Elite Fields Posted for Central Park Challenge
Posted March 7th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results
The elite fields for the upcoming Central Park Challenge, which includes the U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship, have now been posted by the race organizers, the New York Road Runners.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 15. Please see these links:
U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship: nyrr.org/races/2008/usa8k/men.asp
Invitational Women’s Race: nyrr.org/races/2008/usa8k/women.asp
A $70,000 prize money purse is on the line, with $10,000 going to each race winner. Top entrants include Alan Webb, Dathan Ritzenhein (Pictured) and Shalane Flanagan.
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Tags: Alan Webb, central park challenge, Dathan Ritzenhein, elite fields, Invitational Womens Race, new york road runners, nyrr, Shalane Flanagan, u.s. mens 8 k championship
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The Final Sprint
How about some predictions?
I say for the men’s race it will be: Dobson, Ritzenhein, Webb. On the women’s: Flanagan, Rhines, and … Huddle.
I don’t know much about the foreign women, though, so I’m just focusing on Americans.
March 7th, 2008 at 4:29 pm