Pregnant with First Child, Deena Kastor Will Miss
ING New York City Marathon This Fall
New York, August 26, 2010—United States Olympian and national
marathon record-holder Deena Kastor is pregnant and will not run the
ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7. The announcement
was made jointly by Kastor’s management company and New York Road
Runners.
“I was looking forward to returning to New York this
fall to attempt to fulfill my longtime dream of winning there,” said
Kastor, who was entered to return to run New York for the first time
since finishing sixth in 2006. “Since my marathon debut in 2001,
winning the ING New York City Marathon has been on my list of running
goals.”
The pregnancy is the first for Kastor, 37, and her husband, Andrew. The baby is due in March 2011.