#NYCHALF international pro field announced. Filled w/World Champions and Olympic medalists @WilsonKipsang @Kimsmithnz

Wilson Kipsang, Kim Smith Join Field for NYC Half

nyrr.org 06 Mar '13, 4pm

#NYCHALF international pro field announced. Filled w/World Champions and Olympic medalists @WilsonKipsang @Kimsmithnz

Wilson Kipsang, who in 2012 won both an Olympic bronze medal and the Virgin London Marathon, and Kim Smith, who has run the fastest half-marathon ever on U.S. soil, headline the international field of athletes set for the NYC Half on March 17, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. “We are privileged to host Wilson Kipsang and Kim Smith here in New York again, and welcome every opportunity for them to run through the streets of the city,” said Wittenberg. “The diversity of this field is similar to the diversity of New York. Just like the runners who travel across the country for this event share their stories with friends and families back home, these decorated international athletes bring a piece of NYC back to their countries.” Kipsang and Smith join top U.S. Olympians Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, Dathan Ritzenhein, Bernard...

Full article: http://www.nyrr.org/newsroom/nyrr-news-service/wilson-kip...

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