November 2, 2009 17:39
The Strokes' Nikolai Fraiture finishes 23,347th in New York Marathon
Read bassist's race details for Manhattan event
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The Strokes' Nikolai Fraiture finished the ING New York City Marathon yesterday (November 1) – coming 23,347th in the race.
The bassist, who was runner number 57998, finished the marathon in four hours, 23 minutes and 36 seconds, reports the official website of the race, Ingnycmarathon.org. Over 100,000 runners entered.
Fraiture finished in 17,509th position out of the male runners in the event.
He was running to raise money for the Team For Kids charity.
"I will be helping raise the funds needed to support youth fitness, goal-setting and nutrition programs throughout America and Africa while fulfilling, as a New Yorker, a life-long dream of running the marathon," he declared before the race.
American runner Meb Keflizghi won the marathon, crossing the line after two hours, nine minutes and 15 seconds.
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