was saved for the men's race, in which Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil blew past Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco with about a mile to go.

Radcliffe, 34, led nearly the entire way, as none of her rivals seemed to want to brave the elements.

"It was like, 'Come on, we've got the whole road,' " she said with a laugh.

On a cool, sunny day, 38,377 runners started the race. Radcliffe finished in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 56 seconds. Ludmila Petrova, 40, of Russia was second in 2:25:43, eight years after she won the race.

Kara Goucher of Portland took third in 2:25:53, making her the first American to reach the podium since Anne Marie Letko was third in 1994.

Gomes, also the 2006 winner, triumphed in 2:08:43. Goumri's time was 2:09:07. He was runner-up for the second consecutive year.

Jeremiah Mushen of Seattle was 137th overall and 51st among U.S. men in 2:40:24.

Danelle Sullivan of Seattle was 50th among U.S. women, and Alyson Littman of Seattle was 56th among U.S. women.

Notes

• Radcliffe has won eight of the 10 marathons she has started — all but her two Olympics, when she was thwarted by health problems.

"It does make it frustrating because you think, 'Why can I get it right all the time in New York and I can't get it right there?' " Radcliffe said. "But sometimes you have to take what life deals you."

• Irina Mikitenko of Germany won the $500,000 World Marathon Majors title after Gete Wami of Ethiopia and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya failed to clinch the prize.

• Carlos Jose Gomes, 58, of Brazil died at a hospital several hours after he crossed the finish line and told race officials he felt ill.

New York City Marathon

leading finishers

MEN

1. Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Brazil, 2 hours, 8 minutes, 43 seconds. 2. Abderrahim Goumri, Morocco, 2:09:07. 3. Daniel Rono, Kenya, 2:11:22. 4. Paul Tergat, Kenya, 2:13:10. 5. Abderrahime Bouramdane, Morocco, 2:13:33. 6. Abdi Abdirahman, Tucson, Ariz., 2:14:17.

WOMEN

1. Paula Radcliffe, Britain, 2:23:56. 2. Ludmila Petrova, Russia, 2:25:43. 3. Kara Goucher, Portland, Ore., 2:25:53. 4. Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:27:49. 5. Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:29:14. 6. Gete Wami, Ethiopia, 2:29:25.

New York City Marathon Washington state finishers

Jeremiah Mushen, Seattle, 2:40:24; Alex Bunn, Olympia, 2:46:47; Walter Horton, Liberty Lake, 2:53:17; James Moore, Renton, 2:58:03; Danelle Sullivan, Seattle, 3:03:35; Andrew Mullenix, Seattle, 3:03:45; Alyson Littman, Seattle, 3:05:59; Bob Martin, Remdond, 3:06:05; Ian Crosby, Seattle, 3:10:34; Robert Dzielak, Seattle, 3:15:51; Hannah Beren, Seattle, 3:19:04; Thomas Lawrence, Seattle, 3:19:34; Rhonda Glass, Mercer Island, 3:21:35; Dennis Zaborac, Kent, 3:23:01; Emer Dooley, Medina, 3:23:40; Thury Gudmundsdottir, Seattle, 3:23:45; Tom Meints, Gig Harbor, 3:24:07; Keith Rinn, Vancouver, 3:26:23; Mark Reddington, Seattle, 3:26:51; Timothy Steege, Mercer Island, 3:27:59; Leanne Langer, Ridgefield, 3:30:06; Larry Parker, Seattle, 3:30:15; Scott Greenberg, Seattle, 3:31:48; Greg Kirkpatrick, Olympia, 3:33:48; Tami Christensen, Liberty Lake, 3:34:08; Jill Bruyere, Seattle, 3:34:29; Mike Reynoldson, Seattle, 3:34:31; Rob Roy Smith, Seattle, 3:35:04; Bryan Robertson, Bellingham, 3:35:04; Scott Browning, Port Townsend, 3:35:14; Skye Steptoe, Seattle, 3:37:20; Noriko Osada, Seattle, 3:37:24; Charleen Lundberg, Seattle, 3:38:10; Sam Brasch, Seattle, 3:38:52; Kim Lengle, Seattle, 3:40:11; Cynthia Santana, Kirkland, 3:40:37; Amy Myers, Bellingham, 3:42:04; Scott Johnson, Seattle, 3:42:35; Norva Osborn, Seattle, 3:45:54; Tracey Nguyen, Bellevue, 3:46:15; Nisa Kennedy, Kirkland, 3:46:16; Trish Mayhew, Ridgefield, 3:47:08; Mark Dederer, Seattle, 3:48:22; Bruce Quam, Manchester, 3:49:05; Robin Bell, Spokane, 3:49:37; Ann Bell, Spokane, 3:49:37; David Bell, Spokane, 3:49:38; Roger Kastner, Seattle, 3:49:44; Peter Kline, Bellevue, 3:49:58; Paul Mendez III, Seattle, 3:50:20; Stacy Blatter, Redmond, 3:51:09; Angela Schultz, Kenmore, 3:51:10; Stephanie Dickman, Renton, 3:51:40; Matthew Becker, Port Orchard, 3:52:38; Kerry Jones, Mount Vernon, 3:53:10; Cori Glaser, Seattle, 3:53:46; Kelsey Dake, Woodinville, 3:53:56; Spencer Lee, Seattle, 3:54:20; Kristi Lin, Shoreline, 3:54:48; Dan Lin, Shoreline, 3:54:48; Marygay Cross, Tumwater, 3:55:34; Monica Ross, Sammamish, 3:56:03; Karen Lawler, Sammamish, 3:56:03; Craig Magaret, Seattle, 3:57:22; Astrid Anderson, Renton, 3:58:20; Matt Staneff, Renton, 3:58:20; Tim Atwill, Gig Harbor, 3:59:26; Michael Mayes, Seattle, 3:59:54; Jonathon Zetlmaier, Seattle, 4:00:36; Sarah Rowe, Mercer Island, 4:00:57; Erin Price, Kirkland, 4:01:25; Lisa Miller, Seattle, 4:02:43; Lisa Kaye, Seattle, 4:03:02; Brian Schultz, Seattle, 4:03:13; Arlane Olson, Bellingham, 4:03:19; Jessica White, Seattle, 4:03:59; Randolph Elde, Stanwood, 4:04:16; Mary Sullivan, Vancouver, 4:04:33; David Faigin, Seattle, 4:06:30; Daniel Dobson, Bellevue, 4:06:37; Terrilyn Johnson, Seattle, 4:07:28; Pitt Means, Seattle, 4:07:42; Meg Perlick, Vancouver, 4:07:59; Wendy Baer, Seattle, 4:08:06; Norman Golden, Seattle, 4:09:11; Maria Cahoon, Seattle, 4:09:23; Helen Fonseca, Seattle, 4:09:23; Melissa Burtner, Olympia, 4:09:30; Jennifer Burtner, Olympia, 4:09:30; Jane Lockwood, Seattle, 4:10:26; Cory Haik, Seattle, 4:13:21; Linda Prendergast, Underwood, 4:15:55; Jimmy Healey, Bellingham, 4:15:56; Jennifer Abdo, Seattle, 4:16:32; Kevin Flaherty, Mercer Island, 4:17:26; Margaret Evans, Seattle, 4:17:55; Adam Brownstein, Seattle, 4:18:15; Gary Blackbourn, Medina, 4:19:35; Sarah Barton, Seattle, 4:20:09; Lily Unk, Issaquah, 4:20:37; Daisy Taylor, Kirkland, 4:20:38; Shannon Braegelmann, Tacoma, 4:20:38; Jay Carpenter, Bellevue, 4:20:39; Cory Hilderbrand, Issaquah, 4:20:39; Robert Cremin, Mercer Island, 4:20:39; Kristen Carnevali, Kirkland, 4:20:40; Maura Hoss, Seattle, 4:20:59; Heidi Flora, Seattle, 4:22:01; Karina Rasmussen, Bainbridge Island, 4:22:17; Psalm Terry, Kirkland, 4:24:33; Bill Henry, Seattle, 4:25:56; Hamish Anderson, Kirkland, 4:27:15; James Oster, Mill Creek, 4:28:55; Joel Navarro, Kirkland, 4:29:05; Ryan Anderson, Seattle, 4:29:59; Lauren Enger, Bellevue, 4:31:07; Richard Barton, Seattle, 4:32:25; Jennifer Harvey, Kirkland, 4:33:26; Louise Townsend, Seattle, 4:35:37; Dennis Juras, Seattle, 4:37:43; Molly Nordstrom, Seattle, 4:37:52; Bonnie Ronan, Everett, 4:38:45; Angie Sievers, Everett, 4:38:45; Devon Sullivan, Seattle, 4:39:06; Seanna Ruvkun, Seattle, 4:39:25; Robert Ruvkun, Seattle, 4:39:25; David Vander, Redmond, 4:40:48; Suzan Delbene, Medina, 4:41:03; Kim O'Neill, Kalama, 4:42:05; Roger Larson, Mercer Island, 4:45:16; Christine Connolly, Seattle, 4:45:17; Lonn Lee, Redmond, 4:45:17; Rebecca Morrow, Seattle, 4:45:27; Peter Litwin, Seattle, 4:46:45; Eric Rudder, Mercer Island, 4:48:44; Kerry Murphy, Seattle, 4:51:39; Laura Inveen, Seattle, 4:52:37; Marilyn Hammer, Seattle, 4:53:41; Morgan Fowler, Seattle, 4:54:36; Lisa Teel, Edmonds, 4:59:32; Lonnie Rosenwald, Mercer Island, 4:59:52; John Comstock, Redmond, 5:01:58; David Mills, Bellevue, 5:03:53; Kimberly Hayes, Seattle, 5:04:37; Catrena Sullivan, Kirkland, 5:04:54; Linda Capeluto, Seattle, 5:07:11; Wendy Kahn, Seattle, 5:08:04; Jason Cruz, Seattle, 5:13:06; Stephanie Axelrod, Seattle, 5:15:12; Julie Porter, Woodinville, 5:18:21; Anne Rankin, Sammamish, 5:18:38; Jean Anne Dobrowolski, Seattle, 5:19:07; Ron Truselo, Snohomish, 5:19:09; Amy O'Hara, Vancouver, 5:19:10; Mitzi Carletti, Seattle, 5:19:41; Justin Harkins, Seattle, 5:21:06; Jacqualynn Karsten, Seattle, 5:24:39; Jannicke Tvedt, Seattle, 5:39:41; Barbara Dewitt, Bainbridge Island, 5:42:21; Jerry Pederson, Spokane, 5:44:09; Billy Dodge, Graham, 5:50:14; Genie Hays, Seattle, 5:52:11; Jennifer Sanders, Seattle, 5:58:10; Heather Neil, Gig Harbor, 6:05:32; Jennifer Buys, Gig Harbor, 6:05:32; Jennifer Schmidt, Seattle, 6:09:14; Estelle Scheetz, Edmonds, 6:21:17; Erika Mihalovich, Seattle, 6:44:25; Tina Vesper, Seattle, 6:57:21.