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Kipsang, Rotich Triumph in NYC Half 2013

March 17, 2013 at 11:15am EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

On a warmer morning, Wilson Kipsang might have pushed the pace from the start.

It was not a warmer morning. The temperature at the start of the NYC Half was 30 degrees. Arm warmers, hats, and gloves were the dominant accessories among the field of 14,512 starters, with the pro athletes setting the trend. Snow had dusted the grass of Central Park overnight.

“It was very difficult to take off, because it was very cold,” said Kipsang, Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

Lagat: If NYC Half Goes Well, Fall Marathon -Very Likely

March 16, 2013 at 11:00am EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

In Friday’s night’s episode of NYRR’s On the Run, interviewer Carrie Tollefson asked Bernard Lagat whether there might be a marathon in his future if he does well in Sunday’s NYC Half.

It turns out that Lagat made a little news.

“Very likely, very likely,” answered the two-time Olympic medalist at 1500 meters before making his half-marathon debut. “If I do well, why not even do something like that at the end of the year?”

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Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

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

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