Tatyana McFadden repeats as NYC Marathon Champion

Historic win for McFadden ~ Second Consecutive Grand Slam season

New York City – Tayana McFadden repeated as the TCS NYC Marathon wheelchair division crossing the finish line in 1:42:16, her third NYC title.  McFadden has now completed the Marathon Grand Slam for the second straight year adding a NYC win to her victories in Boston, London and Chicago earlier this year.

In the last 26 months, McFadden won three gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics (giving her 10 career Paralympic medals), six gold medals at the 2013 IPC World Track and Field Championships, one cross-country skiing silver medal at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics and those eight major marathon titles.