Bill Demong, who won the 10K individual large hill Nordic ski race at the 2010 Olympics, will run the How to Get Into the 2025 NYC Marathon Advertisement - Continue Reading Below, Get Your Spot for the NYRR Brooklyn Half.
Demong, 34, told NBC Sports he's long wanted to do a marathon. He said he hopes to run 6:00 per mile, which would yield a finish time of 2:37.
Demong's performance at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver made him the first American to win a gold medal in an Olympic Nordic event. At those Games, Demong was also part of the U.S. team that won the silver medal in the large hill 4 x 5K event.
Demong told NBC Sports that, in 2003, he ran a 37K road race in Colorado in 2:17; that's at roughly the same pace he stated as his goal for New York City.
on November 2 Ben True, who won this year's national 15K road title, as an example of someone who has competed well in running and Nordic ski races. While at Dartmouth, True was an All-American in cross country, Nordic skiing and outdoor track.
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