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Lel and Mikitenko Honored as 07-08 World Marathon Majors Series Champions
Posted November 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
2007-2008 World Marathon Majors Series champions Martin Lel (KEN) and Irina Mikitenko (GER) were honored today at a special luncheon presented by MarathonFoto at The Boathouse in New York City’s Central Park.
Each was presented with a trophy and a replica of their $500,000 prize check.
Making the presentation were the five World Marathon Majors race directors, Guy Morse of the Boston Marathon, Dave Bedford of the Flora London Marathon, Mark Milde of the real,-Berlin-Marathon, Carey Pinkowski of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and Mary Wittenberg of the ING New York City Marathon.
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TFS Running Podcast 155:
NYC Marathon Teleconference with Kara Goucher and Abdi Abdirahman
Posted October 30th, 2008 at 12:17 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Welcome to a special episode of TheFinalSprint.com Running Podcast featuring the 2008 ING New York City Marathon. Today we present a teleconference interview (courtesy of the New York Road Runners) with Kara Goucher and Abdi Abdirahman, along with New York Road Runners President Mary Wittenberg and PR Director Richard Finn, as well as several members of the media, including John Elliott of MarathonGuide.com and Peter Gambaccini of Runners World.
During this episode Abdi and Kara talk about their preparations and expectations for the race as well as their goals for the 2009 season. In addition, Kara talks about training under the tutelage of Alberto Salazar (the last American to win the New York City Marathon) and Mary discusses the recent controversy in the Chicago Marathon and the Nike Women’s Marathon over “gun” times trumping “chip” times, and much more!
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Host: NYRR, Jimmie Markham | Guest: Abdi Abdirahman, Kara Goucher
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Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
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Strong Group of Americans Headed to ING NYCM
Posted October 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
A strong group of American athletes will see how they stack up against some of the world’s best runners when the line up for the 38th edition of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2. Their burden is great as no American has crossed the finish line first here since 1982, but this is a determined group.
“Everybody knows that New York is the race to run in the fall,” said three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., in a statement. “I know the competition will be really tough, but I’m going there to try to win it. That’s how I always run.”
Abdirahman, who has a marathon personal best of 2:08:56 set in Chicago in 2006, will be running New York for the third time. He finished a disappointing 14th in his marathon debut here in 2004 when his Achilles tendon ruptured around the 20 mile mark. Like a racing car with a flat tire, he limped to the finish line in 2:17:09. Undeterred, he came back the following year and set a then personal best 2:11:34 to finish fifth. Abdirahman ran the Olympic Trials marathon here last November but dropped out.
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Radcliffe to Defend ING New York City Marathon Title
Posted October 1st, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe said today that she would be on the starting line of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2, to defend her title. The two-time New York champion, who won a thrilling duel with three-time Olympic medalist Gete Wami at last year’s race, said she has bounced back from a stress fracture of her left femur which put her on crutches for three weeks and short on preparation for the Beijing Olympic Marathon last August. In Beijing she bravely limped to a 23rd place finish.
“Hopefully, good shape, and good enough shape to commit to running the race,” Radcliffe told reporters on an international conference call today when asked about her fitness. She added: “I’m pleased to come back to New York, defend my title and run well there.”
Radcliffe’s participation in the race was confirmed by New York Road Runners president and CEO, Mary Wittenberg.
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ING NYC Marathon Women’s Field Taking Shape
Posted September 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The women’s field for the ING New York City Marathon is taking shape, race organizers said here today, as five top women were announced for the Sunday, Nov. 2 race.
Three veterans –Gete Wami of Ethiopia, Lyubov Morgunova of Russia and Hayley Haining of Great Britain– have joined the field, as have rising stars Kim Smith of New Zealand and Dire Tune of Ethiopia. That line-up gives the race the champions of the marathons in Berlin in 2007, and Boston and Rotterdam in 2008.
“What a cast of stars we have gathered as, once again, the leading ladies of the marathon world will be out front and center on race day,” said New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg in a prepared statement. “With more announcements to follow, it’s already a potent mix.”
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Lagat to Battle Willis & Symmonds at Fifth Avenue Mile
Posted September 17th, 2008 at 12:12 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Road Racing
The world’s most famous road mile is poised to add another thrilling chapter to its history when double world champion Bernard Lagat does battle with Olympic bronze medalist Nick Willis and U.S. Olympic Trials 800m champion Nick Symmonds here on Sunday at the 28th edition of the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile.
Lagat, who also has two Olympic Medals to his credit, will not only be making his Fifth Avenue debut, but will also be running his first race on pavement. Already the reigning Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile Champion, Lagat will try to become only the second man in history –and the first since Isaac Viciosa in 1997– to win the Wanamaker and Fifth Avenue Miles in the same year.
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Kara Goucher to Make Marathon Debut in New York
Posted September 11th, 2008 at 2:07 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Following in her coach’s footsteps, 2007 IAAF World Championships 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher will make her marathon debut at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2.
“Last year when I watched the race first hand, I decided I wanted to run in New York,” Goucher commented. “The ING New York City Marathon is one of the most prestigious, and the course is challenging, so I’m excited for my first marathon to be this one.”
Goucher’s coach, Alberto Salazar, made his marathon debut in New York in 1980 and won the race. He would win it two more times in 1981 and 1982, and remains the last American man to win the race.
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Adam Goucher Caps Field of NYC Half-Marathon
Posted July 21st, 2008 at 2:16 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing
Adam Goucher will make a rare road racing appearance at Sunday’s NYC Half-Marathon presented by NIKE, capping an already excellent professional field which makes the race the world’s top summer half-marathon.
“Adam adds firepower to any race,” said New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg who will direct the race. “He’s always a fighter, and he’ll be in the hunt.”
Although he was unable to qualify for the Beijing Olympics at the recent U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, he showed very good form in the 10,000m (after dropping out of the 5000m final), running a personal best 27:59.31 and finishing seventh.
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USA Olympic Marathon Team to Run New York Mini 10-K
Posted May 28th, 2008 at 2:35 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Road Racing
They finished 1-2-3 in Boston at the USA Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon last month, and now Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell will be teaming-up again to compete in the 37th edition of the NYRR New York Mini 10-K. Slated for Saturday, June 7, the “Mini” is the oldest all-women’s road race in the world, founded by Fred Lebow and the New York Road Runners in 1972.
“This is a formidable and very experienced squad with legitimate Olympic medal hopes that all of America should be very proud of,” commented Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of the New York Road Runners. “Having them all here for the Mini reflects our commitment to America’s top athletes and demonstrates that the road to Beijing continues to run through Central Park for America’s Olympians.”
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Makau Wins, But Ritzenhein’s Record Still Stands
Posted May 17th, 2008 at 12:09 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Given that it was his first trip to the United States, Patrick Makau wanted to make sure it was a memorable one. So, on a glorious spring morning in Central Park here, the silver medalist from last year’s IAAF World Road Running Championships bolted from the start of the 4th annual Healthy Kidney 10-K to attack Dathan Ritzenhein’s one year-old course record. A $20,000 bonus awaited him at the finish line if he could break 28:08, a very solid mark considering the difficulty of the course.
“The course record is not so hard,” Makau said at the pre-race press conference last Thursday.
The 23 year-old Kenyan from Ngong rocketed through the first mile –which is uphill– in 4:23, instantly opening up a big gap on the field. Makau didn’t let up, running the second mile in 4:24 and the third (which includes a significant climb in the north end of the park) in 4:31. By the time he hit the 5-K in 13:51 he was 23 seconds up on Ritzenhein’s record.
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