Posted: April 23, 2006

Athletics: Kastor Joins Sub-2:20 Club In London

From David Monti

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LONDON (23-Apr) -- Deena Kastor became the first-ever American woman to win the Flora London Marathon, and became the eighth woman ever to run sub-2:20, shattering her own American record. The Californian crossed the finish line in 2:19:35 (unofficial) in rainy and chilly conditions.

Coming from behind, Russian Ludmila Petrova finished second, with Susan Chepkemei third. Berhane Adere and Galina Bogomolova rounded out the top-5, all of them breaking 2:22.

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