Firehiwot Dado, the 2011 ING NYCM champion, will not be defending her title. Her manager reported that Dado is dealing with a very nasty blister that has stopped her from preparing for the 2012 race. Details are below…
Firehiwot Dado, Defending Champion, Out of ING New York City Marathon
An injury has forced Firehiwot Dado, the defending champion of the ING New York City Marathon, to withdraw from the November 4 race.
According to Dado’s manager, Hussein Makke, the 28-year-old Ethiopian has been unable to train after what he termed a “very nasty” blister on her heel became infected. Makke sent race officials a photograph of Dado’s foot showing the raw wound.
“Given the level of swelling on her ankle and the open nature of the blister itself, she has stopped training for some time now,” said Makke.
In her ING New York City Marathon debut last year, Dado bided her time as Kenya’s Mary Keitany took off on world-record pace. As Keitany faded, Dado and her countrywoman, Buzunesh Deba, worked together to catch the leader, which they did at mile 24. Dado won in 2:23:15, with Deba four seconds behind. Deba is expected to compete on November 4.
Dado returned to New York this spring for the NYC Half, passing the leader, New Zealand’s Kim Smith, with 600 meters to go for victory in 1:08:35. She finished fourth in the Boston Marathon a month later. Dado has not competed since placing fifth in the NYRR New York Mini 10K in June.
http://www.nyrr.org/newsroom/nyrr-news-service/firehiwot-dado-defending-champion-out-of-ing-new-york-city-marathon
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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.
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