Posted: May 18, 2005

Athletics: Entry List For Healthy Kidney 10-K

From David Monti

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The New York Road Runners have authorized RRW to release the entry list for the 1st annual Healthy Kidney 10-K, scheduled for Sunday, May 22 in New York City's Central Park.

Although a new event, the course was used back in 1997 for the old Trevira Twosome 10-K (it was a ten-miler in earlier years), and the course and Central Park record is 28:10 set by Paul Koech (KEN) at the Trevira race in 1997.

Entry list (ordered by bib number):
 1. Hendrick Ramaala, RSA, 27:29.94 10,000m PB
 2. Meb Keflezighi, USA, 27:13.98 AR
 3. Craig Mottram, AUS, 27:50.55
 5. Patrick Ivuti, KEN, 27:05.88
 6. John Mayock, GBR, 13:19.43 (5000m)
 7. Mark Carroll, IRL, 27:46.82
 8. Matt Downin, USA, 28:08.04
10. John Henwood, NZL, 27:45.98
12. Pavel Kokin, RUS, 29:25.05
14. Nelson Kiplagat, KEN, 28:45.4
16. Simon Wangai, KEN, 28:54 (road)
17. John Itati, KEN, 27:31a (road)
18. Keith Kelly, IRL, 28:32.55

Prize money will be awarded as follows (USD/men only*): 
1st        $7,500
2nd        $5,000
3rd        $2,500
4th        $1,500
5th        $1,000
6th        $750
7th        $500
8th        $250

*The NYRR has an all-women's elite race on June 11 where prize money is only available to women

Plus prize money will be paid 3-deep to New York Road Runners members (men and women) who have been members for at least 3 months prior to the race: $500-300-200. Both Matt Downin and John Henwood (who currently resides in New York City) are qualified for NYRR member awards.

The race is being held to draw attention to the importance of good kidney health and the National Kidney Foundation will benefit from money raised by the event.

NOTE: The Race Results Weekly editor is the Professional Athletes Coordinator for this event --Ed.