NYRR - Since May, New Zealand native Nina Rillstone has been training in Boulder, Colorado, and coming down from altitude from time to time to test herself at a variety of road races. She started with theLilac Bloomsday 12K on May 6 where she placed seventh in a time of 40:42; she then ran the NYRR New York Mini 10K on June 9 in 33:36 to finish 12th; and traveled again to New York for the UticaBoilermaker 15K on July 7 where she was third in 50:26. Her last stop on the U.S. racing circuit will be the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE on August 5. Then, she will fly to Australia, meet up with the New Zealand team selected for the IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and go on to Japan. In Osaka, Rillstone will run the marathon on September 2, which will be the last day of the championships.

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