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Lead Stories: Thursday, August 28, 2008

3-Time Champ Loken to Lead Trio of Elite Masters Women at More Marathon on Apr 6

Posted March 28th, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Masters

A trio of leading women over the age of 40 will headline a field of more than 7,000 runners expected to compete in the More® Magazine Marathon + Half-Marathon on Sunday, April 6, in New York’s Central Park, it was announced today by Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. The fifth-annual event is the world’s first marathon exclusively for women over 40.

Two-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Kelly Keeler Ramacier of St. Paul, MN, will take on the hills of Central Park for the first time in the marathon. Three-time defending More Marathon champion Susan Loken of Phoenix, AZ, will put in her final miles before competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon on Sunday, April 20. Loken will team with reigning USA masters cross country champion Jody Hawkins of Frisco, TX, in the half-marathon. Runners will be vying for a $12,000 total prize purse, with the marathon winner and the top half-marathon team each earning $2,000.
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Three-Peat for Susan Loken at More Magazine Marathon

Posted March 25th, 2007 at 8:47 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Susan Loken of Phoenix, Ariz., won her third consecutive title at the More Magazine Marathon here today, completing the hilly five-loop course in Central Park in two hours, 47 minutes and 52 seconds.

Loken, 43, the reigning U.S. masters marathon champion, dominated the race, which is limited to women 40 and over, leading from wire-to-wire.

“I think everybody’s here to share the same experience,” said Loken, a mother of three. “We’re all in the best shape of our lives and we’re over 40 and it’s a great event.”
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Loken looks for three-peat at More Magazine Marathon

Posted March 23rd, 2007 at 10:30 AM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Reigning U.S. masters marathon champion, Susan Loken, will be on the starting line of Sunday’s More Magazine Marathon in an attempt to win here for the third time in a row. This will be the fourth annual running of the only marathon exclusively for women over 40.

Loken, 43, set the event record of 2 hours, 45 minutes, 35 seconds in her first appearance in 2005; the time remains the fastest-ever for a marathon run by a woman entirely in Central Park. A mother of three, Loken did not start running seriously until she was 39.

“I am very excited to come back to New York and run the More Magazine Marathon,” said Loken in a prepared statement. “This event has given me some great memories, and I’m proud to serve as an example to women my age that we can still compete at such a high level.”

The event also features a half-marathon in which teams of two women, one of whom must be over 40, compete together. Leading this year’s field is the team of Lyubov Denisova, 35, a Russian who lives in Gainesville, Fla., and Trina Painter, 40, of Flagstaff, Ariz.
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