Deena Kastor forced to withdraw from Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon with Flu

American Record older was scheduled to compete in her first race of 2014

Press Release
January 31, 2014 

New Orleans, LA – Statement from event organizer Tracy Sundlun, SVP of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series:

“Due to illness, Deena Kastor informed us this morning that she will not be able to travel to New Orleans this weekend. This is obviously upsetting to us on both a personal and professional level, as we wish that everyone in New Orleans would have had the opportunity to run with or watch one of the all-time greats. We hope that she gets well soon and look forward to seeing her at another Rock ‘n’ Roll event in 2014.”

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Kastor posted a message on her twitter account:

https://twitter.com/deenakastor/status/429318718435233792

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