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Contact: Richard Finn
(212) 423-2229
Maeve Mullally
(212) 423-2294
U.S. Olympian Colleen De Reuck to Join the Festivities
at Second Annual More Marathon
NEW YORK - (March 29, 2005) - Colleen De Reuck, 2004 Olympic marathoner and
winner of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, will join New York Road
Runners and More magazine at the More Marathon in New York on Sunday, April
10.
De Reuck, 40, of Boulder, Colorado, continues to be one of America's
foremost distance runners, winning the 2005 USA Cross Country Championships
8K race in February in Vancouver, Washington, and placing fourth in the
2005 USA 15K Championships this month in Jacksonville, Fla., where she set
a national masters record (49:51). De Reuck finished 13th and was the first
American at the recent World Cross Country 8K Championships in St. Galmier,
France.
In 2004, De Reuck set U.S. masters (40 and over) records for 5K (15:48),
10K (32:50) and 12K (40:48).
After several months of tough competition, De Reuck will be running the
More Marathon casually, competing as part of a two-woman team in the
half-marathon with More's health director, Stephanie Young. The More
Marathon 2005 will feature three events: a full marathon open to women 40
and over, a team half-marathon and a healthwalk, both of which allow women
under 40 to participate with a partner who is 40+ (each woman runs/walks
13.1 miles).
"I'm excited to come to New York and be a part of this wonderful event,"
says De Reuck, who has a 10-year-old daughter, Tasmin, with her husband
Darren De Reuck. "I hope that my participation will be inspiring to other
mothers to get out and lead active lives."
"More celebrates the lives of women in their 40s and 50s, inspiring them to
make their lives bigger and richer than ever before," says More editor in
chief Peggy Northrop. "This generation of women came of age pushing their
limits and proving their stamina, and the More Marathon is a great way for
them to showcase that strength and determination."
The race will benefit Step Up Women's Network, a national nonprofit
organization that strengthens community resources for women and girls.
About More
Launched in September 1998, critically acclaimed More magazine is the only
lifestyle publication dedicated to women over 40. Each issue covers beauty
and fashion shown on models that are over 40. Designed to make today's 40+
women look and feel better than ever, More features successful women who
are still turning heads and making news. More's articles on health,
relationships, travel, and money are angled toward a seasoned,
sophisticated audience. More is published ten times a year by Meredith
Corporation. Its circulation of 1 million reaches a readership of 4.1
million.
About New York Road Runners
Founded in 1958 with a membership of 47, New York Road Runners is one of
the world's foremost running organizations. NYRR is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the sport of running and walking for
health, recreation, and competition, and provides full professional
services related to all aspects of racing. The organization has a full-time
staff of more than 60 employees, supplemented by a network of thousands of
volunteers, serving 40,000 members from every state and more than 100
countries.
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