NYRR News Service

Going Head to Head: Meeting in Middle, Who Has Edge at 13.1?

March 04, 2013 at 02:00pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Runners in the pack aren’t the only athletes who love the half-marathon: Pro athletes do, too. Likening it to cross country, the pros say they relish the chance to compete against athletes they don’t normally line up against: road guys, track guys, and distance guys get the chance to meet 5000-meter specialists and even milers. Fun though it may be, who has the advantage? The marathon specialist stepping down in distance? The 10,000-meter runner who Read More

Categories: NYC Half

NYRR Wanamaker Mile Champ Leads Stars Back to Armory

February 28, 2013 at 09:00pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Lopez Lomong, Evan Jager, Andrew Bumbalough, Chris Derrick, Matt Tegenkamp, and Elliott Heath will lead a contingent from coach Jerry Schumacher’s Portland, OR, Nike training group to the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory on Friday night, reportedly to chase the IAAF World Championships “A” standard of 13:15:00, but possibly also to challenge the U.S. record.

For Lomong, a two-time U.S. Olympian, it will be a return to the venue where he won Read More

Categories: Pro Athletes

2012 U.S. Olympians Set for NYC Half

February 27, 2013 at 10:30am EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

A trio of U.S. stars, instantly recognized as simply Meb, Abdi, and Ritz, are headed for Broadway.

Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, and Dathan Ritzenhein headline the field for the NYC Half 2013, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. All are 2012 Olympians: Keflezighi won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and finished fourth in London; Abdirahman finished third at the Trials to make his fourth U.S. Olympic team; Read More

Categories: NYC Half, Pro Athletes

Seeking a Reservoir of Ideas For Norway’s Health

February 25, 2013 at 12:00pm EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Among the hundreds of runners circling the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park before work this morning was Jonas Gahr Stør, the Norwegian Minister of Health and Care. But even as he did three laps of the reservoir, for a total of 4.5 miles on a lovely 37-degree, sunny winter morning, Stør had work on his mind.

Earlier this month, the Norwegian Consulate in New York City had contacted New York Road Runners to ask Read More

Categories: Human Interest

Kimetto Sets Tokyo Record; $50K Donated to Sandy Relief

February 24, 2013 at 09:45am EST | by Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service

Dennis Kimetto helped make the Tokyo Marathon’s debut in the World Marathon Majors one for the history books, winning the race in 2:06:50 to smash the course record by 33 seconds on a cold and blustery day.

The 28-year-old Kenyan, running only his second marathon, took over from compatriot James Kwambai—who had broken the race open with a surge only moments before—at the 18-mile-mark to blast uncontested to the finish, bettering the previous mark of 2:07:23 Read More

Categories: Marathon News

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