Jen Rhines and Ian Dobson Withdraw from Central Park Challenge
Posted March 10th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jeremy Sussman
Section: News & Results
Jen Rhines and Ian Dobson (Pictured), both of Mammoth Lakes, CA, have withdrawn from the Central Park Challenge on Saturday, March 15, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.
Rhines, who on Friday ran in the preliminaries of the 3000 meters at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, told race organizers that she was still suffering from a lingering illness contracted after the U.S. Indoor Track Championships at the end of February. Dobson, the 2006 Manchester Road Race champion, cited a hip injury as his reason for withdrawing.
Alan Webb, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Jorge Torres headline the men’s race, and Shalane Flanagan, Carrie Tollefson, and Katie McGregor are the leading contenders in the women’s race. Both races will be contested over the 8K (4.97-mile) distance, with a total prize-money purse of $70,000 on the line.
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Tags: Alan Webb, Carrie Tollefson, central park challenge, Dathan Ritzenhein, hip injury, ian dobson, illness, Jen Rhines, Jorge Torres, katie mcgregor, Mammoth Lakes, may wittenberg, new york road runners, nyrr, Shalane Flanagan
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