Marcel Hug and Tatyana McFadden are two of the finest wheelchair athletes in the world. Wheelchair marathoning is fast, difficult and have finishes that are decided by hundredths of seconds.
Marcel Hug and Tatyana McFadden, photo by Adam Johnson-Eder/The Shoe Addicts
In this race, Marcel Hug was able to break away, winning by over one minute. Not so for Tatyana McFadden, who provided a big sprint to take the finish at the very end of the race, giving Tatyana her 8th title in Chicago.
Last February, Tatyana developed a clot in her leg that nearly killed her. Building back her shape, Tatyana built her strength back and is racing well on the circuit once again.
A good look into the world of wheelchair racing, which one pundit described as akin to chariot racing, due to its physical nature and close finishes!
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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