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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

NYC Half Marathon: Catherine “The Great” Ndereba Wins Second Title in Three Years

Posted July 27th, 2008 at 8:20 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing

1. Ndreba, Catherine (KEN) 1:10:19
2. Perez, Madai (MEX) 1:10:26
3. Kano, Yuri (JPN) 1:10:31
4. Timbilili, Alice (KEN) 1:11:09
5. DeReuck, Colleen (USA) 1:12:03
6. Biktasheva, Lyudmila (RUS) 1:12:23
7. Aliyu, Aziza (ETH) 1:12:27
8. Cheruiyot, Rose (KEN) 1:12:28
9. Paulson, Ilsa (USA) 1:13:22
10. Shimahara, Kiyoko (JPN) 1:13:41

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NYC Half Marathon: Ndereba, Kano & Perez Among Women’s Leaders After 5 Miles

Posted July 27th, 2008 at 7:44 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing

The elite women in today’s NYC Half-Marathon presented by Nike have completed 5 miles in a time of 26:36.

The 5 woman lead pack includes marathon world champion Catherine Ndereba (KEN), Yuri Kano (JPN), Madai Perez (MEX), Rose Cheruiyot (KEN), and Alice Timbilili (KEN).

The leaders ran the last mile in 5:15 and are looking strong despite the very humid weather here in New York City.

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Complete Elite Fields for NYC Half-Marathon

Posted July 24th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Road Racing

The New York Road Runners (NYRR) have announced the complete, wlite fields for this Sunday’s NYC Half-Marathon Presented by Nike. TheFinalSprint.com will be at the race to provide live updates, press conference videos, interviews and more!

Bib First Last City State Nat. Affiliation DOB Age PB

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2 Patrick Makau N’gong KEN adidas 02-Mar-85 23 58:56
3 Dathan Ritzenhein Eugene OR USA NIKE 30-Dec-82 25 1:01:25
4 Hendrick Ramaala Johannesburg RSA adidas 02-Feb-72 36 59:20
5 William Kipsang Eldoret KEN NIKE 01-Jan-77 31 1:00:25
6 Felix Limo Eldoret KEN adidas 22-Aug-80 27 1:01:12
7 Tadesse Tola ETH NIKE 31-Oct-87 20 1:01:37
8 Khalid El Boumlili MAR NIKE 10-Apr-78 30 1:01:12
9 Adam Goucher Portland OR USA NIKE 19-Feb-76 32 1:03:17
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NYC Half-Marathon releases elite fields; NYRR once again draws world’s best

Posted August 1st, 2007 at 4:33 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The New York Road Runners released the elite fields for Sunday’s second annual NYC Half-Marathon presented by NIKE. NOTE: TheFinalSprint.com will feature videos of every pre- and post-race press conference, one-on-one video & audio interviews with top elites, and of course, LIVE coverage of the race itself!)

Led by two-time Olympic gold medalist, Haile Gebrselassie, the men’s field has three athletes who have broken one hour for the half-marathon distance, and a total of 11 men who have run 62:23 or better.

Catherine Ndereba, the 2003 world marathon champion who won the inaugural NYC Half-Marathon last year, headlines the women’s field. She’s just one of seven women who have broken the 71 minute barrier (three have run sub-70 minutes).

Former world marathon record holder, Khalid Khannouchi, was forced to withdraw from the race citing a mechanical problem in his stride which had been causing a burning sensation in the ball of his right foot, race officials reported. He and wife Sandra have flown to Barcelona to see an orthodics specialist.
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