Posted: November 4, 2005

Athletics: 36th ING New York City Marathon Preview

It has been called the best professional field in the history of the ING New York City Marathon. The women, running for a record guaranteed first place prize of $130,000, are more motivated than ever. The U.S. could see three men in the top 10 since 1987. They are the top athletes in the world. They are ready for the renowned five borough race on Sunday, November 6.

For the Men's and Women's race preview, athlete bios and more, go to: INGNYCMarathon.org.

Start Times
Professional Women - 9:35am
Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge - 9:53am
Open Field including Professional Men - 10:10am

TV Coverage

In New York:
The race will be broadcast live exclusively on WNBC Channel 4 for five hours. Telemundo 47 will have live cut-ins during the race as well as segments leading up to the marathon. The WNBC broadcast will begin at 9:00am with the pre-race warm-up and will follow the race through the five boroughs, across the bridges, and over the finish line until 2:00pm. Deena Kastor and Alan Culpepper will be featured on the broadcast team.

In addition, the one-hour highlight show will be on Channel 4 from 2:00-3:00 pm.

In the United States:
NBC Sports will broadcast a one-hour highlights show nationwide beginning at 2:00pm EST on November 6; check your local listings for details. In New York City, it will be on Channel 4.

Around the World:
A one-hour highlights show will be broadcast in nearly 125 countries worldwide.

The official website - INGNYCMarathon.org - has complete information about the race and will include extensive coverage on race day.

ING New York City Marathon 2005 Elite Field with Bib # (partial list)

MEN
Hendrick Ramaala, South Africa 1, defending champion
Meb Keflezighi, United States/CA 2
Paul Tergat, Kenya 3
Patrick Tambwe, Democratic Republic of Congo 4
Christopher Cheboiboch, Kenya 6
John Kagwe, Kenya 7
Martin Lel, Kenya 8
Ryan Shay, United States/MI 9
Viktor Röthlin, Switzerland 10
Jon Brown, Great Britain 11
Robert Cheboror, Kenya 12
Abdi Abdirahman, United States/AZ 14
Mark Carroll, Ireland 15
Antoni Peña, Spain 17
Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia 18
James Kibocha Theury, Kenya 19
Gert Thys, South Africa 20
Matt Downin, United States/NJ 27
Peter Gilmore, United States/CA 29
Chris Graff, United States/VA 31
Steve Moreno, United States/CA 38
Julius Kibet, Kenya (pacemaker) 102
Jason Lehmkuhle, United States/MN (pacemaker) 103
Clint Verran, United States/MI (pacemaker) 104

WOMEN
Susan Chepkemei, Kenya F2
Lyubov Denisova, Russia F3
Jelena Prokopcuka, Latvia F5
Bruna Genovese, Italy F6
Lornah Kiplagat, Netherlands F7
Nuta Olaru, Romania F8
Ludmila Petrova, Russia F9
Jen Rhines, United States/CA F10
Lidiya Grigoryeva, Russia F12
Marie Davenport, Ireland F14
Salina Kosgei, Kenya F15
Gete Wami, Ethiopia F16
Olesva Nurgalyeva, Russia F17
Yelena Nurgalyeva, Russia F18
Malgorzata Sobanska, Poland F19
Dulce Maria Rodríguez, Mexico F20
Zoila Gómez, United States/CO F23
Deirdre Brill, United States/PA F27
Julia Stamps, United State/NY F28
Susan Loken, United States/AZ F42
Monique Maddy, United States F43
Hilda Kibet (pacemaker), Kenya F100
Liz Yelling (pacemaker), Great Britain F101
Natalia Berkut (pacemaker), Ukraine F102

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