The Abebe Bikila Award 2008 Goes To...
I read in the NYRR website that a blog has been setup for the marathon. You can check out the fantastic postings here.
The Abebe Bikila Award is given annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of distance running. Past winners include Fred Lebow, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Tegla Loroupe, and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
And this year, Lornah Kiplagat joins the honor roll of past winners for her charity work with children in Kenya. The award will be presented to her before the start of the International Friendship Run on Nov 1st outside the United Nations building. Kiplagat is a Kenya-born Dutch whose versatility saw her win races ranging from 5,000m to the marathon. Her amazing charity work, realized through the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation, focuses on a variety of causes for the Kenyan children, specifically girls and women from education to health.
The Abebe Bikila Award is given annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of distance running. Past winners include Fred Lebow, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Tegla Loroupe, and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
And this year, Lornah Kiplagat joins the honor roll of past winners for her charity work with children in Kenya. The award will be presented to her before the start of the International Friendship Run on Nov 1st outside the United Nations building. Kiplagat is a Kenya-born Dutch whose versatility saw her win races ranging from 5,000m to the marathon. Her amazing charity work, realized through the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation, focuses on a variety of causes for the Kenyan children, specifically girls and women from education to health.
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