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Amputee World Record Holder in Marathon and Triathlon: Amy
Palmiero-Winters Wins Runners World Heroes of Running Award Hicksville, NY October 24, 2007 Amy Palmiero-Winters, of Hicksville, New York, single mother of two, world class marathon runner and triathelte has won the 2007 Runners World Peoples Choice Heroes of Running award. This award is given out in recognition of a runner chosen by the public as a hero of running. Since 2004, Runners World, the leading magazine for the running community annually presents awards to inspirational elite and citizen runners. Ms. Palmiero-Winters was also nominated this year for the 2006 ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) award for best female athlete with a disability. This year the Runners World Heroes of Running awards dinner will take place on Saturday November 3 in New York City as part of the New York City Marathon weekend. In addition to the Peoples Choice Heroes award 10 other heroes awards are being given out by Runners World. Ms. Palmiero-Winters was very excited to hear that she will be included with so many respected runners and heroes at this annual event, "There are so many heroes in the sports world. To be included with all of these great athletes is quite an honor" Ms. Palmiero-Winters is the current world record holder in both Olympic distance triathlon (2:25) and marathon, (Chicago 2006 -3:04:16) for female below knee amputees and the fastest amputee marathoner in the U.S. She was the first athlete with a physical disability to compete in the elite able-bodied division of world class triathlon at the 2007 Nautica New York City Triathlon. She won the International Triathlon Union World Championships in 2005 and 2006. She was named USA Triathlons' Physically Challenged Female Athlete of the Year for 2006. She was featured in the May 2007 issue of Runners World. Amy can be found online at seeamyrun.com .
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