the 2010 nyc marathon lottery was held today. more than 120,000 runners applied to run the race. it was the 4th year in a row that applicants exceeded 100,000! in a first, the nyrrr broadcast the initial lottery selections live, over the internet. victoria salbu from norway was the first runner selected. nine runners (4 international, 4 from the united states, and one from new york city) were announced. the rest were left to check the entrants database :D
separately, the nyrr announced that olympic medalists meb keflezighi and deena kastor committed to run the 2010 edition! meb is the defending champion, having won the race last year in 2:09:15! he's scheduled to run the boston marathon in less than two weeks! deena, who made her marathon debut at the nyc marathon with a 2:26:58 in 2001 (a then u.s. record), is looking for her first win in nyc!
the 2010 edition will by my 9th consecutive nyc marathon!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2010 nyc marathon lottery held today; meb keflezighi and deena kastor to return!
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120,000 applicants is incredible. I just found out a couple of weeks ago that you can qualify for the NYC Marathon with a 3:10 full or 1:30 half marathon, thus avoiding the lottery. I'll give the half route a shot this fall....
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