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The latest news and links from the ING New York City Marathon
Fred Lebow, Grete Waitz to Be Honored as Inaugural Class of NYYR Hall of Fame
New York, October 27, 2011—New York City Marathon impresario Fred Lebow and nine-time champion Grete Waitz will be inducted posthumously into the NYRR Hall of Fame as its inaugural class at the Inaugural Hall of Fame Presentation on Friday, November 4, as part of the Marathon Opening Ceremony in Central Park. [Read more]
Gérman Silva Named 2011 Abebe Bikila Award Winner
New York, October 25, 2011—Gérman Silva of Mexico, the 1994 and 1995 New York City Marathon champion, has been named the winner of the Abebe Bikila Award for 2011 in recognition of his lifelong commitment to giving back to his community through his running. [Read more]
Mary Wittenberg Interviewed by Chuck Scarborough on NBC4 New York
New York, October 14, 2011—NYRR president and CEO and ING New York City Marathon race director Mary Wittenberg was interviewed on NBC4 New York about the 2011 marathon and other race-week events, the Marathon Mobile Spectator App, and NYRR’s commitment to children through our youth programs. [Watch it]
Seven More Superstars Added to Marathon Field
New York, October 20, 2011—The 2011 IAAF World Championships Marathon bronze medalist, Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia, and the second-fastest half-marathoner in the world this year, Matthew Kisorio of Kenya, lead a group of late additions to the ING New York City Marathon field. [Read more]
Amby Burfoot to Receive George Hirsch Journalism Award
New York, October 17, 2011—For a career that has spanned more than three decades as editor and feature columnist at Runner’s World magazine, as well as numerous books, Amby Burfoot has been named recipient of the 2011 George Hirsch Journalism Award, presented by New York Road Runners. [Read more]
NHL Legend Mark Messier to Run ING New York City Marathon 2011
New York, October 13, 2011— Six-time Stanley Cup champion and captain of the 1994 New York Rangers championship team Mark Messier will run the ING New York City Marathon 2011 on Sunday, November 6. The announcement was made at an event at the Empire State Building for The New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund – one of the charities that Messier is running to support. [Read more]
Kastor, Ritzenhein to Run Inaugural NYRR Dash to the Finish Line
New York, October 12, 2011—The inaugural NYRR Dash to the Finish Line will draw some big names, including Olympians Deena Kastor and Dathan Ritzenhein, on Saturday, November 5, during ING New York City Marathon weekend. [Read more ]
Champions Added to ING New York City Marathon 2011 Field
New York, September 28, 2011 —2011 Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel and 2011 Virgin London Marathon champion Mary Keitany are part of a powerful field of Kenyan standouts who will compete against Ethiopian Olympic and World Championships medalist Tsegay Kebede, 2011 Los Angeles Marathon champion Buzunesh Deba, Russian phenomenon Galina Bogomolova, and Swedish sensation Isabellah Andersson in the ING New York City Marathon 2011. [Read more]
WMM Reacts to New Rule on Women’s World Records
Boston, September 20, 2011— The IAAF World Championships ended on Sept. 4, but at least one bit of action appears to be just heating up. In Daegu, South Korea, the IAAF Congress held in conjunction with the championships passed a motion to change the standard by which women athletes achieve world record performances in road races. The new criterion states that only times earned in all-women competitions would be classified as world records, and that performances in mixed conditions would now be called world bests. In a mixed-gender race, it is possible for men to pace women to quicker times. [Read more]
Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge Team
New York, September 20, 2011— Our Challenge team members—one from each borough of New York City—have drawn inspiration from running in order to face a significant challenge in their life. [Read more]
Emmanuel Mutai, Jo Pavey, Juan Luis Barrios, and Jaouad Gharib Join the Marathon Field
New York, September 13, 2011—2011 Virgin London Marathon champion Emmanuel Mutai, 2011 BUPA London 10,000 champion Jo Pavey, and Olympians Juan Luis Barrios and Jaouad Gharib will join the already stellar field for the ING New York City Marathon. [Read more]
Top American Distance Runners to Debut at ING New York City Marathon
New York, August 10, 2011—The "Freshman Class of 2011"—Bobby Curtis, Ed Moran, Lauren Fleshman, and Molly Pritz—will make their marathon debuts at this year’s ING New York City Marathon. This quartet of American standouts continues a tradition set by compatriots Alberto Salazar (1980), Deena Kastor (2001), Meb Keflezighi (2002), Marla Runyan (2002), Dathan Ritzenhein (2006), Kara Goucher (2008), Jorge Torres (2009), and Shalane Flanagan (2010) of making their marathon debuts in NYC.
Ten Years After 9/11, Families of Flight 93 Heroes Will Run the ING New York City Marathon
New York, July 25, 2011—To mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, 24 members of the Families of Flight 93 Runners charity will run the ING New York City Marathon 2011 to remember the heroes of Flight 93 and to raise awareness and funds for the Flight 93 National Memorial site in Shanksville, PA. The group will be an official charity partner; other 9/11 charities include Tuesday’s Children and the Nicholas Rossomando 9/11 Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Marathon Wins Gabarron International Award for Sport 2011
Award will be presented in Valladolid, Spain, on October 7
June 24, 2011—The ING New York City Marathon won the Gabarron International Award for Sport 2011. The race was declared ‘‘a popular sports event that embodies the values of sport and the desire to better oneself. Being the paradigmatic dream of any sports fan, the ING New York City Marathon gathers thousands of runners from all over the world and is followed live by millions of spectators and more than 300 million TV viewers internationally.”
New Zealand’s Kim Smith Will Run in New York on November 6
American 5000-meter record-holder Molly Huddle will run NYRR 5 on November 5
New York, June 1, 2011—Coming off a heartbreaking race at April’s Boston Marathon, where she led for 17 miles before a leg injury forced her to withdraw, Kim Smith of New Zealand will make her marathon return at the ING New York City Marathon 2011. The marathon will be the second of two planned appearances in New York this year for Smith, as she’ll also run the NYRR New York Mini 10K on June 11, as her first race since Boston.
Trio of Champions Will Run the Marathon on November 6
New York, April 27, 2011—On ING New York City Marathon Opening Day 2011, New York Road Runners announced the return of a trio of champions to this year's race: 2010 winners Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya and 2009 champion Meb Keflezighi of the United States.
