Posted: April 26, 2007

Athletics (RRW): Newport 10,000 Set For May 12

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com The Riker Danzig Newport 10,000, a 10 km road race, is set for Saturday, May 12, in Jersey City, N.J., race director Mark Zenobia reported. It will be the fourth edition for the event held on a flat course within sight of the Hudson River. A total prize money purse of $19,200 is on offer, with $2,000 going to the male and female race winners. Part of the purse, $3,500, has been set aside for American athletes. The race also serves as the USATF-New Jersey Open 10-K championship for men and women. The course records are 28:42 by Julius Kiptoo of Kenya set in 2004, and 32:00 by Tetyana Hladyr of Ukraine last year. Complete details about this event are available at www.OYMP.net Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest