Nick Willis, photo by Cheryl Treworgy, Pretty Sporty Photos
Molly Huddle, photo by Cheryl Treworgy, Pretty Sport Photos
The Dash to the Finish Like 5k adds another strong event to the New York Marathon weekend. The races this weekend showcase some of the best middle distance runners in the world, milers to 10,000 meter runners (and a few marathoners), as Nick Willis and Molly Huddle set course records along with their wins.
Overall Male Winner(s)
1 Nick Willis 30 ADID NZL 13:46
2 Sam Chelanga 28 NIKE KEN 13:46
3 Aaron Braun 26 ADID CO 13:49
4 David Torrence 27 NIKE CA 13:54
5 Alistair Cragg 33 ADID IRL 13:56
6 Lopez Lomong 28 NIKE OR 13:58
7 Ben True 27 SAUC NH 13:58
8 Andrew Bumbalough 26 NIKE OR 13:59
9 Chris Derrick 23 NIKE OR 14:00
10 Will Leer 28 NIKE CA 14:11
Overall Female Winner(s)
1 Molly Huddle 29 SAUC RI 15:27
2 Emily Infeld 23 NIKE OR 15:27
3 Shalane Flanagan 32 NIKE OR 15:40
4 Sally Kipyego 27 OTC KEN 15:49
5 Julia Bleasdale 32 GBR 15:50
6 Kim Conley 27 NEWB CA 15:55
7 Nicole Schappert 27 NYAC NJ 16:06
8 Sara Hall 30 ASIC AZ 16:08
9 Lauren Penney 23 OIS NJ 16:10
10 Amanda Winslow
23 OIS NJ 16:15
http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2013/nyrr-dash-to-the-finish-line-5k
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Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
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