ADVISORY: Stephen Sambu and Sam Chelanga to Preview UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Professional Athlete Race at NYRR RUNCENTER
WHAT: NYRR RUNTalk: Train Like an Elite
Athletes will share training and racing anecdotes, as well as offer a behind-the-scenes look of everything that comes with being a professional athlete in the sport of running. A media availability with the athletes will follow.
WHEN: Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.
WHO: Sam Chelanga (USA): Top U.S. finisher at 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships; Stephen Sambu (KEN): 2014 UAE Healthy Kidney and 2016 United Airlines NYC Half champion; Beverly Ramos (PUR): Team New Balance Olympian and Puerto Rican marathon and half-marathon record-holder; Natosha Rogers (USA): 2012 NCAA 10,000-meter champion
WHERE: NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub
320 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
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WHAT: UAE Healthy Kidney 10K (Link to Race Page)
WHEN: Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
WHO: More than 8,000 runners, including a professional athlete field that includes four Olympians who will be chasing a $10,000 first-place prize
WHERE: Central Park
Race Start: East Drive near 69th Street
Race Finish: 72nd Transverse near Bethesda Fountain
PRESS INFO: Please RSVP to NYRR’s Stuart Lieberman at slieberman@nyrr.org with your race-day coverage plans in order to obtain a media credential.
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
Founded in 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization, whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. NYRR’s commitment to New York City’s five boroughs features races, community events, youth running initiatives, school programs, and training resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR’s premier event, and the largest marathon in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn more, visit nyrr.org.