Video: Almost 8,000 Women Braved NYC's Hottest Day of the Year for The Sixth-Annual...

Video: Almost 8,000 Women Braved NYC's Hottest Day of the Year for The
Sixth-Annual More/Fitness Marathon + Half-Marathon in Central Park

Hosted by Supermodel, Actress and Author Carol Alt

NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 8,000 runners and walkers took part
in the sixth-annual More/Fitness Marathon + Half- Marathon, hosted by
supermodel, actress and author Carol Alt, in Central Park on Sunday, April
26th. Runners represented 48 states and 9 countries, with more than 50% being
women 40+. Everyone from first-time runners to award-winning, elite runners
participated in the day-long event, celebrating the health and fitness of
women of all ages. Additionally, participants raised $27,000 for CARE, an
organization that empowers women around the world to help end global poverty.

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Three-time More Marathon champion Susan Loken intended to challenge her own
event record in the More/Fitness Marathon + Half-Marathon on Sunday morning.
However, due to unseasonably warm race-day conditions, officials canceled the
marathon (26.2 miles) and conducted the half-marathon (13.1 miles) as an
unscored, noncompetitive event in which slower walkers were encouraged to exit
the course after seven miles.

The first athlete to cross the finish line was 2008 Olympian, Magdalena Lewy
Boulet, 35, of Oakland, CA, who ran approximately 1:18:05 (exact times were
not recorded) on a course consisting of two-plus loops of hilly Central Park.
"Given the heat, the goal was to do a good training run in Central Park, and I
accomplished that," said Lewy Boulet. "It's always inspiring to be here in New
York, and I got extra inspiration today from this event."

Lewy Boulet was accompanied for nearly the entire distance by Katarina
Janosikova, 28, of Astoria, NY, who finished in second place, about 75 meters
behind. Third place was declared a tie among Loken, 45; her friend Susie
Meyers-Kennedy, 43, of Chandler, AZ; and Christine Glockenmeier, 41, of
Basking Ridge, NJ. The three women crossed the finish line hand-in-hand and
embraced in the post-finish area.

CNN White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux also participated, finishing in
over three hours and providing Twitter updates throughout the race.

The 2009 More/Fitness Marathon + Half-Marathon, in partnership with New York
Road Runners, was presented by Aquaphor Healing Ointment and sponsored by MBT
and Silk Soy, with Bally Total Fitness as the health club partner.

SOURCE More magazine; Fitness magazine

Mariela Azcuy of More, +1-212-551-6955, mariela.azcuy@meredith.com, or Carrie
Carlson of Fitness, +1-212-551-7053, carrie.carlson@meredith.com