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Champion of the More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's
Half-Marathon to be Awarded "The Meyerhoff"
Award named in honor of 2010 champion Sally Meyerhoff
Sheri Piers to take part in April 3 event
New York, March 25, 2011 - The champion of the 2011 More Magazine | Fitness
Magazine Women's Half-Marathon on Sunday, April 3, will receive the
inaugural "Meyerhoff" award, it was announced today by New York Road
Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.
Sally Meyerhoff, the 2010 champion of the race, died on March 8 in a
cycling accident near her home in Maricopa, AZ. She was 27. Known for her
fiery red hair, often in pigtail braids, and her running skirts, Meyerhoff
was a favorite of participants and spectators alike. Meyerhoff was
scheduled to defend her title in this year's More Magazine | Fitness
Magazine Women's Half-Marathon.
"Our thoughts are with Sally Meyerhoff's family," said Wittenberg. "She was
part of ours at NYRR."
Meyerhoff, an NYRR member, won four local events in 2010. At last year's
More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon, she outran 2004
U.S. Olympic Trials winner Colleen De Reuck to set an event record of
1:14:40 despite bitter cold and rain. She also won last year's Bronx
Half-Marathon, Percy Sutton Harlem 5K, and Henry Isola XC Classic. She
finished 27th in the ING New York City Marathon 2010 in 2:41:00.
Sheri Piers, 39, of Falmouth, ME, will be the top entrant in the event,
with a half-marathon personal best of 1:14:27, which she set just this past
Sunday, March 20, at the NYC Half. A late bloomer as a professional
runner, Piers is a two-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier. She finished
16th in the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston in a time of 2:38:46,
and lowered her time to a personal best of 2:37:04 at the 2009 Boston
Marathon.
Joining Piers will be the United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina
Benjamin, talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and almost 8,000 women from
across the country. The race will begin on West Drive at 63rd Street,
inside Central Park. It will make two full, counterclockwise loops of the
park. On the third loop, runners will enter the 72nd Street Transverse from
the East Drive to the finish line. The race begins at 8:00 a.m.
New York Road Runners
Headquartered in New York City, New York Road Runners is dedicated to
advancing the sport of running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and
meeting our community's needs. Our goal is to use the expertise acquired in
our 52-year history to empower all people to live fitter, healthier lives
through participation in our races, community events, instruction and
training resources, and youth programs. Our races and other events draw
more than 300,000 people each year. The ING New York City Marathon, NYRR's
premier event, is the largest and most inclusive marathon in the world,
attracting the world's top professional runners every year and raising
$30.8 million for charity in 2010. NYRR's running-based youth programs,
which currently serve more than 100,000 children in hundreds of schools and
community centers, promote children's health and fitness, character
development, and personal achievement in underserved communities. For more
information, visit www.nyrr.org.
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