BOSTON - His seven wins in the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race didn't do much for Ernst Van Dyk's confidence in his bid for a record eighth title on Monday.

Injuries at last year's Paralympics and the arrival of a baby girl last fall severely cut his training time, leaving Van Dyk wondering what he had in him.

"This was the one year where I had the least confidence going into the race," he said. "And even during the race, I didn't feel as strong that I could keep up the pace."

But he did, winning handily in 1 hour, 33 minutes and 29 seconds, more than three minutes ahead of the second-place finisher, Japan's Masazumi Soejima (1:36:57).

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