Mary Wittenberg
Mary Wittenberg
Mary Wittenbergwas the President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Road Runnersthrough May 18, 2015. Wittenberg oversaw the TCS New York City Marathon and several other races, events, and programs that draw over 300,000 yearly participants...
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Despite challenges in our schedule, we are strongly committed to bringing Japanese athletes to New York and have them appear in the most-watched marathon in the world.
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We just want a shot in the rotation of an athlete's career.
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She ran two major marathons this year, and decided to skip this fall, ... We made sure she knows we want her back next year.
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Monday is the start of two races. One of the races will be over in 2? hours. The other race to be the world's greatest marathoner won't be over for 18 months.
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There is only one world record-holder. And we have him. Paul's addition to our field gives us the best men's race we've had in more than a decade.
There is only one world record-holder - and we have him.
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The race is on to remove the snow before it melts and potentially refreezes as ice. This just keeps it all interesting.
melts race remove snow
The race is on to remove the snow before it melts and potentially re-freezes as ice.
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Whenever Alan steps to the line you know there's a shot that he's going to go faster than he ever has in his life. He's always goes after it. He's not afraid to take risks
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With a men's field worthy of an Olympic final, it is likely that a record will be broken, and now with the race being broadcast live on ESPNEWS, a national television audience will be able to share in the excitement with the fans lining Fifth Avenue,
beauty point within
The beauty of our sport is it's a close-knit community. It's like a family, where sometimes you're better for the rivalries within it. But now we're at a point where we're only going to be better together.
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It will be the biggest marathon between the Olympics if we can get them together.
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We predicted and hoped for a race for the ages. And we got one that will never be forgotten by those who saw it.
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There's a million dollars in our sport today which wasn't there yesterday.