- Marathoner Gete Wami Looks to Rebound in New York Race

Marathoner Gete Wami Looks to Rebound in New York Race

New York Times - October 26, 2008

One year the marathon fates can be charitable, the next year, crushing. Such is the fickle sport Gete Wami chose for her career when she was a teenager in Ethiopia.

In an intense span of 13 months, Wami, 33, has run the gamut in four marathons. She won Berlin in 2007 and then collected a $500,000 bonus prize after finishing a close second five weeks later in New York. But in April 2008, she was in the lead pack when she fell hard at a water stop in London. She limped to a third-place finish. Then in August, Wami dropped out after 18.5 miles at the Beijing Olympics with intestinal distress.

"This will be my first marathon since then, and I will run thinking of Beijing and how to make it better," Wami said demurely in Amharic, as her husband and coach, Getaneh Tessema, translated a telephone interview from Addis Ababa this month. Read More.