In 2001 Alene Emere from Ethiopia looked like he was on his way to breaking Peter Githuka\'s long-standing 8k world record of 22:02.2, set here in 1996. However, he inexplicably backed off the pace over the final kilometer, setting up the most thrilling, and the most agonizing finish in the celebrated history of the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8k Run.
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Kosgei will lace up his record setting racing flats on Saturday night July 16 at the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8k Run. He hopes to claim another world record on the candle-lit streets of Kingsport, and collect the Regional Eye Center $10,008 Bonus.
KINGSPORT TN- The group of elite runners entered for the 2005 Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8K continues to grow.
Dane & Taylor (Dane Kinser, Taylor Haney) from Knoxville, TN, will be making the trip up to Kingsport on Saturday to be part of the Crazy 8\'s \"GET CRAZY\" Post Race Party. They will be performing their unique acoustical style of music that will surely add another unquestionably stellar highlight to the night. Dane & Taylor will be performing immediately following the Crazy 8\'s 8k Race. They will also be doing a true acoustical performance at the Crazy 8\'s Food City Neighborhood Block Party around 7pm.
Haley Vincent, an 11-year-old Kingsport resident, will carry the torch for the Crazy 8\'s 8k race Saturday. Photo by Ned Jilton II.
The lead pack reaches the halfway point of the Crazy 8\'s 8K Run on Saturday night in Kingsport. Photo by Ned Jilton II.
\"We always attract a top group from Kenya,\" said co-race director and elite athlete recruiter Hank Brown. \"This year is no exception. We don\'t have to advertise ourselves to the Kenyans. They know all about Crazy 8\'s.\"