December 19, 2009
The second annual NYRR Ted Corbitt 15K, the race that honors the late Corbitt— ultramarathoner, course-measurement pioneer, and NYRR’s first president— gave more than 3,400 participants the chance to run before the first snowstorm of the season hit Central Park. [Results] |
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Kristina Wylie of New York City (right) and friend made creative headgear out of their race shirts.
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Although it was hours until the first snowflake fell, most runners donned tights, long sleeves, hats, and gloves to keep warm.
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Friendly rivals Yasuhiro Makoshi (Central Park Track Club) and Shigenari Oketami (Greater New York Racing Team) talked shop before lining up at the start.
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Filled with competitive runners from a variety of local teams, the start of the 15K looked like most other NYRR races—except for a Santa hat or two.
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Andrew Paer of the Rockland Road Runners was well prepared for a winter storm.
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Deborah Meyer traded her New York Flyers singlet for a Rudolph costume and led her team of reindeer through the park.
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Arsenio Ortiz of Los Compadres raced hard—maybe to get to his long pants in the baggage area.
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Jordan Metzl of Terrier Tri peacefully embraced the spirit of the season.
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Beatrice Van Eck of Manhattan made a 7:48-per-mile pace look easy.
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This belly’s not shaking like a bowlful of jelly—Santa Claus is burning off those cookie calories.
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Amazingly, Shyamala Joshi (left) of Brooklyn and Michelle Lipson of Philadelphia managed to run 9.3 miles while balancing Christmas trees on their heads!
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Antonio Liuzzo of Terramia NYC won the men’s race in a super-fast 48:48.
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Katarina Janosikova of Running Divas New York took top honors in the women’s race in a time of 54:15.
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