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JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championship
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 |
| Where:: |
270 Park Avenue |
1,000 of the finest corporate runners from six countries on five continents came to New York City to compete in the 2005 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championship. The 3.5-mile race started in front of JPMorgan Headquarters on 270 Park Avenue and was the final race of the 15-city JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series. Teams qualified for the race by placing in the top 15% of their city's race.
New Jersey’s GlaxoSmithKline defeated seven-time champion Royal Mail Letters from the United Kingdom to win the women’s team title. The women’s individual champion was Claire Martin from Royal Mail Letters. In the mixed division, the team title went to Roche Diagnostics from Germany who won for the fifth consecutive year with a time of 1:14:22. The men’s team title went to Transwerk from South Africa; they were led by men’s individual champion Enos Matalane. Matalane’s time of 16:22 was the fastest time in the history of the race. Transwerk’s team time (1:04:45) was almost two minutes faster than its record-setting time from 2004.
In total, 220,000 participants from nearly 8,000 companies have raced in the 29th year of the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge—the largest corporate running event in the world.
| 2005 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Champions |
| CATEGORY |
NAME |
TIME |
| Men - Individual |
Enos Matalane |
15:21 |
| Women - Individual |
Claire Martin |
19:04 |
| Men - Team |
Transwerk |
1:04:45 |
| Women - Team |
GlaxoSmithKline |
1:23:12 |
| Mixed - Team |
Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
1:14:22 |
JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
The 29th season of the Corporate Challenge returned to Central Park on June 22nd and 23rd. The 3.5-mile road race began in 1977 with 200 runners from 50 companies. The celebration race in Central Park involved more than 15,000 runners from over 500 companies. Joe Pienta (New York Running Company) broke the men’s tape in 17:35, besting the time of Rafael Veras (Super Runners Shop), winner of the previous night’s race, by 23 seconds. Julia Stamps (Little Baby Face Foundation), the 2003 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championship winner, took home her second women’s title with a time of 19:31.
This year’s races was run on a more spectator-friendly course with a new finish area near Bethesda Fountain. There was also a hospitality village for racers enabling participants to celebrate together and enjoy post-race live entertainment. JPMorgan Chase donated a minimum of $2.50 from each entry fee to the Central Park Conservancy, the organization that restores, manages and preserves Central Park. Runners and walkers from corporations and businesses throughout Metropolitan New York were able to compete in either night’s race, both celebrating fitness and camaraderie.
Today, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series is the largest corporate running event in the world. It is held in 16 cities, six countries, and on five continents, with more than 225,000 participants from over 7,500 companies. Last year, nearly 35,000 corporate runners and walkers participated in the New York races.
Both New York events took place in Central Park at 7pm.
| Date-Race #1: |
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 |
| Date-Race #2: |
Thursday, June 23, 2005 |
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JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championships
The best corporate runners from six countries on five continents competed on Saturday, October 2nd on New York's famous Park Avenue. South Africa's Transwerk ran the fastest-ever men’s team time (1:06:38) and Beverly Jenkins won her fifth individual women’s title. Kays Kototsa won the men’s individual title, Royal Mail Letters won the women’s team title and Roche Diagnostics won the mixed team race.
| 2004 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Champions |
| CATEGORY |
NAME |
TIME |
| Men - Individual |
Kototsa, Kays |
16:27 |
| Women - Individual |
Jenkins, Beverly |
19:14 |
| Men - Team |
Transwerk |
1:06:38 |
| Women - Team |
Royal Mail Letters |
1:21:58 |
| Mixed - Team |
Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
1:17:42 |
| Fortune 500 |
Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
1:17:42 |
JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
The 3.5 mile road race began in 1977 with 200 runners from
50 companies. Today, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series is the largest
participatory corporate sporting event in the U.S., run in 17 locations
worldwide, with more than 200,000 runners from over 6,000 companies.
Each New York event will take place in Central Park at 7pm.
| Date-Race #1: |
Wednesday, June 9, 2004 |
| Date-Race #2: |
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 |
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JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
The 3.5 mile road race began in 1977 with 200 runners from
50 companies. Today, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series is the largest
participatory corporate sporting event in the U.S., run in 17 locations
worldwide, with more than 200,000 runners from over 6,000 companies.
Each New York event will take place in Central Park, with the starting line at East 68th Street. The races begin at 7pm.
| Date-Race #1: |
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 |
| Date-Race #2: |
Tuesday, June 3, 2003 |
| Date-Race #3: |
Wednesday, June 25, 2003 |
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JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge 2001
| Date-Race #1: |
May
1, 2001 |
| Date-Race #2: |
June
20, 2001 |
| Date-Race #3: |
July
25, 2001 |
For more
information,
visit www.jpmorganchasecc.com.
The 3.5 mile road race began in 1977 with 200 runners from
50 companies. Today, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series is the largest
participatory corporate sporting event in the U.S., run in 17 locations
worldwide, with more than 177,000 runners from nearly 6,000 companies.
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 |
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