The NYC Running Blog

Today’s New York Times has an article about USA Men’s 8K Championship, which was held on Sunday. The article quotes Anthony Famiglietti, the winner:

“It’s kind of hard to run in cold like this,” Famiglietti said. “My face was completely frozen, but with a $10,000 first prize, you run.”

The article also quotes Karl Dusen, a 24 year old a financial analyst for AIG Global Investment Group, who was featured in a New York Times piece last week:

“When you lost a group and ran by yourself, you felt the wind,” he said.

Dusen finished 28th out of the 50 runners with a time of 24:16.

The New York Times has an article about former national champion Jorge Torres and his twin brother, Edwardo. Jorge will be running the USA Men’s 8K Championship tomorrow and is considering running the Olympic Marathon trials on November 3rd in Central Park. The article also quotes elite runner Abdi Abdirahman regarding running in Central Park in adverse conditions:

“There’s nothing tricky about Central Park,” he said. “You know the hills are there. And as for the weather, snow and sleet aren’t my favorite or anyone’s, but you cannot worry about the weather. You just run.”

The New York Times has an article about 24 year old runner Karl Dusen, a full time financial analyst for AIG Global Investment Group. Karl was the winner of last week’s Coogan’s Salsa, Blues & Shamrocks 5K. The article discusses how he balances his training schedule and his full time job.