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Swiss wheelchair racer Hug sets men's course record in 5th NYC Marathon win

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Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the New York City Marathon men's wheelchair race for the fifth time, shattering the course record Sunday and tying Kurt Fearnley for most-ever victories in the men's wheelchair race.

Hug finished the 42.2-kilometre course through all five boroughs of New York in one hour 25 minutes 26 seconds to break the previous mark of 1:29.22 set by Fearnley of Australia in 2006.

Hug, who also won the race last year, earned $50,000 US for besting the course record. He crossed the finish line more than two minutes ahead of second-place finisher Daniel Romanchuk of Illinois. "The conditions were great for us.

A tail wind the first half. It was very good conditions. I think that's the reason," Hug said of the record time. "I didn't know the time.

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