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Kipsang Hopes to Wrap Up a Sub-60

March 15, 2013 at 06:00pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Wilson Kipsang turned 31 years old on Friday, and the occasion was marked in suitable, if miniature, fashion. As Kipsang walked into Friday’s press conference for the NYC Half, he was presented with a small cupcake and serenaded with a round of the birthday song. Surprised, he smiled broadly and blew out the single candle.

It turns out, however, that Kipsang has much bigger plans for a birthday celebration: Despite being in the midst of heavy Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

For Hartmann, the Time is Now

March 15, 2013 at 05:00pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

The NYC Half on Sunday will be Jason Hartmann’s first race in nine months. Will it also be one of his last stands?

After the ING New York City Marathon was cancelled last fall because of Hurricane Sandy, the veteran American considered several other possibilities before finally deciding to “shut it down and take a rest” after the emotional letdown.Now he’s back, but for how long is a mystery even to him. After Sunday, Hartmann will Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

Sara Moreira Packs Versatility for First U.S. Trip

March 15, 2013 at 03:45pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Coming into Sunday’s NYC Half 2013, it’s the athlete with the most-recent international triumph who may be the least known in the pro field, at least in the United States.

Sara Moreira of Portugal won the European Indoor Championship 3000-meter title on March 3, and soon afterward she was invited to make her U.S. racing debut at the NYC Half. Indeed, it is the first trip to this country for the 27-year-old from Santo Tirso, a Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

Complete Pro Fields for NYC Half 2013

March 15, 2013 at 11:00am EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

New York Road Runners has released the complete, final professional athlete roster for Sunday’s NYC Half 2013.

Headlining the field for the men will be Wilson Kipsang of Kenya, with a half-marathon personal best of 58:59. For the women, the fastest personal best belongs to Kim Smith of New Zealand, whose 1:07:11 is the fastest half-marathon ever run on U.S. soil.

Late withdrawals include Bob Tahri of France, (injury); Adrienne Herzog of the Netherlands, (flu): and Molly Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

Tables Turned on Young Japanese Superstars

March 14, 2013 at 05:30pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

As part of a new relationship with New York Road Runners, the top two finishers in November’s Ageo City Half-Marathon earned invitations to compete in Sunday’s NYC Half. So on Thursday, Japanese collegians Kenta Murayama and Kento Otsu found themselves just one table away from Bernard Lagat at a press conference.

Murayama, 20, and Otsu, 21, are already distance superstars in their country. A few months after his Ageo win in 1:02:46 last November, Murayama set Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

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