NYC HALF-MARATHON PRO FIELDS RELEASED
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved

The New York Road Runners have released the professional fields for the 4th NYC Half-Marathon which takes place on Sunday from Central Park to Battery Park:

2009 NYC Half-Marathon
Top Athletes - Listed by Personal Best Times With Bib Numbers

MEN -
4, Ramaala, Hendrick, RSA, adidas, 2-Feb-1972, 37, 59:20 (Lisbon, 2000)
2, Hall, Ryan, USA, Asics, 14-Oct-1982, 26, 59:43 (Houston, 2007)
5, Abdirahman, Abdi, USA, NIKE, 1-Jan-1977, 32, 1:00:29 (New York, 2007)
1, Tola, Tadese, ETH, Nike, 31-Oct-1987, 21, 1:00:58 (NYC Half, 2008)
21, Girma, Tesfaye, ETH, West Side Runners, 25-Sep-1982, 26, 1:01:24 (Sapporo, 2006)
10, Tola, Girma, ETH, West Side Runners, 15-Oct-1975, 33, 1:01:26 (Philadelphia, 2008)
6, Harroufi, Ridouane, MAR, Mizuno, 30-Jun-1981, 28, 1:01:55 (The Hague, 2006)
7, Beyi, Worku, ETH, adidas, 25-Feb-1987, 22, 1:01:57 (Austin, 2009)
35, Fujii, Shuichi , JPN, Nisshin Shokuhin, 14-Feb-1982, 27, 1:02:09 (Marugame, 2003)
16, Chirlee, Joseph, KEN, MarathonGuide.com, 14-Feb-1980, 29, 1:02:18 (Philadelphia, 2006)
12, Bizuneh, Fasil, USA, New Balance, 5-May-1980, 29, 1:02:20 (Houston, 2007)
9, Tefera, Demesse, ETH, Westchester TC, 15-Dec-1982, 26, 1:02:23 (Austin, 2007)
34, Yamada, Hiroshi, JPN, Konicaminolta, 2-Nov-1982, 26, 1:02:31 (Yamaguchi, 2009)
14, Vega, Antonio, USA, Mizuno, 07-Dec-1983, 25, 1:02:55 (Houston, 2009)
20, Chemlany, Stephen, KEN, Westchester TC, 09-Aug-1982, 27, 1:02:56 (Virginia Beach, 2009)
15, Bouramdane, Abderrahime, MAR, adidas, 01-Jan-1978, 31, 1:03:07+ (Boston Marathon split, 2008)
11, Tefera, Wegayehu Girma, ETH, Unattached, 28-Sep-1988, 20, 1:03:08 (Durban, 2007)
17, Deniboba, Deresse, ETH, Westchester TC, 15-May-1982, 27, 1:03:16 (Austin, 2008)
8, Rotich, Hosea, KEN, NIKE, 02-Aug-1979, 30, 1:03:33 (NYC Half, 2008)
28, Abede Tsegaye, Halefom, ETH, West Side Runners, 12-Sep-1982, 26, 1:03:51 (Austin, 2009)
18, Eggleston, Jeff, USA, Brooks, 1-Oct-1984, 24, 1:03:59 (Houston, 2009)
25, Tufa, Genna, ETH, Westchester TC, 13-Jul-1984, 25, 1:04:37 (NYC Half, 2008)
22, Henwood, John, NZL, NYAC, 30-Aug-1972, 36, 1:05:00 (Naples, 2006)
26, Wagner, Allen, USA, BrynMawr Running Club, 3-Oct-1980, 28, 1:05:28 (Virginia Beach, 2009)
29, Schoolmeester, Bret, USA, Bowerman AC, 12-May-1984, 25, 1:05:34 (NYC Half, 2008)
23, Awol, Mohamed, ETH, West Side Runners, 10-Jan-1978, 31, 1:05:34 (Parkersburg, 2008)
32, Holovnytskyy, Oleksander, UKR, Warren Street, 29-Jun-1975, 34, 1:06:20 (Hanover, 2006)
24, Tefera Deneke, Teklu, ETH, West Side Runners, 23-Jul-1979, 30, 1:06:59 (Hartford, 2008)
31, McGrath, Dan, USA, Unattached, 18-Apr-1983, 26, 1:08:30 (NYC Half, 2007)
27, Wardian, Michael, USA, MarathonGuide.com, 12-Apr-1974, 35, 1:08:34 (Williamsburg, 2008)
33, Gapak, Edvard, UKR, Warren Street, 2-Aug-1983, 26, 1:09:08 (Brooklyn, 2009)
30, Pannone, Chris, USA, NYAC, 18-May-1988, 21, Debut

WOMEN -
81, Radcliffe, Paula, GBR, Nike, 17-Dec-1973, 35, 1:05:40 (Newcastle, 2003)
52, Kastor, Deena, USA, Asics, 14-Feb-1973, 36, 1:07:34 (Berlin, 2006)
51, Ndereba, Catherine, KEN, NIKE, 21-Jul-1972, 37, 1:07:54 (The Hague, 2001)
54, Kalovics, Aniko, HUN, adidas, 13-May-1977, 32, 1:08:58 (Milano, 2007)
57, Kigen, Genoveva Jelagat, KEN, , 9-Aug-1981, 28, 1:09:42 (Chihuahua, 2006)
55, Ejjafini, Nadia, MAR, Nike, 8-Nov-1980, 28, 1:10:38 (MIlano, 2007)
58, Westerling, Heidi, USA, Boston AA, 19-Jan-1981, 28, 1:11:35 (New Bedford, 2009)
61, Jaske, Kelly, USA, NYAC, 30-Oct-1976, 32, 1:12:06 (Houston, 2009)
79, Matsumoto, Rie, JPN, Nihon ChemiCon, 19-Nov-1984, 24, 1:12:08 (Matsue, 2008)
78, Nomura, Mina, JPN, Nihon ChemiCon, 6-Aug-1988, 21, 1:12:19 (Yamaguchi, 2009)
80, Daska, Mamitu, ETH, Nike, 16-Oct-1983, 25, 1:12:36 (Remich, 2008)
67, Akbar, Samia, USA, Reebok, 31-Dec-1981, 27, 1:13:12 (Philadelphia, 2006)
60, Deba, Buzunesh , ETH, Westchester TC, 8-Sep-1987, 21, 1:13:13 (Austin, 2009)
64, Paulson, Ilsa, USA, Westchester TC, 8-Nov-1988, 20, 1:13:22 (NYC Half, 2008)
59, Mandefro, Hirut, ETH, West Side Runners, 5-Aug-1985, 24, 1:13:36 (Naples, 2009)
65, Piers, Sheri, USA, Dirigo RC, 15-May-1971, 38, 1:15:52 (Sarasota, 2009)
68, Janosikova, Katarina, SVK, RDNY, 26-Sep-1980, 28, 1:16:21 (Washington DC, 2009)
71, Biset Abrha, Serkalem, ETH, West Side Runners, 8-Mar-1987, 22, 1:18:04 (Pittsburgh, 2009)
77, Hullinger, Heidi, USA, NYAC, 27-Oct-1982, 26, 1:19:40 (Brooklyn Half, 2009)
72, Chin, Kelly, USA, RDNY, 25-Sep-1980, 28, 1:19:44 (Washington, DC, 2009)
74, Gurma, Muliye, ETH, West Side Runners, 20-Jan-1984, 25, 1:19:49 (NYC Half, 2008)
75, Flynn, Erin, USA, NYAC, 17-May-1979, 30, 1:21:59 (NYC Half, 2007)
76, Guiney, Maggie, USA, NYAC, 3-Nov-1980, 28, 1:23:39 (Chicago, 2004)
66, Scherf, Lindsey, USA, Westchester TC, 18-Sep-1986, 22, Debut
62, Brown, Emily, USA, New Balance, 6-Jul-1984, 25, Debut
70, Abera Legesse, Hirut, ETH, West Side Runners, 16-Jun-1982, 27, Debut

ENDS