Keflezighi to run NYC half-marathon

February 12, 2010 02:33 pm | Updated 02:33 pm IST - NEW YORK

Meb Keflezighi will return to the scene of his last victory to compete in the New York City Half-Marathon.

The New York Road Runners announced that the 2009 NYC marathon champion will compete in the 21 13-mile race on March 21.

He’ll be joined by Abdi Abdirahman, Anthony Famiglietti and Josh Rohatinsky in a men’s field that already includes marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie.

In November, Keflezighi became the first American male to win the New York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982.

Keflezighi ran the inaugural NYC Half-Marathon in 2006. The four previous events were held in the summer. This marks the first springtime version of the NYC Half-Marathon.

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