NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKEProfessional Women GalleryClick on a thumbnail to view a larger image of each photo. [Pro Story] [Additional Coverage] |
 Top professional women runners from around the world came to NYC for the second annual edition of the NYC Half. |
 Six women remained in contention as the runners left Central Park for the streets of Midtown. |
 …and then west on 42nd Street, heading toward the West Side Highway. |
 Kibet hails from Kenya and is a cousin of World Cross Country champion Lornah Kiplagat. |
 Kibet hails from Kenya and is a cousin of World Cross Country champion Lornah Kiplagat. |
 In the biggest win of her career, Kibet outsprinted Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba to win in 1:10:32. |
 Ndereba won this race’s inaugural running last year and holds the event record. |
 Rillstone finished third in 1:10:35, breaking her own New Zealand record. |
 Yuri Kano of Japan took fourth in 1:11:05, repeating her 2006 placing. |
 Mexican marathon record-holder Madai Perez, coached by two-time New York City Marathon champ German Silva, was fifth in 1:11:20. |
 Megumi Oshima of Japan finished in 1:11:35 to take sixth place… |
 …followed in seventh place by countrywoman Akemi Ozaki (1:13:37). |
 Zoila Gomez was the top American finisher, placed eighth overall in 1:13:49. |
 Azziza Aliyu, of Ethiopia and the Westchester Track Club, was ninth in 1:13:58. |
 Alemtsehay Misganaw, also of WTC, ran a personal-best time of 1:14:04 to finish 10th. |
 Samia Akbar was the second American finisher (12th overall) in 1:16:17. |
 Susan Loken, 44, the three-time winner of the More Magazine Marathon, finished 19th in 1:21:15. |
 Argentina native Claudia Camargo, who represents West Side Runners, was 11th in 1:14:45. She was the 2006 NYRR Fred Lebow Runner of the Year. |
 The top three (l-r) share congratulations: Ndereba (second), Kibet (first), Rillstone (third). |
 Hilda Kibet, 2007 NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE champion. |
