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Note on the News: Video Coverage of Central Park Challenge from Flotrack

Posted March 16th, 2008 at 11:37 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

FloTrack2 Our colleagues at Flocasts.org have robust video coverage of yesterday’s Central Park Challenge, including full video of both the men’s and women’s races plus interviews with several of the athletes.

You can see it all here (high speed internet connection necessary):

http://www.flocasts.org/flotrack/coverage.php?c=213&id=11048

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Webb to Open Olympic Year with U.S. 8-K Championship

Posted February 5th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Road Racing

Alan Webb Prefontaine Classic Bowerman Mile Alan Webb, the American record holder in the mile, has decided to open his Olympic year campaign on Saturday, March 15, with the Central Park Challenge, a road race here which will serve as the U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship.

Race organizers, the New York Road Runners, announced Webb’s participation at today’s New York Track Writer’s Luncheon at Da Tomasso Restaurant on Manhattan’s West Wide. It will be the first time that Webb has run the championship, and it will be the fourth serious road race of his career.

“I am really excited about running the USA 8-K champs,” said Webb in a written statement. “It will be great to start my season off by running in New York City.”
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