Saturday December 7th, 2024
New York City, NY
Distance: 15K
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The Ted Corbitt 15K in Central Park honored NYRR founder and president, legendary marathoner, and ultra-marathoner Ted Corbitt. The race is a 15k run entirely in Central Park.
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| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 46:53 | Owen Ritz | 25 | New York Athletic |
| 2nd Male | 46:56 | Juan Luis Barrios | 41 | New York |
| 3rd Male | 46:57 | Abiyot Guta Duguma | 30 | West Side Runners |
| 4th Male | 46:57 | Mulegeta Birhanu Feyissa | 28 | West Side Runners |
| Female | 53:02 | Erin Gregoire | 27 | Brooklyn Track Club |
| 2nd Female | 55:46 | Deirdre Martyn | 30 | Brooklyn Track Club |
| 3rd Female | 55:57 | Laurel Fisher | 27 | Garden City, NY |
| 4th Female | 56:08 | Ashley Montgomery | 29 | Brooklyn Track Club |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 46:56 | Juan Luis Barrios | 41 | Bronx, NY |
| M 50-59 | 52:41 | Guillermo Pineda | 51 | Ridgewood, NY |
| M 60-69 | 58:35 | Masamichi Udagawa | 60 | North Brooklyn |
| M 70+ | 1:12:50 | Dan Dougherty | 70 | Brooklyn, NY |
| F 40-49 | 58:54 | Kelly De Csepel | 44 | Henwoods Hounds |
| F 50-59 | 1:02:21 | Sarah Trigg | 51 | North Brooklyn |
| F 60-69 | 1:00:45 | Suzanne La Burt | 61 | Taconic Road |
| F 70+ | 1:17:12 | Lucy McCausland | 70 | Rehoboth Beach |
Running to Honor "The Father of Long-Distance Running"
Undeterred by the season’s first snowfall, thousands of runners turned out for today’s NYRR Ted Corbitt 15K in Central Park. The race honorsTed Corbitt(1919-2007), the first president of New York Road Runners, the first African American to compete in the Olympic marathon, and a distance running pioneer who ran more than 200,000 miles in his lifetime and was known as “the father of long-distance running.” Runners took on 9.3 challenging miles over Central Park’s hills. The overall winners were Teshome Mekonen in 44:43 and Belaynesh Fikadu in 54:36. Many members of local running clubs took part today in 2017’s finalclub points raceof the year. The running community will celebrate the top runners and teams of 2017 atNYRR Club Nighton February 1.
Among today's finishers was Gary Corbitt, Ted Corbitt’s son, who has dedicated much of the 10 years since his father’s death to preserving his father’s legacy. Gary spoke at theNYRRRUNCENTER featuring the NB Run Hubthis week about Ted’s dedication not only to running but to health and wellness (he worked full time as a physical therapist) and to building an inclusive community.
