Since I stayed for the last runner to go by at Groat Road, I chose the Gate of Happy Arrival as my next stop. It is about one kilometer from the stadium. After the last Canadian passed this point, I went to the stadium to cheer on the final runners.
| Women's Day 10: Marathon | Day 10 - Official Results |
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Almost there 1st: 650 Lidia Simon ROM (left), 2nd: 483 Reiko Tosa JPN (right) |
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34th: 117 Sandy Jacobson of Edmonton, AB, CAN "Go Sandy" posters waved all along the route. |
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35th: 223 Eva Sanz ESP dramatic collapse just before the finish line is replayed on the stadium scoreboard. She crawled across with some encouragement from a member of the medical team. |
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52nd: 767 Lindiwe Maziya of Swaziland SWZ received an ovation as the last finisher. Fifty-eight runners started the race. Six runners did not finish. |
