Meyerhoff crosses the finish line with victory.
More than 6,300 women runners participated in the 7th Annual More Magazine/ Fitness Magazine Women's Half Marathon in Central Park on a very wet Sunday, April 25th, 2010.
The nation's largest women's-only half-marathon sponsored by the New York Road Runners, this event focuses on raising money and awareness for CARE, a charity that devotes itself to assisting women to end global poverty.
Twenty-six year old Sally Meyerhoff of Scottsdale, Arizona, set an event record with a time of 1:14:40 as she sped through the challenging two-loop course in Central Park.
Kristin Davis, of Sex and the City fame, was the celebrity spokeswoman for the event and she awarded Meyerhoff a cash prize and congratulated all competitors for their efforts.
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