Thanks to NY Road Runners for the pictures!
Perfect race conditions in Central Park made it an incredible day for professional and recreational runners alike. In the men’s pro race, strong contenders from seven countries were vying for three places atop the podium and prize money for the top 10. But only one could come out on top: Ethiopia’s Gebre Gebremariam took first, breaking the course record by six seconds, and earning $27,000 in prize money. Kenya’s Peter Kamais was the runner-up, and his countryman Julius Kogo was third. Abdi Abdirahman, the first American finisher, was sixth