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OLYMPIC RUNNERS TIM BROE, BOB KENNEDY
AND TODD WILLIAMS LEAD MARCH 20 TRAINING RUN FOR LOCAL
ATHLETES PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2005) --
Local runners will have a chance to train alongside some of the sport's best,
and test run a new local trail, when Olympic runners Tim Broe, Bob Kennedy and
Todd Williams lead a training run on the new Schuylkill River trail at 7:30 am
on Sunday, March 20. The run is sponsored by the Haddonfield Running Company
(HRC), a specialty running store in Broe (2004 Olympic Games 5,000
meters), Kennedy (1992 and 1996 Olympic Games 5,000 meters) and Williams (1992
and 1996 Olympic Games 10,000 meters) will step off with runners at 7:30 am on
the out-and-back course, which begins near 25th and Locust streets in Center
City, Philadelphia, on the SRDC's new Schuylkill River trail. The training
course will follow the 1.2-mile Schuylkill Trail to
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, then
another approximately 4 miles along "The three Olympic runners will
choose different paces and distances, to allow runners at all levels to
participate," said Joe Puleo, owner of the Haddonfield Running Company, and
organizer of the training run. "It's not every day you can train with an
Olympian," Puleo said. "On Sunday, March 20, local runners get that
chance." "We are delighted that the new
The star athletes are in town to
participate in the 24th Annual Bancroft NeuroHealth 5K Race and Fun Walk, which
takes place in Haddonfield the previous day, at 9:00 am on Saturday, March 19.
The HRC is a sponsor of the race, as well as a free running clinic, 7:00 pm,
Friday, March 18 at Bancroft's Cooley Hall, "The Sunday training run is a new
dimension to the annual race, seminar and Open House events," said Puleo. "I
think a lot of local runners will be excited about the
opportunity." Tim Broe is the 2005 USATF Winter
Cross-Country Champion at 4K. In 2004, he was the Olympic Trials 5,000m
champion, and placed 11th at the 2004 Olympic Games 5,000m (13:33.06) in
Bob Kennedy is a two-time Olympian,
having competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in the 5,000m (1992: 12th in
the 5000m in 13:39.72; 1996: 6th in the 5000m in 13:12.35). He holds a long
list of prestigious titles, including four-time U.S. Outdoor 5,000m Champion
(1995, 1996, 1997, 2001), four-time NCAA Champion (1998 and 1992 Cross Country,
1990 1500m and 1991 Indoor Mile), and two-time U.S. Cross Country Champion (1992
and 2004). Kennedy is the American Outdoor Track and Field Record Holder in
3,000m and 5,000m. In 2004, Track &
Field News named Kennedy #5 in the Todd Williams competed in the 10,000
meters in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. His accomplishments at the distance
are numerous. In addition to the Games (finished 10th in 1992; DNF in 1996), he
won the Olympic Trials both years (1992: 28:19.82; 1996: 28:46.58). Also at
the distance, he won the USA Championships in 1995, and the For more information on the training run, running clinic or Open House, contact the Haddonfield Running Company, 856/428-1666. For information on the Schuylkill Trail, visit srdc.net.
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