Where Your Dreams Become Reality
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Paul Tergat to Run ING NYC Marathon MONTE CARLO - Paul Tergat, the world record holder in the marathon, will compete in November's ING New York City Marathon, race director Mary Wittenberg announced today in Monte Carlo. "Paul will be the headliner among headliners," Wittenberg said. In a close race, the 36-year-old Tergat set the world record of 2:04:55 at the real Berlin Marathon in 2003, just a second ahead of another Kenyan, Sammy Korir. The previous record, 2:05:38, was set by Khalid Khannouchi in London in 2002. "I'm delighted and excited to be invited to New York," Tergat said. "I know the field is very strong. But I love when the field is strong. That is when I do my best." The race will take place on Sunday, November 6. Tergat joins a strong field that includes two-time world champion Jaoud Ghaarib of Morocco, defending champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, and American Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist and runner-up last year. At the Flora London Marathon last April, Tergat finished eighth, and hasn't raced since. As a warm-up to his first New York appearance, Tergat will compete in next weekend's Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle, England. After a long training stint, Tergat said, "It is good to gauge yourself with strong competition." Tergat said that we was well aware of Haile Gebrselassie's planned assault on the world record at the ING Amsterdam Marathon next month, and wished his long-time rival and friend all the best. "I know that he is trying for the world record, and I'm wishing him the best," Tergat said, adding that the Ethiopian's 2:06:35 performance in London in 2002 "was an incredible performance." With the right conditions and pacing, Tergat said Gebrselassie's attempt "is very possible." Among the most heavily decorated athlete ever in world and Olympic championship events, Tergat said he has no plans to add to that collection. "The marathon is the still the challenge now," he said. "Each and every marathon is different. The distance might be the same, but at the end of the day, each is very different."
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