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Jacob Caswell is an American long-distance runner and clinical analyst. [3] [4] [5] They won the non-binary division of the 2022 New York City Marathon and the 2023 Chicago Marathon. [5] [6] [7]
Caswell was born to Micki Kastenschmidt and Von Caswell, and grew up in Berlin, Wisconsin. [8] They competed in track and field as well as cross country events as a student of Berlin High School, and, at the time, had a personal best time of 4:19 for the mile run. [9]
Caswell matriculated at Columbia College in Columbia University as a member of the class of 2020. [9] [8] They studied biology at the university, and competed in middle-distance races during all four years there. [9] [3] Caswell later obtained a master's degree in public health. [10] [11]
Caswell competed in the New York City Half Marathon in 2022, the first year it had a non-binary division, which they won with a time of 1:12:20. [12] [13] They then made their marathon debut at the 2022 Brooklyn Marathon, winning its first non-binary division with a time of 2:35:17. [14] [3] [11] They also won the Brooklyn Half Marathon organized by New York Road Runners (NYRR), competing in its inaugural non-binary division. [13] Caswell then competed in the 2022 New York City Marathon's non-binary division, winning it with a time of 2:45:12. [15] [16] [4] [6] [lower-alpha 1] On February 2, 2023, NYRR honored Caswell as one of the Fred Lebow Runners of the Year. [1] [13] It was the first year NYRR awarded the honor to a male runner, a female runner, and a non-binary runner. [1] [13]
Caswell won the 2023 Chicago Marathon with a finish time of 2:38:05. [18] [5]
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Fred Lebow, born Fischel Lebowitz, was a Holocaust survivor, runner, race director, and founder of the New York City Marathon. Born in Arad, Romania, he presided over the transformation of the race from one with 55 finishers in 1970 to one of the largest marathons in the world with more than 52,000 finishers in 2018. He was posthumously inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2001.
New York Road Runners (NYRR) is a non-profit running organization based in New York City whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. It was founded in 1958 by Ted Corbitt with 47 members and has since grown to a membership of more than 60,000. As of 2012, it was considered to be the premier running organization in the United States.
The Fifth Avenue Mile is an annual 1 mile (1.6 km) road race on Fifth Avenue in New York City, United States. The race begins at 80th Street and heads twenty blocks south to 60th Street. First held on September 26, 1981, the race is currently organized by New York Road Runners. The competition regularly attracts world-class runners, who compete in special heats after the regular age division heats. The Fifth Avenue Mile has also inspired similar events in the same mould, including the Anlene Orchard Mile in Singapore.
Mary Wittenberg is an American sports executive who formerly served as president of professional women's soccer club NJ/NY Gotham FC. She was previously the president of the EF Education–EasyPost cycling team, and president and chief executive officer of New York Road Runners (NYRR) through May 18, 2015. Wittenberg oversaw the TCS New York City Marathon and several other races, events, and programs that draw over 300,000 yearly participants.
The New York City Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running race from Brooklyn's Prospect Park to Manhattan's Central Park via the Manhattan Bridge, held since 2006. It passes through or by Times Square, Grand Central, and both Grand Army Plazas. New York Road Runners (NYRR) administers the race.
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Caroline Rotich is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. She has won the Las Vegas Marathon, New York Half Marathon and the Boston Marathon. She represented Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and has personal bests of 2:23:22 for the marathon and 1:09:09 for the half marathon.
The 2014 New York City Marathon was the 44th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on November 2. The elite men's race was won by Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya with a time of 2:10:59 and the women's race by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, also of Kenya, with a time of 2:25:07.
Steven Clifton Orlando Holman is a retired American middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 meters. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two indoor and two outdoor World Championships. Holman was coached at Georgetown University and in his professional career by Frank Gagliano.
The 2019 New York City Marathon was the 49th running of the annual marathon race held in New York City, United States, which took place on November 3, 2019. The men's race was won by Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor in a time of 2:08:13. The women's race was won in 2:22:38 by Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei, making her official debut at the distance. The men and women's wheelchair races, were won by American Daniel Romanchuk (1:37:24) and Switzerland's Manuela Schär (1:44:20), respectively. A total of 53,508 runners finished the race, comprising 30,794 men and 22,714 women.
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Allan Steinfeld was the president of the New York Road Runners and race director of the New York City Marathon from 1994 to 2005. During his executive career, Steinfeld was also the technical director of the New York City Marathon and the NYRR's chief executive officer during the 1980s. In 2009, Steinfeld received the Abebe Bikila Award from the NYRR. Outside of the NYRR, Steinfeld was a co-establisher of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races in 1982.
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Cal Calamia is a non-binary transmasculine runner, sports activist, poet, and educator. He was born in 1996. Calamia was the first winner of the non-binary division of the San Francisco Marathon and has been an advocate for transgender and non-binary runners since 2022.
Cecilia (C.C.) Téllez is a Bolivian distance runner and prominent advocate for LGBTQ civil rights. She openly identifies as a lesbian and hails from La Paz, Bolivia while currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Téllez is widely recognized for her significant contributions to the LGBTQ community and the running world. She is the founder of the Lez Run Running Club, serving as its Co-Race Director and co-founder of the Philadelphia Pride Run. Téllez is an ambassador for Athlete Ally, an organization dedicated to promoting inclusivity in sports, and she is the associate director of LGBTQ Programming for Students Run Philly Style. Her tireless efforts in both the athletic and advocacy spheres underscore her commitment to advancing LGBTQ rights and fostering a more inclusive society.
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