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New York City Marathon 08: Elite Women Are Off!
Posted November 2nd, 2008 at 10:12 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
It’s 9:10am EST and the elite women have crossed the start line of today’s 2008 ING New York City Marathon.
Today’s weather, predicted to be mild later in the day, will likely serve as an extra challenger for these runners. That’s because right now it is about 41 degrees Fahrenheit, but with the […]
New York City Marathon 08: TheFinalSprint.com’s LIVE Coverage Begins at 9am EST
Posted November 2nd, 2008 at 8:15 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
RACE DAY & BROADCAST INFO
Watch the ING New York City Marathon LIVE on TV, Internet
Universal Sports To Carry ING NYCM Live on TV and Web
ELITE FIELDS: PREVIEWS & MORE
Elite Women’s Preview / Elite Men’s Preview
Complete Invited Fields / Color-Coded Breakdown
NYCM NEWS & ATHLETE FEATURES
Ryan Shay Remembered with Bench Dedication in Central Park
Abdirahman Looking […]
Watch the ING New York City Marathon LIVE on TV, Internet
Posted November 2nd, 2008 at 7:17 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Columns, What To Watch
If you can’t make it in person, you can still catch all the action of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon live on TV and via the Web. Set for Sunday morning, November 2nd, the world’s most famous marathon will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary.
TELEVISION
New York: The race will be broadcast live […]
New York City Marathon 08: Radcliffe vs Wami the Talk of the Town in the Big Apple (Elite Race Preview)
Posted November 1st, 2008 at 3:00 PM by James Dunaway
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Two icons of distance running head their respective fields for the 39th edition of what has itself become an icon, the ING New York City Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and the final showdown in the World Marathon Majors series.
Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain, holder of the World record at 2:15:25 as well […]
New York City Marathon 08: Color-Coded Breakdown of Top Elite Men and Women
Posted November 1st, 2008 at 11:30 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The New York Times published a very helpful graphic in today’s paper that features the top elite men and women running in tomorrow’s ING New York City Marathon. The image is color-coded to help you follow along with the action. Click on the thumbnails below to view the original at nytimes.com:
Abdirahman Looking for Marathon Breakthrough in New York
Posted October 30th, 2008 at 5:45 PM by James Dunaway
Section: News & Results, Marathons
With just three days to go before the start of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon, Abdi Abdirahman has never felt better – especially about the Marathon.
“This is my year!” he said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
Abdi, 31, was born in Somalia, came to the United States as a teenager with no […]
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 […]
Universal Sports To Carry ING NYCM Live on TV and Web
Posted October 29th, 2008 at 4:45 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Universal Sports, a television channel and website dedicated to Olympic and action sports, will show Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon live on both broadcast television and on-line.
The television broadcast is accessible in many major American cities on free, digital broadcast TV, including New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. The on-line broadcast is […]
New York City Marathon 08:
Elite Women’s Preview
Posted October 29th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The ING New York City Marathon will once again be the premiere event on the women’s side of the fall distance schedule. The 2008 edition of the race will feature a large group of the world’s best female marathoners and should provide no shortage of drama. From the return of World Record holder […]
Note on the News:
Dixon & Smith Continue Kiwi Theme in New York
Posted October 17th, 2008 at 9:49 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
On the heels of Nick Willis’s victory at last month’s Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile, the New Zealand theme continues in New York next month when Rod Dixon and Kim Smith run the ING New York City Marathon.
Dixon, 58, will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his classic victory over Geoff Smith at the 1983 […]
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- Olympian Abdirahman to Guest Coach Students at Harlem Charter School
According to the New York Road Runners (NYRR), 2008 U.S. Olympian and top American marathoner Abdi Abdirahman will meet with middle school students at the St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School in Harlem on October 7, following the September 30 announcement that he will run in the 2008 ING New York City Marathon. Abdirahman […]
- Strong Group of Americans Headed to ING NYCM
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, […]
- Radcliffe to Defend ING New York City Marathon Title
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 […]
- Mikitenko Will Not Chase WMM Title in New York
In a surprising development, newly crowned real,- Berlin Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko said she would not attempt to win the 2007/2008 World Marathon Majors series title and the attendant USD 500,000 award by competing in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2. The three-time Olympian is currently tied with Ethiopian Gete […]
- ING NYC Marathon Women’s Field Taking Shape
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 […] - World Marathon Majors Fall Season Set Open in Berlin
With the Olympic Games results now in the books, the World Marathon Majors is set to open the Fall season at the real,-BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, September 28. Six athletes are still in the running for a half share of the $1,000,000 annual prize.
On the men’s side, Kenyans Martin Lel and Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot are […] - Thrilling Finishes & Record- Breaking Performances Help World Marathon Majors Usher in Brand New Era
World, national and course records, thrilling finishes, more than 300,000 participants, and a championship race that went down to the final day highlighted the inaugural 2006-2007 World Marathon Majors Series, and ushered in a brand new era of growth and excitement in the sport.
After a six month break, the excitement will continue at the 2008 […] - Video: HealthWatch: Kids & Sleep, Pregnancy & Running
In the following video report, Dr. Holly Phillips of CBS-2 New York discusses the connection between children, sleep, and how marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe won Sunday’s 2007 NYC marathon just 9 months after giving birth.
For more information on Paula Radcliffe and the 2007 ING New Yrok City Marathon, please visit: http://newyork.thefinalsprint.com - Amsterdam Marathon Ranked Number One For Speed
Despite World Record holder Paula Radcliffe’s best efforts to tear up the tarmac in New York, the Amsterdam Marathon remains at the top of the World rankings of fastest marathon cities of 2007.
Frankfurt was fast enough to challenge the all-time fastest city Berlin, but Amsterdam has shaken off it’s laid back image to hold on […] - Lel, Radcliffe Prevail in Close ING NYC Marathon Races
Kenyan Martin Lel hung on through a dramatic ING New York City Marathon to defeat Moroccan Abderrahim Goumri in the final half-mile, 2:09:04 to 2:09:16. It was Lel’s second victory in New York.
Briton Paula Radcliffe also earned her second New York City victory by fighting off a late-race challenge from longtime rival Gete Wami […]
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