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Countdown to 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Trials Begins in New York NEW YORK - The countdown to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon began in New York City this past weekend with a New York Road Runners (NYRR) sponsored training camp. NYRR hosted 10-20 athletes - who have qualified for the November 3, 2007 Trials - at this year's ING NYC Marathon in order to provide them with a preview of the trials weekend activities and course. The Olympic Trials course will start outside the famed Rockefeller Center in the heart of Manhattan and finish at the historic Tavern on the Green in Central Park, New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg announced last Thursday. |
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At a news conference at Tavern on the Green before the race, Wittenberg was joined by USA Track & Field CEO Craig Masback and leading U.S. distance runners Khalid Khannouchi, Abdi Abdirahman and Jorge Torres. Next year's Olympic Trials race will take place the day before the ING New York City Marathon 2007, making for a marathon doubleheader. "New York City will be the center of the marathon world next November with America's best long distance runners kicking off a spectacular marathon weekend," said Wittenberg. "We have put together a fan-friendly race course and national TV coverage to roll out the red carpet for our country's best men, who are now among the best runners in the world." After starting in front of Rockefeller Center at 49th Street and Fifth Avenue, athletes will head up the Avenue of Americas to Central Park where they will enter through Columbus Circle and begin the course's criterion loops: one four-mile circuit followed by four identical five-mile circuits, finishing on the Park's west side at the historic Tavern on the Green. "New York has been the site of some of history's top men's marathon performances," said Masback. "Having the 2008 Olympic Marathon Team Trials in a city with such a tremendous running tradition, and with some of the world's best race organizers, is only fitting. We look forward to what will be a first-class event for our most elite distance runners as they begin their Olympic journeys." A media package featuring national broadcast coverage and live web streaming was also announced as part of an innovative broadcast package. The start will be shown live nationally on NBC's "Today Show" beginning at 7:35am and the race will be streamed in its entirety via the web at NBCSports.com. In addition, a 30-minute highlight show will be broadcast nationally on NBC on Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm EST. A total prize money purse of $250,000, provided by New York Road Runners, was also announced. Currently over 120 men have met the standards to compete in the Trials by virtue of performances at the marathon distance as well as track performances for 5000 and 10,000 meters; the most since the 1996 Olympic Trials in Charlotte, N.C. In the greatest showing of male qualifiers since 1984, 44 men qualified at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 22 with 20 "A" standard qualifiers. The men's qualifying window will be open until October 7, 2007. For more information on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, visit: USATF.org |
Return to top / Return to main page Cheruiyot, Prokopcuka Lead World Marathon Majors Series
at Mid-Point NEW YORK - (November 5, 2006) - The World Marathon Majors (WMM) leader board saw plenty of movement following Sunday's ING New York City Marathon. Held in near-perfect conditions, women's victor Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia and a surprise win by Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil on the men's side, saw the former move to the head of the WMM standings, and the latter, install himself in a three-way tie for second with Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Felix Limo of Kenya. The 2006-07 World Marathon Majors series began with the Boston and Flora London Marathons last April, and proceeded with the real,- Berlin, LaSalle Bank Chicago and finally, ING New York City races. With the inaugural year now complete, Robert K. Cheruiyot (KEN), the winner in Boston and Chicago, retains his commanding lead by a 25-point margin, while Prokopcuka holds a 10-point margin over Berhane Adere (ETH) and Rita Jeptoo (KEN). The World Marathon Majors series functions on a two-year cycle, meaning that it will conclude with the 2007 ING New York City Marathon, at which time the leading man and woman will take an equal share of a $1,000,000 prize purse. Thereafter, the two-year WMM seasons will overlap, meaning that they will run as follows: 2007 / 2008; 2008 / 2009; 2009 / 2010, etc., with the prize money awarded at the end of each year. The top five male and female finishers receive World Marathon Majors points, with 25 for first, 15 for second, 10 for third, 5 for fourth and one for fifth. Added to the 15 she earned in Boston, Prokopcuka thus sits atop the World Marathon Majors leader board at the conclusion of the series' first year. Of the others among ING New York City's top five, only Jeptoo, the winner in Boston - ahead of Prokopcuka - already appeared in the World Marathon Majors standings. The five points she accumulated here boosted her overall total to 30 points, placing her in equal second position with Adere. Deena Kastor of the United States is fourth in the standings with 25 points (her win at London). Dos Santos' win, in contrast, placed an entirely new and unexpected name among the WMM contenders. The 25 points he earned puts him in second place, aside the Flora London and real,- Berlin winners, Felix Limo (KEN) and Haile Gebrselassie (ETH). At the mid-way point of the 2006-07 World Marathon Majors series, the standings are as follows: MEN WOMEN For more information, go to: WorldMarathonMajors.com Return to top / Return to main page Contact: Scott Schricker, (804) 285-9495 SunTrust Richmond Marathon Event Expects Nearly
10,000 Participants RICHMOND, Va. - (November 7, 2006) - The NTELOS 8K, part of the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, has set a new record for the most entries in its 29-year history. As of Tuesday morning, November 7, over 4,700 runners had registered for the event, breaking last year's record total of 4,698. With three days left to register, a total field of over 5,000 is expected by race day on Saturday, November 11. This is the second consecutive year and the eighth time in the past nine years that the 8K has set a new entry record. Combined registrations for the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, NTELOS 8K and Richmond Times-Dispatch Kids Run are expected to be near 10,000 for the second consecutive year. The SunTrust Richmond Marathon will be held on Saturday, November 11 beginning at 8:00am at 7th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond. The NTELOS 8K will follow at 8:35am at 6th and Broad Streets. The Richmond Times-Dispatch Kids Run will begin at 9th & Main Streets at 8:15am. It's never too early to register for 2007. Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Richmond Marathon and to celebrate the event is offering a special $30 marathon entry fee for a very limited time. The unheard of price will be offered for online registrants only at RichmondMarathon.com from Friday, Nov. 10 through midnight on Sunday, Nov. 12. After that, the fee will still be an incredibly-low $50 through December 31. Event organizers are already planning a full list of special promotions and activities for the 30th anniversary marathon. Among the perks already announced are a commemorative anniversary shirt, commemorative anniversary finishers' medal, commemorative anniversary poster and commemorative anniversary premium item for all marathon entrants. This year's 29th running of the SunTrust Richmond Marathon on November 11 will take on special significance as the event recognizes Veterans Day. A host of special features will serve to honor our country's veterans and active duty personnel entered in both the marathon and its companion race, the NTELOS 8K. Among the ways the event will honor Veterans Day include distributing special red, white and blue bibs to be worn by veterans/active duty military personnel running in either race, special bibs to be worn by family and friends in honor of military and veterans with the honoree's name, special True Blue bracelets to be given to veterans and those honoring veterans and active duty military personnel, a military band to play the national anthem at the start of the event, and other special recognition along both race routes. The bibs and bracelets will be available at the NTELOS booth at the event's Health & Fitness Expo on Nov. 9-10. Ironworks Consulting will offer live splits and results for all marathon participants on the race website (RichmondMarathon.com). In addition to 13.1- and 20-mile splits and standings as well as finish results, Ironworks will provide photos throughout the event for friends and family who can't attend. Event means big bucks for local economy. The thousands
of out-of-town participants and spectators that invade the Richmond
region this weekend for the SunTrust Richmond Marathon and NTELOS 8K
mean millions of dollars to the local economy, a recent study confirms. 44 down, 8 to go. This Saturday's SunTrust Richmond Marathon will be Virginian Dane Rauschenberg's 45th of 2006. Dane is on a quest to be the only person to run one marathon every weekend in 2006 (52 marathons - without fail - no matter where it takes him), with all the proceeds that he raises going to the organization L'Arche-Mobile, an international federation of communities in which people with a mental handicap and those who help them can live, work and share their lives together. And if that isn't enough, Dane will continue to work at his present occupation during the week and attempt to run every marathon in 2006 under 4 hours! With 44 Marathons down (including the ING New York City Marathon this past Sunday), he is well on his way. For more information, visit his website at: Fiddy2.org Return to top / Return to main page Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon
Honored by Historic Denver DENVER - (November 1, 2006) - The Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon was selected as one of five 2006 Community Preservation Award winners by Historic Denver. The awards are given annually to select projects, institutions and individuals that have made an exceptional contribution to the preservation of Denver's heritage. According to Historic Denver representatives, these projects exemplify careful consideration of the city's historic fabric and a commitment to the community. "We are honored to receive this recognition from Historic Denver," said Dr. Jay Gershen, Vice Chancellor for External Affairs at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and Chairman of the Marathon's Board of Directors. "We see the Marathon as a community event, one that creates a platform for people to think about Colfax Avenue in a way that focuses not only on what it is today, but what it has been in the past and what it can and will be in the future." The other recipients included Michael Hughes and Karen Brody for the Hughes / Brody home, KEW Reality for restoration on the historic Bauer Building, the Denver area Episcopal Church for the restoration of several local churches and the St. Charles Tow Company for the Lowenstein Theater Tattered Cover restoration. Councilwoman Jeanne Robb, the Denver Representative to the Marathon's Board of Directors, was also recognized with Historic Denver's Molly Brown Spirit Award for her many contributions to civic life. Visit the race website at: ColoradoColfaxMarathon.org Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director |