Why is highland woman in shock according to detroit free press marathon?”
When she turned the corner and veered onto West Fort Street, Sarah Plaxton knew she was close to the finish line. She just didn’t know she was that close to the lead. With less than a quarter-mile to go in women’s race at the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Plaxton – a 41-year-old mother of three from Highland – was told by supporters lining the course that she was reeling in the leader. “I was in shock, actually,” Plaxton said. “I didn’t even see her until I turned the corner, and then I gave it everything I had.” Plaxton, a veteran Freep marathoner who was runner-up in 2002 and was fifth last year, passed marathon rookie Ariella Gottfried of Minneapolis and sprinted across the finish line for her first Detroit marathon win. Plaxton’s time – 2:57:09 – was the slowest winning time since 2000, when Lisa Veneziano of Dublin, Ohio posted a 2:54:30 in the 26.2 mile race.
When she turned the corner and veered onto West Fort Street, Sarah Plaxton knew she was close to the finish line. Advertisement She just didn’t know she was that close to the lead. With less than a quarter-mile to go in women’s race at the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Plaxton – a 41-year-old mother of three from Highland – was told by supporters lining the course that she was reeling in the leader. “I was in shock, actually,” Plaxton said. “I didn’t even see her until I turned the corner, and then I gave it everything I had.” Plaxton, a veteran Freep marathoner who was runner-up in 2002 and was fifth last year, passed marathon rookie Ariella Gottfried of Minneapolis and sprinted across the finish line for her first Detroit marathon win. Plaxton’s time – 2:57:09 – was the slowest winning time since 2000, when Lisa Veneziano of Dublin, Ohio posted a 2:54:30 in the 26.2 mile race. Gottfried, 22, who in pre-race materials projected herself to finish in 3:10, did much better t
