Runners from corporations throughout the city participated in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in an effort to raise money for the Central Park Conservancy. On day one of the event, Karl Dusen of AIG captured his third consecutive men's individual title and Kathleen Jobes of Rodale won the women's title. On day two, Matthew Forys of BlackRock crossed the finish line first in the men’s race, while Caitlin Tormey of Christies Inc. took home the women’s title.

The second day of the race was also marked by a belated Super Bowl celebration. New York Giants’ defensive end Justin Tuck and Giants co-owner Steve Tisch were on hand to speak at the event and to greet Forys as he broke the tape at the finish line.

The 3.5-mile JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge returned to Central Park for its 32nd season. 30,000 runners competed in the two-day New York event, which serves as one of the qualifiers for the Chase Corporate Challenge Championship that will take place later in the year.

Both days featured sold out fields of 15,000 runners. Over 750,000 people throughout Metropolitan New York have participated in this event since its debut in 1977.

About the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series
Over 200,000 runners representing 7,000 companies from all over the globe are expected to take part in this series of 3.5 mile races that will span twelve cities, six countries and five continents. The men’s, women’s and mixed teams that finish in the top 20% receive an invitation to the Championship at the end of the year. All participants have to enter as part of a corporate team. Winning runners and teams receive a $500 donation to the charities of their choice. Proceeds from the event benefit the Central Park Conservancy.

For more information, visit www.jpmorganchasecc.com or call 212-423-2248. To see results from last year's JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge, please visit our 2007 page.