2008 NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE Local Gallery[Home] |
 Local runners, including Worku Beyi and Demesse Tefera of the Westchester Track Club, once again cracked the top 10 at the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE. |
 The top-placing NYRR member was Girma Tola of WTC, who was fifth overall in 1:02:58. |
 Genna Tufa, also of WTC, ran 1:04:37 to place 13th overall and fourth among NYRR members. The top five NYRR member finishers received prize money. |
 WTC’s Abraham Ngetich, of High Falls, NY, placed 18th overall in 1:05:52. |
 Teklu Tefera Deneke of West Side Runners was 23rd overall in a time of 1:07:48… |
 …and was closely followed by Deresse Deniboba of WTC, who placed 24th overall in 1:08:04. |
 Dereje Hailegiorgis of WSX, who won the Run for Central Park 4-Mile on July 19, was 28th today in a time of 1:09:22. |
 Manhattan’s Jimmy Lynch was the race’s top masters (40+) finisher; his time was 1:10:44. |
 Brooklyn’s Edvard Gapak, a member of Warren Street, ran 1:11:23 to place 39th overall. |
 Michael Cassidy of Staten Island and the Greater New York Racing Team turned in a solid 1:11:27 performance. |
 Coming back strong from an injury, 2007 Fred Lebow Runner of the Year Alemtsehay Misganaw of WTC was the 15th woman finisher, running 1:14:42. |
 Caroline Bierbaum of the New York Athletic Club ran 1:17:30, a PR, and placed 20th. |
 Muluye Lemma Gurmu of WSX was 23rd in an excellent time of 1:19:48. |
 Manhattanite Eileen Patrick placed first among local masters runners. Her time of 1:23:02… |
 …put her just one overall place ahead of Jill Vollweiler, 40, of the Nike Central Park Track Club, who ran 1:23:19. |
 Like many NYC Half finishers, NYAC’s Arianne Field is training for the ING New York City Marathon. She finished in 1:25:18 today. |
 Shannon Duff, of Greenwich, CT, and WTC, ran 1:26:10. |
 Manhattan’s Katie Casto, a member of CPTC, had a strong 1:26:55 finish. |
 WTC’s Cindy Pomeroy, of Windsor Locks, CT, has finished all three editions of the NYC Half. Today she ran 1:28:31 to top the 45-49 age group. |
 Hermela Romero, of Guttenberg, NJ, and WSX, ran 1:34:48. |
