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Lead Stories: Friday, September 5, 2008

Marathon Ace Goumri Added to Healthy Kidney 10-K

Posted May 12th, 2008 at 6:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

One of the world’s top marathon runners, Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco, has been added to the field of next Saturday’s Healthy Kidney 10-K, the New York Road Runners announced today. Goumri, who turns 32 on May 21, was the #2 ranked marathoner in the world last year according to Race Results Weekly, finishing second at both the Flora London and ING New York City Marathons.

“Abderrahim returns to New York and the center stage against this formidable field for another step in a career that has been steadily on the rise the past few years,” said NYRR president and CEO Mary Wittenberg through a prepared statement.

Goumri was added to the field in the wake of defending champion Dathan Ritzenhein’s withdrawal due to injury. The speedy Moroccan hold’s his nation’s record for the marathon which he set last April when he finished third at the Flora London Marathon in 2:05:30. He’s no slouch at the 10 km distance, either, also holding his nation’s 10,000m record of 27:02.62. He’s also run 28:34 on the road.
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Course Records for Carlson and Douma-Hussar at Midnight Run in NYC

Posted January 1st, 2008 at 11:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Andrew Carlson and Carmen Douma-Hussar made their first appearances at the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run memorable, shattering the event’s course records in their respective divsions.

Leading a field of about 5000 athletes at the stroke of midnight, Carlson, 25, who runs for Team USA Minnesota/adidas, scorched the hilly four mile course in 18 minutes and 12 seconds, well under Christian Hesch’s event record of 18:28 set in 2004. Well behind was Macharia Yuot of Philadelphia in second place (18:33), and Demesse Tefera of Ethiopia and the Westchester Track Club in third (18:35). The first eight men broke 19 minutes, a record for this race.
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Crazy 8’s 8-K lifts prize money & attracts top talent

Posted June 30th, 2007 at 5:34 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Organizers of the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8’s 8-K announced that they have boosted their prize money purse and, as a result, have attracted some top talent for the July 14 race held along a candle-lit course in Kingsport, Tenn.

Under their “Dash For The Gold” program, the male and female race winners will each receive $5000, more than double last year’s payout of $2000. In addition, the total prize money purse has risen significantly to $24,300 (paid 8-deep) from $10,100 last year. The race also continues to offer a $10,000 world record bonus (22:03/24:28).

“The interest from the elite runners has been extremely high this year,” said Hank Brown, who recruits professional athletes for the event. “A $5000 payoff combined with a $10,008 world record bonus puts Crazy 8’s up there with the top races in the country, so it has been a big boost to our recruiting.”
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Record for Ritzenhein in NYC; Tops Mottram & Khannouchi at Healthy Kidney 10k

Posted May 19th, 2007 at 11:39 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Dathan Ritzenhein broke a ten year-old record here today, winning the third annual Healthy Kidney 10-K in 28:08.

Ritzenhein, 24, of Eugene, Ore., ran the second half of the hilly one-loop course around Central Park in 13:54, shaking off two-time champion Craig Mottram of Australia in the final kilometer. Ritzenhein ran the final 400m uphill in 68 seconds to surpass Paul Koech’s 1997 Central Park record of 28:10 set at the Trevira Twosome 10-K on essentially the same course. He also bettered Mottram’s race record of 28:13 set last year, and his own personal best of 28:11.
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