Posted: November 24, 2004

Athletics: Kim Smith To Run Manchester Road Race

From David Monti

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Providence College senior Kim Smith will hope to recover quickly from her NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships victory two days ago. She'll need to in order to make a successful professional road racing debut tomorrow at the Manchester Road Race in Manchester, Conn. Race organizer David Prindiville announced today that Smith would take part.

Smith, a New Zealander, was an easy winner at Monday's race in Terre Haute, Ind., beating the nearest woman by 18 seconds over the 6 km course. But on the hilly 4.78 miles or roadway in Manchester she'll tangle with course record holder Emilie Mondor, five-time winner Amy Rudolph and Olympians Shalane Flanagan and Nicole Teter.

Mondor's record of 23:59 (5:01 per mile) was set last year.