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Red Hot Kosgei Joins Field for 30th Freihofer's
Run for Women 5K on May 31
ALBANY, N.Y. - (May 14, 2008) - Although Australia's Benita Johnson will certainly be the odds-on favorite to defend her Freihofer's Run for Women 5K title on Saturday, May 31st in Albany, race organizers have announced additions to the professional field that indicate that a three-peat is far from assured.
"I'm delighted with the caliber of the field that we have put together this year," said Event Director George Regan. "It's most fitting that, for our 30th race, this should be one of our best elite rosters ever. And, we may have more top class additions to announce before the race begins."
Rose Kosgei from Kenya may be the woman most likely to apply pressure to Johnson at the front of the field. The 26-year-old has shown evidence of fine racing form and impeccable tactics winning both the Union-Tribune 8K in San Diego on May 4th (29:34) and the Medtronic TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis on May 8th (4:37, course record). On both occasions, Kosgei did all that she needed to do just to deny her competition, indicative of an impressive racing range and the capacity to dig much deeper. More>> |
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| Largest U.S. Half Marathons & Marathons 2007 All Finishers Timed Compiled by Running USA RRIC |
| HALF-MARATHON | |||
| 1 | 29,209 | OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini | 05/05/07 |
| 2 | 20,296 | P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona | 01/14/07 |
| 3 | 19,431 | Country Music | 04/28/07 |
| 4 | 17,025 | Rock 'n' Roll - Virginia Beach | 09/02/07 |
| 5 | 12,412 | Walt Disney World | 01/06/07 |
| 6 | 12,183 | Nike Women's | 10/21/07 |
| 7 | 11,647 | Philadelphia Distance Run | 09/16/07 |
| 8 | 10,539 | Disneyland | 09/03/07 |
| 9 | 10,121 | Banco Popular Chicago | 09/09/07 |
| 10 | 9,927 | NYC presented by NIKE | 08/05/07 |
| MARATHON | |||
| 1 | 38,607 | ING New York City | 11/04/07 |
| 2 | 25,523 | LaSalle Bank Chicago | 10/07/07 |
| 3 | 23,284 | Honolulu | 12/09/07 |
| 4 | 20,622 | Marine Corps | 10/28/07 |
| 5 | 20,338 | Boston | 04/16/07 |
| 6 | 20,120 | City of Los Angeles | 03/04/07 |
| 7 | 15,946 | Rock 'n' Roll | 06/03/07 |
| 8 | 11,058 | Walt Disney World | 01/07/07 |
| 9 | 7,738 | Portland | 10/07/07 |
| 10 | 7,227 | Medtronic Twin Cities | 10/07/07 |