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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

Ritzenhein_NYCM_06 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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Podcast 51: Pre-Healthy Kidney 10k Interview w/ Khalid Khannouchi

Posted May 18th, 2007 at 3:12 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode 51 of The Final Sprint Podcast features an interview with Khalid Khannouchi, arguably the best marathoner in history, and also marks the beginning of TFS’ LIVE coverage of tomorrow’s Healthy Kidney 10k.

Khalid, a former marathon and 20k world record holder, is also the only man to ever run under 2:06 in the marathon on three occasions.

On Saturday, Khalid will make his NYC racing debut at the before mentioned NYRR Healthy
Kidney 10k in Central Park where will face a competitive field that also includes Australia’s Craig Mottram and U.S. Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein.

In the interview Khalid talks about how his health has progressed since an injury forced him out of April’s Flora London Marathon, a desire to turn his season around, preparing for the race and why it has taken so long for the NYC metro area resident to enter a race in the city.

Download the podcast to hear Khalid speak about these topics, as well as, his race strategy, what it’ll take to top Mottram and Ritz, plans for the rest of the season and this fall’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in NYC.

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Khalid Khannouchi
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 5.3 MB
Length: 07:36

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Healthy Kidney 10-K Start List

Posted May 17th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

The following athletes are expected to start Saturday’s Healthy Kidney 10-K in New York City’s Central Park. A $20,000 bonus is on the line if the winning man breaks Paul Koech’s Central Park record of 28:10:

Mottram, Craig, AUS
Ritzenhein, Dathan, USA
Khannouchi, Khalid, USA
Kiplagat, Richard, KEN
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Khannouchi to make professional NYC road racing debut this weekend

Posted May 14th, 2007 at 12:37 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Khalid Khannouchi former world record marathon Former marathon world record holder and the only man to break 2:06 three times for the distance, Khalid Khannouchi, will make his professional road racing debut in New York City on Saturday at the third edition of the Healthy Kidney 10-K, event organizers announced today.

“At long last, America’s fastest marathoner will run here in New York City as our hometown favorite,” commented Mary Wittenberg, the president and CEO of the New York Road Runners.

At Saturday’s race, Khannouchi, 35, will face a stiff challenge from 2005 IAAF World Championships 5000m bronze medalist, Craig Mottram of Australia, and U.S. Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein. The field also contains American up-and-comers Matt Gonzeles, Patrick Gildea and Justin Young, plus a group of international challengers led by Michael Aish of New Zealand, Richard Kiplagat of Kenya and Andrew Letherby of Australia. Some of the top Tri-State club runners are also expected to take part.
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Mottram Wins Healthy Kidney 10k, Course Record Intact

Posted June 2nd, 2006 at 10:34 PM by Andrew Goodman

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field

kiddney start On what was described as a brisk Sunday morning, more than 5,000 people showed up to run in the Healthy Kidney 10K taking place in New York’s own Central Park on May 22. This annual race raises support and awareness for chronic kidney disease, which many people are unaware they have until it is in its late stages. The race also raises support for organ donors, many of whom ran in the race two weeks ago.

“Through the miracle of organ and tissue donation, there are many people here, racing today because they had a kidney transplant and are alive because of it,” said Rich Mullane, a donor father, and the representative of the National Kidney Foundation at the race.

The big story at the race however was the proximity of the winning time to the record. Craig Mottram of Australia, finishing the race in 28 minutes and 13 seconds, three seconds shy of Paul Koech of Kenya who set the race record in 1997. The record for the course mottram also holds a $10,000 dollar purse for the person who breaks it. Mottram who won the race for the second year in a row was hardly disappointed in his personal race record dropping 15 seconds off of last years win. The only point in the race onlookers saw disappointment on his face was when he saw the clock hit 28:10. Three seconds shy, and $10,000 short.