American Keflezighi Wins Nyc Marathon (ap)

Ludmila Petrova of Russia comes in second in the women's division at the 2009 New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

Meb Keflezighi became the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won the women's race, with two-time defending champ Paula Radcliffe falling back to fourth then grabbing her left leg in pain after finishing. Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, learned after a disappointing performance in the U.S.

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