November 5, 2000
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
THE MODERATOR: Adriana Fernandez the 1999 New York City Marathon champion and placed 13th today, 2:35:20. Adriana, I imagine you are a little disappointed, a little sad today, not too happy? You're obviously disappointed, but she was up there in the early stages, what happened then?
ADRIANA FERNANDEZ: The second part of the race I started feeling a little poorly, and obviously, I couldn't keep up.
THE MODERATOR: But you decided to finish, nonetheless?
ADRIANA FERNANDEZ: I don't like to quit, so I'd rather finish the race rather than quit.
Q. How were you feeling poorly? Were you feeling sick, injured, tired?
ADRIANA FERNANDEZ: I felt a little tired towards the second part of the race.
THE MODERATOR: How did the wind affect you?
ADRIANA FERNANDEZ: I'm quite used to running in a lot of wind.
Q. How much did running in Sydney six weeks ago, did you still feel the fatigue from that race at the Olympics?
ADRIANA FERNANDEZ: Honestly, I have never run a marathon so quickly after another one, and yes, I think it affected me and I felt a little tired towards the second part of the race.
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