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2003 TWIN CITIES MARATHON; Quick to succeed; Marathon rookie Russell, veteran Hellebuyck win.(SPORTS)

Byline: Jerry Zgoda; Staff Writer

Blake Russell slept soundly Saturday night, which didn't surprise her even if her unchallenged women's Twin Cities Marathon victory on Sunday morning did. Eddy Hellebuyck also snoozed uninterrupted, an achievement he considered more stunning than his men's victory at age 42.

"Very unusual," he said. "Usually I'm so nervous, I'm going to the bathroom all night."

Hellebuyck, a Belgian-born masters runner who became an American citizen in 1999, finally found peace only as he has neared the end of a marathon career that is approaching 100 races and 25 victories. Russell, a 28-year-old track and road runner from Massachusetts, ...

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