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The latest news and links from the ING New York City Marathon
Deena Kastor Pregnant; Out of the Race
United States Olympian and national marathon record-holder Deena Kastor is pregnant and will not run the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7. [Story]Keitany Debuts
Reigning World Half-Marathon champion and 25K world record-holder Mary Keitany of Kenya will step up to the marathon distance for the first time in her career at the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7. [Story]Mara Yamauchi Is In
Seven months after her come-from-behind triumph at the 2010 NYC Half-Marathon, Mara Yamauchi will seek a New York winning double by adding the ING New York City Marathon 2010 crown on Sunday November 7. No athlete has won both the NYC Half-Marathon and ING New York City Marathon in the same year. [Story]Ritz Returns
Two-time U.S. Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein will return this year to the ING New York City Marathon, the race in which he made his marathon debut in 2006. The race will be his first marathon since London in April 2009. [Story]Charity Program to Raise $24 Million
Former Grand Slam tennis mixed-doubles champion Justin Gimelstob and retired NFL star Amani Toomer will be running to raise money as part of the official and expanding ING New York City Marathon 2010 charity program. [Story]Amani Toomer Teams with Timex
Super Bowl Champion Amani Toomer will trade his football cleats for a pair of running shoes and a new Timex® Ironman® Global Trainer™ Bodylink® System, a GPS-enabled training tool , as he takes on his next athletic challenge -- the 2010 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Toomer will be the first former NFL player to run the ING New York City Marathon in 17 years. [Story]Shalane Flanagan to Run
The ING New York City Marathon will once again showcase a highly anticipated American marathon debut: Shalane Flanagan will join the likes of Deena Kastor (2001), Meb Keflezighi (2002), Marla Runyan (2002), Dathan Ritzenhein (2006), and Kara Goucher (2008) when she runs the 41st edition of the race on Sunday, November 7, 2010. [Story]
Haile Will Run
Long-distance legend, multiple Olympic and World Championships gold medalist, and marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia will make his first career appearance at the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on November 7. [Story]Meb and Deena Return
Americans Meb Keflezighi, the ING New York City Marathon 2009 champion, and Deena Kastor, the nation’s finest female long distance runner of the past decade, were announced for this year’s ING New York City Marathon, along with the first runners selected from the lottery, by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg on Wednesday, April 7, in the first-ever live streaming of the lottery selection. [Story]The Marathon Pioneer
Although he was an accomplished runner in his day, Gary Muhrcke still considers himself lucky to have won the first New York City Marathon. [Story]Marathoners of the Decades
Nine-time New York City Marathon winner Grete Waitz of Norway leads a roster of legends and champions honored as the "Marathoners of the Decades." [Story]
New Race Partners
New York Road Runners has signed three new multi-year sponsors—Unilever, Nissan, and Tata Consultancy Services—for the ING New York City Marathon 2010, it was announced today by Ann Wells Crandall, New York Road Runners Senior Vice President of Business and Marketing. [Story]The Long Journey to the First NYC Marathon
Steve Pusztay was one of the 55 people to finish the first New York City Marathon. His journey took him from a refugee camp after WW II to Central Park and beyond. [Story]
