The eagerly anticipated marathon debut of half-marathon world record holder Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya at the ING New York City Marathon November 4.
“Sammy rocked the running world by running faster than anyone else at the half-marathon distance, faster than any of the stars of our sport, including the veterans in this year’s field,” Mary Wittenberg, chief executive of the New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, said. “His true test will be the marathon distance. As the youngest in the field, Sammy comes to New York to prove himself against some of the world’s best at the toughest distance.”
The guaranteed prize purse for the ING New York City Marathon 2007 will total more than $700,000 with first paying $130,000 - not bad for a couple hours work….
