RACE NOTES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 NYRR.ORG

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1 RACE NOTES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 NYRR.ORG ABOUT THE RACE The New Balance 5th Avenue Mile has been the world s most iconic road mile race since 1981, and this year the race will draw 7,000 runners, featuring world-class professional men s and women s fields highlighted by Olympic and World Championship medalists. Stretching 20 blocks on along the east side of the world-famous Central Park, a total of 22 heats will be run in this year, including age group and specialty heats. TOP STORYLINES The professional athlete field will include 19 Olympians and three past event champions. The USA s Jenny Simpson will go for her record-extending seventh win in the race she matched the eventrecord time of 4:16.6 last year and New Zealand s Nick Willis will go for his record-breaking fifth event title. There will be a total of 22 heats run throughout the day, including an NYPD / FDNY Heat, heats of the George Sheehan Memorial Mile for runners age 60 and over, a Media Heat, and the NYRR Road Mile Championships. Before the world-class professional athlete fields race down the 20 city blocks, kids ages 2 to 10 and youth wheelchair racers will take part in age-specific short-distance races as part of the Rising New York Road Runners at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile. In conjunction with the race, the NYRR Virtual New Balance 5th Avenue Mile Powered by Strava will take place from September 1 to 9 as part of the 2018 NYRR Virtual Racing Series. The series allows runners anywhere in the world to run a race at their convenience and at a location of their choice during a specified period of time. Proceeds from the NYRR Virtual Racing Series, launched in beta together with Strava in 2018, benefit NYRR s youth and community programs. MEDIA INFO Athletes will be available for post-race interviews immediately following the race at the mixed zone located just past the finish line on 5th Avenue at Grand Army Plaza. In partnership with NYRR and USA Track & Field, NBC Sports Group will broadcast the event live on NBC at 12:00 p.m. ET. The event will also be streamed on NBCSports. com and the NBC Sports App, as well as with a subscription to NBC Sports Gold s Track and Field pass. More information for media, including profiles of select professional athletes, is available at nyrr.org/mediacenter. Please direct all media inquiries for the race to media.org. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS ENTRANT LIST Athlete Country Age Mile PR Road PR Twitter Eric Avila USA 28 3:55.43 Boris Berian USA 25 n/a Andreas Bube DEN 31 n/a Ben Blankenship USA 29 3:53.04 Matthew Centrowitz USA 28 3:50.53 Graham Crawford USA 25 3: :58 Craig Engels USA 24 3:53.93i Neil Gourley GBR 23 3:57.11 Johnny Gregorek USA 26 3:53.15i Charlie Grice GBR 24 3:52.64 Lopez Lomong USA 33 3:51.21i Riley Masters USA 28 3:56.15i Sam McEntee AUS 26 3:57.86i Rob Napolitano USA 23 3:57.48 Chris O Hare GBR 27 3:52.91i Sam Parsons USA 24 3: :10 Sam Prakel USA 23 3:54.64 Ben True USA 32 3:57.31 Jake Wightman GBR 24 3:54.20 Nick Willis NZL 35 3:49.83 Drew Windle USA 26 4:09.84i ENTRANT LIST Athlete Country Age Mile PR Road PR Twitter Ce Aira Brown USA 24 4:31.74 n/a Emma Coburn USA 27 4:29.86i Kim Conley USA 32 4:24.54i Katrina Coogan USA 24 4:32.06 Melissa Courtney GBR 25 4:23.15 Alexa Efraimson USA 21 4:24.82 Kate Grace USA 29 4: :22 Emily Lipari USA 25 4:28.62 Katie Mackey USA 30 4:25.48 Sarah McDonald GBR 25 4:20.85 Cory McGee USA 26 4:27.67i Shannon Osika USA 25 4:25.47 Marta Pen Freitas POR 25 4:22.45 Colleen Quigley USA 25 4:24.88i Helen Schlachtenhaufen USA 24 4:27.09 n/a Rachel Schneider USA 27 4:25.62i Dominique Scott RSA 26 4:26.63 Nicole Sifuentes CAN 32 4:27.69i Jenny Simpson USA 31 4:17.30 Adelle Tracey GBR 25 4:35r 4:35 Steph Twell GBR 29 4: :36 Sara Vaughn USA 32 4:27.31 Laura Weightman GBR 27 4:20.49 news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 1

2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DIVISION START TIME WHEELCHAIRS AND HANDCYCLES 7:25 a.m. OPEN CATEGORIES Women :30 a.m. Men :40 a.m. Women :50 a.m. Men :05 a.m. Women :15 a.m. Men :30 a.m. Women :45 a.m. Men :00 a.m. Women :10 a.m. Men :20 a.m. Men and Women :35 a.m. GEORGE SHEEHAN MEMORIAL MILE Men and Women :50 a.m. Men and Women :10 a.m. SPECIALTY HEATS Media Heat 10:35 a.m. NYPD / FDNY Heat 10:55 a.m. YOUTH Rising New York Road Runners Stage 1 (Age 2) 10:05 a.m. Rising New York Road Runners Stage 1 (Ages 3 4) 10:25 a.m. Rising New York Road Runners Stage 1 (Ages 5 6) 10:45 a.m. Rising New York Road Runners Stage 1 (Ages 7 8) 11:10 a.m. Rising New York Road Runners Stage 1 (Ages 9 10) 11:20 a.m. Youth Wheelchair Athletes 11:25 a.m. Youth :40 a.m. NEW BALANCE PARTNERSHIP New Balance is a proud NYRR partner through event sponsorship, youth programming, global licensing, and e-commerce and retail rights for footwear and apparel. New Balance is an NYRR Foundation Partner and the Official Athletic Footwear and Apparel Partner of NYRR. This year-round relationship features footwear and apparel sponsorship of the TCS New York City Marathon, NYRR Five-Borough Series (United Airlines NYC Half, Popular Brooklyn Half, NYRR Queens 10K, New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, and NYRR Staten Island Half) and NYRR Heritage Races (NYRR New York Mini 10K, New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, and the NYRR Midnight Run). In 2016, New Balance became the title sponsor of both the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile and the New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, and together with NYRR, opened the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub. ABOUT NEW BALANCE New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA has the following mission: Demonstrating responsible leadership, we build global brands that athletes are proud to wear, associates are proud to create, and communities are proud to host. Manufactured in the U.S. for over 75 years and representing a limited portion of our U.S. sales, New Balance Made U.S. is a premium collection that contains a domestic value of 70% or greater. New Balance owns five factories in New England and one in Flimby, U.K. New Balance employs more than 6,000 associates around the globe, and in 2017 reported worldwide sales of $4 billion. To learn more about New Balance, please visit PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND NYRR ROAD MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS Professional Women 12:10 p.m. Road Mile Women 12:25 p.m. Road Mile Men 12:35 p.m. Professional Men 12:45 p.m. news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 2

3 COURSE The New Balance 5th Avenue Mile course follows 5th Avenue south, starting at East 80th Street and finishing at Grand Army Plaza near East 60th Street. W. 110th St. Columbus Ave. Manhattan Ave. W. 100th St. W. 97th St. W. 96th St. W. 90th St. W. 86th St. W. 81st St. American Museum of Natural History W. 77th St. Central Park West The Pool West Park Dr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. West Park Dr. The Lake North Meadow Ballfields The Reservoir Great Lawn Turtle Pond The Ramble Lenox Ave. Loeb Boathouse 110th St. East Park Dr. Harlem Meer Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Ave. 5th Ave. East Park Dr. E. 110th St. Madison Ave. Guggenheim Museum Park Ave. E. 102nd St. E. 97th St. E. 96th St. E. 90th St. E. 85th St. E. 84th St. E. 79th St. Lexington Ave. PRIZE PURSE The 2018 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile offers $30,000 in prize money to open runners and New York Road Runners members. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE RACES AND Determined by Gun Time 1st $5,000 2nd $3,500 3rd $2,500 4th $1,500 5th $1,000 6th $750 7th $500 8th $250 In the Professional Athlete Races, there is an additional $1000 bonus for the leader at halfway, provided they finish faster than 4:00 (men) and 4:32 (women). If the halfway leader does not meet that time standard, the bonus will be paid to the next eligible finisher. NYRR ROAD MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND Determined by Gun Time 1st $400 2nd $300 3rd $200 4th $100 RECORDS 5TH AVENUE MILE EVENT RECORDS 3:47.52 Sydney Maree South Africa :16.68 PattiSue Plumer United States :16.6* Jenny Simpson United States 2017 W. 72nd St. Columbus Ave. Strawberry Fields Mineral Springs Bandshell W. 67th St. Sheep Tavern Meadow W. 66th St. on the Green E. 66th St. E. 65th St. Broadway Center Road Wollman Rink Rumsey Playfield Zoo E. 72nd St. Madison Ave. Park Ave. Lexington Ave. *Prior to 1998, NYRR timed the 5th Avenue Mile professional races to the hundredth of a second. Due to changes in official timing to the tenths of a second, Jenny Simpson s time from 2017 resulted in tying the event record set by PattiSue Plumer in WORLD RECORDS (TRACK) 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco :12.56 Svetlana Masterkova Russia 1996 W. 61st St. 9th Ave. W. 57th St. Columbus Circle 8th Ave. Central Park South 7th Ave. 6th Ave. The Pond Grand Army Plaza E. 57th St. AMERICAN RECORDS (TRACK) 3:46.91 Alan Webb :16.71 Mary Slaney 1985 news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 3

4 NOTABLE DATES IN EVENT HISTORY September 26, 1981: The 5th Avenue Mile was inaugurated with a star-studded men s field, featuring Sydney Maree, Steve Scott, John Walker, Steve Cram, Ray Flynn, Mike Boit, Eamonn Coghlan, Tom Byers, and Thomas Wessinghage. Maree, of South Africa, broke the tape a full two seconds ahead of runner-up Boit of Kenya. Maree s time, 3:47.52, has endured as the 5th Avenue Mile event record for 36 years. September 22, 1990: Former #1 world-ranked 3000-meter runner PattiSue Plumer of the United States sat back in fifth place before making a big move and running away to victory in 4:16.68, an event record that still stands. On the men s, side Great Britain s Peter Elliott became 5th Avenue s first three-time champion and threatened the event record with his 3:47.83; fellow Briton Steve Cram followed in 3: Amazingly, 17 men broke four minutes. September 24, 2011: American Bernard Lagat finally won the race in his third try at age 36 with classic sit-and-kick tactics, putting more than a full second on defending champion Amine Laalou of Morocco in the final 100 meters; David Torrence of the United States took third. American Jenny Simpson followed her goldmedal performance in the 2011 IAAF World Championships 1500 meters by running away from Sally Kipyego of Kenya and Great Britain s Hannah England, who had taken the Worlds silver medal behind Simpson. FINISHER TOTALS, YEAR TOTAL , , , , , , , , ,776 1,202 2, ,952 1,268 3, ,791 1,367 3, ,141 1,613 3, ,244 1,730 3, ,666 2,122 4, ,836 2,340 5, ,854 2,311 5, ,167 2,727 5, ,450 2,880 6, ,385 2,767 6, ,062 3,656 7,718 Mass participation race finisher totals are available only dating back to September 3, 2016: Jenny Simpson earned her fifth victory on 5th Avenue to became the outright record-holder for the most wins in event history. She battled Laura Muir of Great Britain down the stretch to win in 4:18.3, her fastest time on the course to date. In the men s race, Eric Jenkins of the United States slipped past Matthew Centrowitz, the Rio 2016 Olympic 1500-meter gold medalist, in the final meters to break the tape in 3:49.4. Jenkins time was also the fastest performance by an American in event history. September 10, 2017: Jenny Simpson extended her record with a sixth victory at the Fifth Avenue Mile, while Nick Willis of New Zealand tied the men s record with his fourth win. Simpson also equaled the women s event record with a time of 4:16.6, while Willis broke the tape in 3:51.3. news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 4

5 5TH AVENUE MILE CHAMPIONS, YEAR ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1981 Sydney Maree RSA 3:47.52* 1982 Tom Byers USA 3; Steve Scott USA 3: John Walker NZL 3: Frank O Mara IRL 3: Jose-Luis Gonzalez ESP 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Steve Scott USA 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Matthew Yates GBR 3: Itamar Da Silva BRA 4: Ron Harris USA 3: Jason Pyrah USA 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Ben Kapsoiya KEN 4: Jason Lunn USA 4: John Itati KEN 4: Leonard Mucheru KEN 3: John Itati KEN 3: Elarbi Khattabi MAR 4: Craig Mottram AUS 3: Kevin Sullivan CAN 3: Alan Webb USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3: Andy Baddeley GBR 3: Amine Laalou MAR 3: Bernard Lagat USA 3: Matthew Centrowitz USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3: Jordan McNamara USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3: Eric Jenkins USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3:51.3 YEAR ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1981 Leann Warren USA 4: Debbie Scott CAN 4: Wendy Sly GBR 4: Maricica Puica ROU 4: Lynn Williams CAN 4: Maricica Puica ROU 4: Kirsty Wade GBR 4: Mary Slaney USA 4: Paula Ivan ROU 4: PattiSue Plumer USA 4:16.68* 1991 Alisa Hill USA 4: Alicia Kelly USA 4: Lauren Gubicza USA 4: Regina Jacobs USA 4: Sinead Delahunty IRL 4: Paula Radcliffe GBR 4: Paula Radcliffe GBR 4: Regina Jacobs USA 4: Alisa Harvey USA 4: Kim McGreevy USA 4: Kim McGreevy USA 4: Grace Njoki KEN 4: Theresa Du Toit RSA 4: Andrea Haver USA 4: Carmen Douma-Hussar CAN 4: Sara Hall USA 4: Carmen Douma-Hussar CAN 4: Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4: Shannon Rowbury USA 4: Shannon Rowbury USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Brenda Martinez USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4:16.6 MULTIPLE-TIME 5TH AVENUE MILE CHAMPIONS ATHLETE COUNTRY WINS YEARS Isaac Viciosa ESP Nick Willis NZL , 2013, 2015, 2017 Peter Elliott GBR , Steve Scott USA , 1988 John Itati KEN , 2003 ATHLETE COUNTRY WINS YEARS Jenny Simpson USA , Maricica Puica ROU , 1986 Paula Radcliffe GBR Regina Jacobs USA , 1998 Alisa [Hill] Harvey USA , 1999 Kim McGreevy USA Carmen Douma Hussar CAN , 2007 Shannon Rowbury USA *Event Record news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 5

6 RECORDS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 FINISHERS, 2017 NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RANK ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Nick Willis NZL 3: Chris O Hare GBR 3: Ben Blankenship USA 3: Adel Mechaal ESP 3: Colby Alexander USA 3: Eric Jenkins USA 3: Jake Wightman GBR 3: Johnny Gregorek USA 3: Ryan Gregson AUS 3: Ryan Hill USA 3:53.6 RANK ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Jenny Simpson USA 4: Laura Weightman GBR 4: Jessica Judd GBR 4: Brenda Martinez USA 4: Eilish McColgan GBR 4: Dominique Scott RSA 4: Heather Kampf USA 4: Colleen Quigley USA 4: Emma Coburn USA 4: Linden Hall AUS 4: FASTEST 5TH AVENUE MILE PERFORMANCES, ALL-TIME RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY YEAR 1 3:47.52 Sydney Maree RSA :47.80 Isaac Viciosa ESP :47.83 Peter Elliott GBR :48.20 Stephen Kipkorir KEN :48.39 Steve Cram GBR :49.4 Eric Jenkins USA :49.5 Matthew Centrowitz USA :49.59 Mike Boit KEN :49.77 Steve Scott USA :49.90 Craig Mottram AUS 2005 RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY YEAR 1 4:16.68 PattiSue Plumer USA :16.6 Jenny Simpson USA :17.49 Natalya Artyomova URS :17.6 Laura Weightman GBR :18.3 Jenny Simpson USA :18.3 Jessica Judd GBR :18.4 Laura Muir GBR :18.4 Brenda Martinez USA :18.6 Lisa Dobriskey GBR :19.2 Shannon Rowbury USA :19.2 Eilish McColgan GBR FASTEST MILE PERFORMANCES, TRACK, 2018 RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE 1 3:49.44i Edward Cheserek KEN Feb 9 2 3:49.87 Timothy Cheruiyot KEN May :51.26 Samuel Tefera ETH May :52.18 Elijah Manangoi KEN May :52.28 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR May :53.40i Izaic Yorks USA Feb :53.40 Clayton Murphy USA May :53.61 Matthew Centrowitz USA May :53.86 Lopez Lomong USA Aug :53.93i Craig Engels USA Feb. 10 RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE 1 4:14.71 Sifan Hassan NED July :16.14 Gudaf Tsegay ETH July :16.15 Hellen Obiri KEN July :17.30 Jenny Simpson USA July :19.28 Laura Muir GBR July :20.49 Laura Weightman GBR July :20.51 Winny Chebet KEN July :20.70 Kate Grace USA July :20.85 Sarah McDonald GBR July :21.40 Linden Hall AUS July 22 i = Performance was run indoors news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 6

7 ABOUT NYRR OUR MISSION Help and inspire people through running Running takes your body, mind, and spirit to a better place. The simple act of putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward can make you healthier, happier, and more confident. Like the starting horn at a race, we want to be the Go! that gets people running for life. At New York Road Runners, it is our goal to give everyone on the planet both a reason to run and the means and opportunity to keep running and never stop. Over the past 60 years, we have grown from a local running club to a global champion of the running movement. We are the world s premier community running organization, and our efforts and events serve all runners and active individuals, from beginners to professional athletes: the young, the elderly, and the underserved of all abilities. We impact the lives of nearly 600,000 people annually, from New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs to runners around the world, through a wide variety of events and programs for people of all ages and abilities. It is our unique nonprofit model, which teams contributions from corporate, foundation, and individual donors with earned income from our best-in-class events, that makes all our efforts possible. Together with the help of all of NYRR s members, supporters, participants, and partners, we re working hard to fulfill our mission of giving all people everywhere a reason to run. Today, tomorrow, and for life. The NYRR Run Clean initiative celebrates the union of competition and individual achievement while working to ensure that runners compete in a healthy and fair environment. Through education, testing, and advocacy, the NYRR Run Clean initiative is committed to fostering a healthy environment for runners to compete on a level playing field. NYRR is a leader in the global clean sport movement. Since 2002, NYRR has partnered with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to test the professional athlete fields at NYRR events. Today, through continued testing for performanceenhancing drugs, counseling with athletes, and a zero-tolerance policy, NYRR is working toward the day when everyone will run clean. Read more at nyrr.org/runclean. NYRR LEADERSHIP TEAM GEORGE HIRSCH Chairman, NYRR Board of Directors George Hirsch has served as chairman of the NYRR Board of Directors since A lifelong runner, Hirsch ran New York s first-ever five- borough marathon in 2:49. He has been the worldwide publisher of Runner s World magazine, the publisher and president of New York magazine, the vice president of Rodale s magazine division, and the publishing director of Men s Health magazine. MICHAEL CAPIRASO President and CEO, New York Road Runners Since becoming president and CEO of NYRR in May 2015, Michael Capiraso has committed the organization to making a bigger impact on youth, communities, and athletes of all abilities through running. To that end, NYRR has expanded its free programs in schools and neighborhood parks, serving more than 267,000 youth nationally and offering free weekly runs and walks in 15 parks across the five boroughs. PETER CIACCIA President, Events, New York Road Runners, and Race Director, TCS New York City Marathon Peter Ciaccia has been a key player at NYRR for nearly 18 years. The foundation of NYRR is its events, and Ciaccia s commitment to deliver the best possible experience to runners, fans, and communities has been his guiding principle over the years. He has been instrumental in the redesign and production of NYRR s events with a focus on rais- ing the logistical integrity, increasing entertainment, and developing new approaches to enhance the overall race-week experience. JIM HEIM Senior Vice President, Event Development and Production and Technical Director, TCS New York City Marathon Since joining NYRR in 2007, Jim Heim has been instrumental in the growth and development of key event properties including the TCS New York City Marathon, the United Airlines NYC Half, and the Popular Brooklyn Half. Heim has successfully elevated event plan- ning, budgeting, and partner integration practices, including pro- jects such as the TCS New York City Marathon wave start program, the seeded corral program at weekly races, and the development of sustainability efforts for NYRR events. To learn more about New York Road Runners leadership team, the NYRR Board of Directors, and the NYRR Advisory Council, visit nyrr.org/about-us. news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 7

8 NYRR RUNCENTER FEATURING THE NEW BALANCE RUN HUB New York Road Runners mission to help and inspire people through running has been brought to life in a new community running center. The NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub serves as the location for race number pickup, conveniently located at 320 West 57th Street in Manhattan, southwest of Columbus Circle. In addition to serving as the spot for number pickup, the NYRR RUNCENTER is home to the 1 for You 1 for Youth program. For each pair of shoes purchased at the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the NB Run Hub, New Balance will donate a pair of shoes to NYRR s youth programs. New York Road Runners will give the shoes to a participant in the programs.* *1 FOR YOU 1 FOR YOUTH DISCLOSURE: In 2018, for every pair of athletic shoes sold to a customer at the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the NB Run Hub in New York City, New Balance shall donate a pair of new athletic shoes to New York Road Runners, a 501(c)(3) public charity, for the benefit of a New York Road Runners supported youth program, up to a maximum value of $300,000 based on New Balance s then current cost. For more information about New York Road Runners visit nyrr.org. NYRR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Approximately 240,000 students are served locally and nationally through free NYRR youth running programs, events, and resources. Approximately 134,000 of those students are in New York City s five boroughs. They participate in a variety of initiatives at approximately 750 NYC schools and community centers. NYRR supports free community programming for people of all ages from kids to seniors designed to get them moving toward a healthier lifestyle, including neighborhood runs and walks, high school training programs, and Running 101 sessions. NYRR s youth programs are supported by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the Premier Partner of NYRR and NYRR youth and community programs and the title sponsor of the TCS New York City Marathon; New Balance, the Official Athletic Footwear and Apparel Partner of NYRR; the New Balance Foundation; and the Fairway Community Foundation. Rising New York Road Runners is NYRR s flagship youth fitness program available to students across the country from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Designed to instill kids with the confidence to stay healthy for life and backed by the latest athletic development research, the program aims to build fitness skills in ways that work for kids of all ages and abilities. Three-time Olympian and Team New Balance athlete Jenny Simpson serves as an Ambassador and Special Advisor for Rising New York Road Runners. NYRR Run for the Future is a free summer running program for young women entering their senior year of high school. Geared toward those with little to no prior athletic experience, participants have access to workshops that teach them about running technique, nutrition, form drills, stretching, as well as developing a healthy body image and goal setting. At the conclusion of the program, the runners participate in their first 5K race at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run in late August. Those who complete all the requirements receive a $2,000 college scholarship. NYRR Open Run is a community-based initiative that brings free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks in New York City by working with community leaders and volunteers. NYRR Open Run launched in St. Mary s Park in the Bronx in the summer of 2015, and since then, more than 150,000 participants have attended an NYRR Open Run across the 16 park locations. NYC Parks Community Parks Initiative goes hand-in-hand with NYRR Open Run to bring programming to smaller public parks with the greatest needs throughout New York City. NYRR Striders are coach-led walking sessions held weekly in senior centers, community facilities, and neighborhood parks throughout New York City s five boroughs. The NYRR Striders program is geared toward adults 50+ and aims to improve attitudes toward exercise, and make running and walking more accessible. The Armory Foundation has a long-standing partnership with NYRR, which hosts events year-round in support of the 125,000 kids it serves annually. Additionally, through the partnership, NYRR supports activities at the Armory such as the NYRR Youth Jamborees Presented by Tata Consultancy Services and other annual youth running events. news _prowheeler NEW BALANCE 5TH AVENUE MILE RACE NOTES 8