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Alan Webb to Open Olympic Year at Central Park Challenge

Posted February 4th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Road Racing

alan webb sets american mile record on July 21 2007 courtesy of washington postAmerican mile record-holder Alan Webb will make a rare appearance on the roads, opening his Olympic-year campaign at the Central Park Challenge on Saturday, March 15, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg at the New York Track Writers weekly luncheon. The race will serve as the USA Men’s 8K Championships.

Webb, a 2004 Olympian and a member of the U.S. World Championships teams in 2005 and 2007, is the first professional athlete named to a men’s field that will feature a host of America’s best distance runners from the mile to the marathon, and will serve as an early preview of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field this summer.

New for this year, New York Road Runners will add a Women’s Invitational race, which will feature an exclusive field of top U.S. and international stars. Both races will be contested over the 8K (4.97-mile) distance on a fan-friendly criterium-style course. The event will have a total prize-money purse of $70,000.
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Interview Excerpts: Hanson, Hudson and Mahon on the Olympic Marathon Trials

Posted October 22nd, 2007 at 9:04 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews

u.s. olympic men's marathon trials logo 2007 november 3Last week, the New York Road Runners hosted the second installment in a three part series of teleconferences about the about the November 2 U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon trials in New York City.

In the second installment, the media had the opportunity to speak with NYRR CEO/President Mary Wittenberg and Coaches Keith Hanson, Brad Hudson, and Terrence Mahon .

Hanson is the co-founder and coach of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, which has 13 athletes who have qualified for the trials. Hudson is the coach of Olympic Trials qualifiers Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Hartmann, James Carney, and Ed Torres. Mahon is the coach of Olympic Trials qualifiers Ryan Hall and Mike McKeeman.

Mary: We consider the coaches the key component in a successful athlete’s career. There is no more important role than the role of the coach. At New York Road Runners, we believe that the coaches are key to the rise of an athlete. We believe they are critical as we head towards an even more successful sport.
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