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Fernandez has been competing internationally for Mexico since 1995, but it was her second place finish at the 1998 , and lowered her Mexican record by two more minutes to 2:24:06. In October of that same year Fernandez won the New York City Marathon with a courageous display of front running. Her time of 2:25:06 was the second best ever in the history of the NY Marathon, and was run on a cold and blustery day. One out of five children born in Mexico City to a government office worker and a nurse, Fernandez’s athletic career began back in 1987, when at fifteen years of age, her father Daniel encouraged her to begin jogging as part of family-wide decision to exercise more and to lose weight. Four years later she came under the coaching influence of Mexican marathon great Rodolfo Gómez, a partnership that has continued to this day. They have one child, Daniel, born in 2001. Fernandez’ first international success came in 1995 when she captured the gold medal in the 5000 m at the . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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