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Sep-14-2005
Bown and Mayock Lead Brittish Invasion of NYCM
by David Monti
(c) Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
Britons Jon Brown and John Mayock have committed to run the 2005 ING New
York City Marathon on Sunday, November 6, it was announced today by the New
York Road Runners, race founders and organizers.
"Jon knows how to prepare for the big races, and he's proven himself by
twice finishing fourth at the Olympic Games," said New York Road Runners
President and CEO, Mary Wittenberg in a prepared statement. "What is
missing from Jon's resume is that one performance that puts him on the
podium of a major marathon."
Brown, 34, has twice lined up in New York for the marathon. In 2001 he
finished sixth in 2:11:24, but was forced to drop out in 2002 with a torn
calf. In his most recent marathon, Brown finished sixth in a personal best
2:09:31 in London this past April. He is expected to run the Great North
Run half-marathon on Sunday in Newcastle, England, then compete in the IAAF
World Half-Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Canada on October 1.
Mayock, 35, best known as a 1500m/3000m runner, will be making his marathon
debut. The double Commonwealth Games medalist who lives in Cardiff, Wales,
is a two-time Olympian and a five-time European Indoor Championships
medalist.
"Like Jon Brown, John Mayock has proven himself at the highest levels of
athletics," added Wittenberg. "It should be exciting to see how he can do
in what will be his longest race to date."
Also announced today were Kenyan Martin Lel, the 2003 ING New York City
Marathon champion and the 2005 London Marathon champion (2:07:26 PB), and
Latvian Jelena Prokopcuka, the 2005 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
champion. She has a personal best time of 2:22:56.
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