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| The Battle for the Women’s WMM Title Heats Up |
| When a women’s field described by race director Mary Wittenberg as, “The best we have ever assembled,âÂVbCrLf goes to the start line on Sunday for the ING New York City Marathon, the stakes for Ethiopia’s Gete Wami will be almost four times higher than for any other athlete. For the complete story from veteran athletics journalist David Powell, click here. |
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Kim Smith Ready for Strong Debut at ING New York City Marathon |
| With a week’s rest following the Beijing Olympics and no races since, New Zealander Kim Smith, holder of seven national records, is rejuvenated and ready for her marathon debut Sunday. Smith finished ninth in the 10,000 meters at the Olympics in August. She told reporters she worried that pain in her leg may have contributed to her underperforming, and she therefore took a short break to recover. For the complete story, click here. |
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Leading Women: Gete Wami, Catherine Ndereba, Dire Tune, Kim Smith, Rita Jeptoo and Abebe Bikila recipient Lornah Kiplagat: [Gete Wami, inaugural World Marathon Majors champion] “New York holds a very special place for me. Of course, I’ve enjoyedall of the marathons that I’ve run in which I’ve done well, but New York is very special for me because this is the first time that the World Marathon Majors was decided here and I was the first winner of that, and it holds therefore a very special place for me.âÂVbCrLf [Lornah Kiplagat] “I’ve won so many road races and what I’ve reached, it was also necessary to reach back at homeâÂå_ and that’s why I started the High Altitude Training Camp and later on the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation, which is focusing on academics. The reason why I chose academic is that when the people are educated, we don’t have to help them in the future.âÂVbCrLf For a complete copy of this news conference transcript, click here. Roundtable interview with Kim Smith: [Kim Smith, seven-time New Zealand record holder; making her marathon debut] “It’s a bit daunting, but I’ve trained hard and I feel like-my coachfeels like I’ve trained well. I guess I’m just going to see how it goes. You don’t ever know in a marathon.âÂVbCrLf For a complete copy of this roundtable interview, click here. Roundtable interview with Catherine Ndereba: [Catherine Ndereba, Beijing Olympic marathon silver medalist]
“I’ve won all the other races in the United States, but it is only in For a complete copy of this roundtable interview, click here. No. 2 NYRR Great Moment: [Grete Waitz, nine-time New york City Marathon champion] “It was a very emotional race. I’m so happy that I did it. I know thatFred really wanted me to win ten New York City Marathons. I only did nine (laughter). But I say that that race with Fred makes up for the tenth that I never won.âÂVbCrLf For a complete copy of this news conference transcript, click here. |
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