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NEW YORK CITY MARATHONNovember 7, 1999Domingo CastroFranca FiacconiNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Q. You are the happiest person I have ever seen in a major international marathon coming through in second place. You look so happy. Were you? DOMINGOS CASTRO: Very happy. Very happy because before New York many people think Castro may be dead. Because I am old man. This is 36 years old. But today I run very good race. I training two months before New York very hard and during two months I only thinking New York, so today second, I think is a good result for me. Q. When you appeared at the press conference the other day you seemed quietly confident. Were you? DOMINGOS CASTRO: Two weeks ago when I won in Paris, 20K, against four tough athletes, after race I think in New York I can run very fast, but all the time I have respect for all athletes, so today I think so another athletes look me after I won in Paris. Q. What did you think of Chebet's race today? DOMINGOS CASTRO: Chebet all the time is stronger athlete. When he push I have some problems in my legs, a little tired, but last K, I think -- in the last kilometer he thought that he could beat Chebet. Q. We thought that watching the screen here. We wondered if he could close him down at the end: I was trying to catch him but I got problems in the legs. I was very tired, of course, and I tried to increase the rhythm but I couldn't. So I prefer to stay in my place. Q. Can you just described last few miles of the race? Seemed as if you initiated a surge going into Central Park around the 23rd mile and then there the pack of 8 went down to three and then Chebet finally broke away. Talk a little bit about the end of the race, please. DOMINGOS CASTRO: When I came into the park I tried to push as much as I could to select the most people in the head pack. I was pushing, pushing, pushing, but I couldn't put out Chebet that he arrives together and finally I went ahead -- he went ahead not too far from the finish. Q. Given that you probably are faster over the last half mile than most of the other runners, do you think it was a mistake to push and maybe you would have been better to let it come down to a sprint over the last 400 meters? DOMINGOS CASTRO: My way of running is always the same, if I feel powerful I go ahead. I don't like to let anything to the final because I prefer to make strong rhythm during the race. I prefer to let the others before the finished meter. MODERATOR: Let me turn my attention left to Franca Fiacconi from Italy, the defending champion, who today finished in fourth place. I can tell you that Franca is very cold here so she'd appreciate it if we keep our questions brief to the point, so that she can get away and get warm because I want to see Franca at the awards ceremony this evening as I am sure you do too. Franca, congratulations. Q. Why did you take it out so early, so quickly right from the get go? FRANCA FIACCONI: Because I want to make the selection immediately, selection for the group, for the other runners. I want to be in front immediately -- to be aggressive to put immediate pressure in the field, not to wait anything. Q. Did you feel you had to take it out right away to win? Were you afraid that Fernandez, if you did not, she would catch up -- would put the pressure on later? FRANCA FIACCONI: Yes, I think that could I do the same thing in a next race. Q. Did your right elbow trouble you at all during the race? I know you have been having those problems? FRANCA FIACCONI: Yes, around 30K and I had also another problem in the left foot that since the beginning made me some problems. Problems with my left foot as well. Q. When did the race change? When did you notice that Adriana was going to take it away? FRANCA FIACCONI: Around 24k. Q. What happened there? FRANCA FIACCONI: She pushed the race and was also feeling this problem in my left foot, so I left her to go and I was not able to follow her. Q. When she came alongside you after about 4 miles, about 6 kilometers, she came next to you, did you think that she was just going to sit there and do what she did? FRANCA FIACCONI: No. It was a pace that was okay, I was not feeling any pressure in the pace, so for me it was okay to stay and to run with her. Q. What exactly was wrong with your left foot? Was it a blister? Was it a bone or a muscle or what? FRANCA FIACCONI: Metatarsal was the injury problem. Q. Which one? FRANCA FIACCONI: She had a problem ten days ago after tough training and I was taken to have some X-ray and they said that it was problem in, I don't know in English, metatarsal. Q. Everyone who has won here including yourself and Adriana today and even on the men's said Chebet and Kagwe has finished in second or third in the years before they have won. How important is experience on this course? FRANCA FIACCONI: It is really important because this is a very tough course so it is important to run at least one time and experience that you have in this course is very, very important. I knew when I came here that I was not 100% but I knew very well the course so I knew that I can in any case run well. End of FastScripts... |
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